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

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

14122 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 30th April 2019


'Aadhaar-based authentication will be scrapped if we come to power': Jharkhand Congress chief
Scroll.in
Jharkhand Congress President Ajoy Kumar has said that a government led by the party will abolish the Aadhaar-based biometric authentication ...

BJP rep files PIL seeking to link social media accounts with Aadhaar
MediaNama.com
Secondly, how secure is Aadhaar data itself? Earlier this month a special investigation team (SIT) probing the IT Grids case found that the company's ...

Aadhaar card, PAN card linking: Now, it is just an SMS away - Here is how it works
Zee Business
The Income Tax Department has extended the deadline to link Aadhaar Card with PAN Card from 31st March 2019 to 30th September 2019.

How to get new mobile SIM, number without Aadhaar card from May 1
Zee Business
From tomorrow (May 1), you won't need Aadhaar for mobile SIM activation! According to a report by Hindi daily Hindustan published today, telecom ...

Error in PAN card? Do not worry, you can still link it with Aadhaar card; here is how
Zee Business
Tried to link your Permanent Account Number (PAN) card with Aadhaar card but failed? Well, it could be because there is an error on your PAN card.

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Compliance Certificate Under Regulation 7(3) Of SEBI (LODR ...
The Hindu BusinessLine
With Reference to captioned subject, we hereby submit Compliance Certificate under Regulation 7(3) of SEBI (LODR), 2015 for half year ended 31st ...

View from India: Explosive growth in connected devices illustrates importance of data
E&T Magazine
India's valuation on the global scene has gone up ever since the inception of a national identity system called Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identity ...

Single KYC for all your bank accounts and payments apps? Dream on.
Economic Times
Also, the fintech industry is still busy pushing for non-Aadhaar-based digital KYC, as the Aadhaar Ordinance passed by the Lok Sabha in January ...

Army Thinks the Mythical Yeti Is Real, And Nobody's Buying It!
Mashable India
For years in the Himalayas, the local folk have carried and passed on myths of the Yeti, a giant mountain-dwelling creature. Myth-making is the job of ...

Hajipur horror: 3 girls raped, killed, dumped in well
Deccan Herald
Her body was identified based on the Aadhaar card found inside her knapsack bag. Police dug up her dead body after they questioned Marri Srinivas ...

Woman robbed of cash, mobile phone in auto
The Tribune
When she reached the house, she found her mobile phone, important documents, including Aadhaar card, PAN card, Army canteen card, post office ...

Parties ignore us: Transgenders
Times of India
Behrampore: According to his Aadhaar card, Koushik Dutta is a transgender but he has still not applied for an amendment in the Election Photo ...

Hira for Asian Softball C'ship
The Tribune
The interested players need to register for the competition before 6 pm on May 10. The players need to carry their date of birth certificate and Aadhaar ...

Odisha JEE-2019 schedule announced. Here's detail
Odisha Sun Times
Candidates have to carry printout of their admit cards and a valid identity proof (PAN Card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With ...

Goa, city police check Sec 20 PG
The Tribune
The Goa police reached the city in search of Sukhvinder whose Aadhaar card had the address of a PG in Chandigarh. The police said the PG owner ...

Ajoy Kumar: 'Destruction of social fabric and alienation of STs big problems'
Yahoo News
The Aadhaar-based biometric authentication is mandatory for buying ration from the Jharkhand public distribution system and receiving pension ...

Ola, Flipkart Team Up WIth SBI, HDFC To Launch Credit Cards: This Is How It Can Disrupt Fintech
Trak.in (blog)
On the other hand, Flipkart had launched an Aadhaar based credit offer for their online shoppers, and recently, we got news about video-based KYC ...

'Transjudgment' could be epochal
Deccan Chronicle
... the issue, beyond any doubt, in National Legal Services Authority case, read with Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (popularly christened as Aadhaar case), ...

PhonePe's New Keyboard Allows Users To Make Payments From Any Mobile App
Inc42 Media
... a mobile payments app which allows users to transfer money instantly from their smartphones by using their unique identification number (Aadhaar), ...

3 fintech companies plugging the gap in financial inclusion (India)
H2S Media (satire) (press release) (blog)
Oxigen provides branchless banking services integrated with Aadhaar to facilitate Aadhar Based Banking like Cash In/Cash Out from bank account, ...

Bogus voting reported in Dadar, Vasai, Charkop
Mumbai Mirror
The person had submitted his Aadhaar card, so it shouldn't be difficult to find him out,” Sagar told Mirror. In another incident in Dadar, three voters ...

Poll day brings SoBo elites, pavement dwellers together
Devdiscourse
Chavan said they have got Aadhaar and voter cards under the `homeless' category. Local officials rubbished the claim that these people face ...

Here are all the changes in railways, airways and banks to follow from May 1
Newsd.in
The biggest relief is that the Aadhaar card will not be required to buy a mobile SIM. SBI's loan with 40 million subscribers can be cheaper by May 1.

For First-time Investors, Here's All You Need to Know about About Mutual Funds
News18
It is that time of the year again when the question of where to invest your money clouds your head. If you are a new investor planning to put in money ...

YES BANK-Redefining Customer Experience with Digital India
Elets
The card, linked to UPI and digital wallet, supports QR, Bharat Bill and Aadhaar enabled payments. Moreover, the bank re-engineered existing ...

Bhubaneswar: Man returns wallet with Rs 8k to its owner
Times of India
“I had Rs 8,000 cash, three debit cards, PAN card, Aadhaar card and some other important documents in the wallet. I realised about my missing purse ...
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