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, May 7, 2019

14128 - Aadhaar Articles dated 6th May 2019


Aadhaar card address change online: How to update Aadhaar Card without address proof – follow ...
Financial Express
Aadhaar card address change update online: UIDAI has provisions under which you can update AadhaarCard address with the consent and ...

Ruckus breaks out at exam centres
Times of India
Both the schools witnessed ruckus after a group of students was stopped from entering the school premises for want of Aadhaar cards as photo ...

[Alok Kshirsagar, Anu Madgavkar] Turbocharging India's digital economy
The Korea Herald
Many public services are now accessible only when linked to the government's Aadhaar biometric digital-identification program, in which over 1.2 ...

Jeevan Pramaan (DLC): Eligibility, validity and other details
Times Now
New Delhi: Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric-enabled Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certificate (DLC) for pensioners. It is generated for individual ...

Kenyan government dismisses NIIMS hack
CISO MAG (blog)
Information of the citizens, like address, Aadhaar number, and other sensitive data like bank details were reportedly published online. This information ...

Digital Life Certificate Jeevan Pramaan: Here's how pensioners can generate it
Zee Business
Jeevan Pramaan is actually a biometric-enabled Aadhaar-based Digital Life ... for individual pensioner using his/her Aadhaar number and biometrics.

11300 candidates write NEET in Coimbatore
The Hindu
... an autorickshaw driver, drove 20 km to Mailkal from the exam centre in Peelamedu to help a candidate who had forgotten to take his Aadhaar card.

Earn up to Rs 80000 per month through IRCTC. Here's how
Times Now
Documents required: PAN card, Aadhaar card, mobile number, valid email ID, photo, office address proof, residential address proof, declaration form ...

Bank fraud suspect gets two-day police custody
The Tribune
The accused was involved in more than 20 fraud cases and the police had also recovered fake Aadhaarcards, PAN card on several names, besides ...

Pune records two cases of online fraud on May 4
Hindustan Times
According to the police, the accused who earned the victim's trust via telephonic conversations, asked him to share his Aadhaar card number.

Security arrangements put in place, vote fearlessly: EC
Hindustan Times
... job card, health insurance smart card, pension document with photo, official identity cards issued to MPS/ MLAS/ MLCS and Aadhaar card.

KKR in talks to buy majority stake in Altico Capital, says report
CNBCTV18
The paper said KKR was also in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Aadhaar Housing Finance Ltd, a unit of Wadhawan Global Capital (WGC), which ...

Constable turns Good Samaritan
Times of India
... police constable, a candidate who forgot to bring a passport-size photographmandatory along with the admit card and the Aadhaar cardwas able to ...

India works towards digital inclusion through e-services
OpenGov Asia
Citizens that sign up for a DigiLocker account get a dedicated cloud storage space that is linked to their Aadhaar (UIDAI) number. Organisations that ...

CBSE DigiLocker, Know how to register and download CBSE 10th, 12th Mark Sheet, Migration ...
Jagran Josh
Students must possess a phone number or their Aadhaar number to register on DigiLocker and access their documents. It is also important to note that ...

Women lost 88 lakh jobs in 2018: Why Modi "failed" to address their disempowerment?
COUNTERVIEW
Why was the Parliament bypassed on important legislative changes by bringing ordinances (such as on amendments to Aadhaar Act to allow its use ...

How to check PF balance through EPFO website, SMS, missed call and UMANG app
Zee Business
... toll free number, one needs to ensure that the UAN is integrated with ones KYC details which includes Aadhaar or PAN or bank account details.

Last date to submit UPSC CMS 2019 Application Form Today; Admit Card Out on 30 Jun
AglaSem News
It is necessary for all the applicants appearing for the examination to carry a hard copy of the admit card and one valid photo identity card (aadhaar ...
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