In 2009, I became extremely concerned with the concept of Unique Identity for various reasons. Connected with many like minded highly educated people who were all concerned.
On 18th May 2010, I started this Blog to capture anything and everything I came across on the topic. This blog with its million hits is a testament to my concerns about loss of privacy and fear of the ID being misused and possible Criminal activities it could lead to.
In 2017 the Supreme Court of India gave its verdict after one of the longest hearings on any issue. I did my bit and appealed to the Supreme Court Judges too through an On Line Petition.
In 2019 the Aadhaar Legislation has been revised and passed by the two houses of the Parliament of India making it Legal. I am no Legal Eagle so my Opinion carries no weight except with people opposed to the very concept.
In 2019, this Blog now just captures on a Daily Basis list of Articles Published on anything to do with Aadhaar as obtained from Daily Google Searches and nothing more. Cannot burn the midnight candle any longer.
"In Matters of Conscience, the Law of Majority has no place"- Mahatma Gandhi
Ram Krishnaswamy
Sydney, Australia.

Aadhaar

The UIDAI has taken two successive governments in India and the entire world for a ride. It identifies nothing. It is not unique. The entire UID data has never been verified and audited. The UID cannot be used for governance, financial databases or anything. It’s use is the biggest threat to national security since independence. – Anupam Saraph 2018

When I opposed Aadhaar in 2010 , I was called a BJP stooge. In 2016 I am still opposing Aadhaar for the same reasons and I am told I am a Congress die hard. No one wants to see why I oppose Aadhaar as it is too difficult. Plus Aadhaar is FREE so why not get one ? Ram Krishnaswamy

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.-Mahatma Gandhi

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.Mahatma Gandhi

“The invasion of privacy is of no consequence because privacy is not a fundamental right and has no meaning under Article 21. The right to privacy is not a guaranteed under the constitution, because privacy is not a fundamental right.” Article 21 of the Indian constitution refers to the right to life and liberty -Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

“There is merit in the complaints. You are unwittingly allowing snooping, harassment and commercial exploitation. The information about an individual obtained by the UIDAI while issuing an Aadhaar card shall not be used for any other purpose, save as above, except as may be directed by a court for the purpose of criminal investigation.”-A three judge bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar said in an interim order.

Legal scholar Usha Ramanathan describes UID as an inverse of sunshine laws like the Right to Information. While the RTI makes the state transparent to the citizen, the UID does the inverse: it makes the citizen transparent to the state, she says.

Good idea gone bad
I have written earlier that UID/Aadhaar was a poorly designed, unreliable and expensive solution to the really good idea of providing national identification for over a billion Indians. My petition contends that UID in its current form violates the right to privacy of a citizen, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. This is because sensitive biometric and demographic information of citizens are with enrolment agencies, registrars and sub-registrars who have no legal liability for any misuse of this data. This petition has opened up the larger discussion on privacy rights for Indians. The current Article 21 interpretation by the Supreme Court was done decades ago, before the advent of internet and today’s technology and all the new privacy challenges that have arisen as a consequence.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP Rajya Sabha

“What is Aadhaar? There is enormous confusion. That Aadhaar will identify people who are entitled for subsidy. No. Aadhaar doesn’t determine who is eligible and who isn’t,” Jairam Ramesh

But Aadhaar has been mythologised during the previous government by its creators into some technology super force that will transform governance in a miraculous manner. I even read an article recently that compared Aadhaar to some revolution and quoted a 1930s historian, Will Durant.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Rajya Sabha MP

“I know you will say that it is not mandatory. But, it is compulsorily mandatorily voluntary,” Jairam Ramesh, Rajya Saba April 2017.

August 24, 2017: The nine-judge Constitution Bench rules that right to privacy is “intrinsic to life and liberty”and is inherently protected under the various fundamental freedoms enshrined under Part III of the Indian Constitution

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World; indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.” -Edward Snowden

In the Supreme Court, Meenakshi Arora, one of the senior counsel in the case, compared it to living under a general, perpetual, nation-wide criminal warrant.

Had never thought of it that way, but living in the Aadhaar universe is like living in a prison. All of us are treated like criminals with barely any rights or recourse and gatekeepers have absolute power on you and your life.

Announcing the launch of the # BreakAadhaarChainscampaign, culminating with events in multiple cities on 12th Jan. This is the last opportunity to make your voice heard before the Supreme Court hearings start on 17th Jan 2018. In collaboration with @no2uidand@rozi_roti.

UIDAI's security seems to be founded on four time tested pillars of security idiocy

1) Denial

2) Issue fiats and point finger

3) Shoot messenger

4) Bury head in sand.

God Save India

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

14121 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 29th April 2019


Carrying plastic or PVC Aadhaar card? Here's what you need to know
Times Now
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said last year in a statement that the plastic or PVC Aadhaar smart cards are not usable ...

Karnataka govt will track every pregnant woman using Aadhaar-linked unique IDs: report
MediaNama.com
The Karnataka state department of health and family welfare will track every pregnant woman in the state using a Aadhaar-linked unique ID number, ...

PIL filed in Supreme Court to link Aadhaar with social media accounts
The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to ascertain the feasibility of linking Aadhaar with social media ...



Ayushman Bharat adopts several learnings from Aadhaar platform
Express Computer (press release) (blog)
PM-JAY utilises the Aadhaar platform during beneficiary identification (non-mandatory). The platform harnesses to power of de-duplication and ...

Centre plans to deactivate PAN not linked with Aadhaar
DNA India
Over 20 crore out of a total of 44 crore PAN cards are yet to be linked to respective Aadhaar numbers. "So far 24 crore PANs have been linked.

Revamping fertiliser-subsidy targeting will build on earlier reforms
Financial Express
The government has come a long way on fertiliser-subsidy reforms. Linking fertiliser sales to farmers' Aadhaar—fertiliser companies are to be paid the ...

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 4: How to vote, check polling booth details, vote without voter ID
Business Today
... you can still go and vote by producing either of the following documents: PAN card, Aadhaar card, passport, driving license, service photo ID cards ...

QR code to check plastic
Deccan Herald
Manufacturers of biodegradable bags often lie about the microns of plastic in their products. Now, Bengaluru-based Ibhaan Digital Edge Advance ...

Shifting stakes of privacy
Aparna (satire) (press release) (blog)
Meanwhile, in India, the Union Cabinet cleared the Aadhaar Ordinance and was signed by the President on March 2, 2019. The original Aadhaar ...

CISF nabs conman in CRPF uniform
The Hindu
Two Aadhaar cards with a different dates of birth, father's name and addresses, and a mobile phone were recovered from his possession. Meanwhile ...

APECET: venue shifted for 1135 candidates
The Hindu
... students have been asked to download the application form, get it signed by principal or Gazetted Officer and carry some ID proof like Aadhaar card.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Worried About Not Having Your Voter's ID Card? Richa Chadha ...
Republic World
Take your Aadhar card, if your Aadhaar card is from this area and the polling booth is also close by, chances are that the officials out there will help ...

Cybersecurity norms: Securing modern enterprises in the digital world
Financial Express
... Forum (WEF) indicates that India faced the largest data breach in the world, with Aadhaar IDs of more than 1.1 billion citizens being breached.

Lok Sabha elections phase IV: Poll day brings SoBo elites, pavement dwellers together
Times of India
... have made pavements around the Mantralaya, the state government's headquarters, their home, turned out armed with voter ID and Aadhaar cards.

MH-HOMELESS-SOBO - THE WEEK

Elections 2019: Nationalism rides high in Rajasthan
Livemint
The “fingerprint machine" (Aadhaar-enabled PDS) won't give his ration on some days. And, he has to physically go collect it himself, while he could ...

How Nandan Nilekani brings people together to create lasting impact
FactorDaily
Most of us have known Nandan as the cofounder of Infosys, and the brain behind Aadhaar and India's recent financial platforms, including “the ...

Mumbai goes to polls today; promises galore
The Hindu BusinessLine
“Half the number of people living here don't have their Aadhaar-linked ration cards and have been dependent on local private shops, paying more ...

Will address truckers' concerns on licences: Inderjit Singh
Times of India
Ever since the process of getting a licence shifted online, these people have been struggling as an Aadhaarcard or a Class 10 certificate is now ...

Paytm's Brand New Feature Promises To Ease Recurring Payments
Inc42 Media
... for mandates briefly, in May 2017, but the NPCI discontinued this shortly after the Supreme Court restricted the use of Aadhaar in September, 2018.

As Finance Ministry Hikes EPF Interest Rate, Here are 10 EPF Withdrawal Rules Employees ...
News18
It can be done directly from the EPFO, provided the employee's UAN (universal account number) and Aadhaar are linked, and the employer has ...

Illegal passport: Afghan's wife released on bail
Times of India
Police had also arrested Shyam Kasale and Pradeep Kulkarni for allegedly aiding Khan in making the PAN card and Aadhaar card for procuring the ...

Students make up over half of overstaying foreigners in Bengaluru
The New Indian Express
The Karachi natives had obtained Aadhaar cards by providing forged documents. The total number of foreign nationals in the state comprises about ...

How tracking stock market or Nifty will help your money grow steadily
The New Indian Express
A combination of mobile internet and Aadhaar has unleashed a revolution. According to the World Bank Global Findex Survey of 2011 and 2017, ...

Biometric attendance for TN school teachers
News Today
The information sent by the employee will be collated with the Aadhaar data and would be uploaded EMIS website. The staff at schools are being ...
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