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

Friday, May 17, 2019

14135 - Aadhaar Articles dated 16th May 2019


Now you can lock your Aadhaar number. Here's how to do it
Economic Times
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a feature to lock and unlock your Aadhaarnumber. The move has been taken to ...


Letter to BS: Aadhaar-linked voting to improve voter turnout in elections
Business Standard
In my view, we should link voting with Aadhaar where all eligible voters can cast their vote online on some portal after authenticating their biometrics ...

Aadhaar card centres in Mumbai
Moneycontrol.com
In 2009, the Central government with the help of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) started the process of issuing Aadhaar cards to all ...

Aadhaar-based check-in using facial recognition is coming to Bangalore Airport this year
MediaNama.com
To be implemented between in third quarter this year, passengers will need only a smartphone for e-Aadhaarand biometric-based authentication to ...

3000 Aadhaar cards found dumped on riverbank in Tamil Nadu
Times of India
TIRUVARUR: Around 3,000 Aadhaar cards were found dumped on the banks of the Mulliyaru river near Thiruthuraipoondi in Tiruvarur district of Tamil ...

SHOCKING! 3000 Aadhaar cards DUMPED near a river bank in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Times Now
Around 3,000 Aadhaar cards were found dumped on the banks of Mulliyaru river near Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, The Aadhaar ...

Government should allow Aadhaar for insurance KYC: IRDAI chairman
Livemint
MUMBAI: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) plans to lobby the government to allow use of Aadhaar to make online ...

Rail reservation: Booking train ticket? Know these 8 points of IRCTC
Zee Business
... in a month, if users get themselves verified through their Aadhaar number along with at least one passenger also being verified through Aadhaar.

No entry in Uttarakhand Secretariat without Aadhar card
Yahoo News
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 16 (ANI): Those visiting the Uttarakhand government secretariat here will have to produce their Aadhaar card to ...

Things you must keep in mind while filing income tax returns this year
Business Standard
The Government has passed several notices for the linking of AADHAAR card with PAN. You can do the necessary on an e-filing website and this ...

Need PAN card for minor? You can get one by doing this
Zee Business
The proof of identity and address involves details like Aadhaar number, ration card, passport, voter id, driving license, pension card, passbook and ...

Vodafone Idea seeking merger for its M-Pesa wallet to comply with RBI rules
MediaNama.com
Wallet companies have been conducting paper-based KYC since the Supreme Court banned private entities from using Aadhaar last year.

Govt. mulls decision support system to tahsildars
The Hindu
The State government has actively been considering providing decision support system to tahsildars to ensure that there was no scope for ...

Invitation cards to ensure good voter turnout in Solan
The Tribune
Various identity cards like voter identity cards, smart cards, pension cards, passports, MGNREGA job cards, Aadhaar cards, health insurance smart ...

In Bihar, Nitish Seems To Be Riding Modi's Coattails
NDTV (blog)
And despite linking the ration card to Aadhaar, people complain of being ripped off. Many complain that they aren't on the ration card list, others that ...

Bhayandar: Punjab tiller robbed by job mafia in Kashimira lodge
Free Press Journal
Offering his assistance to fulfil his dreams of working abroad, Ramesh took away Gurvinder's documents including passport, Aadhaar and PAN card ...


'The next step for us is the ability to use a single biometric identity across borders & airlines'
TravelBizMonitor (press release)
Passenger willingness to use biometrics for hassle-free movement at airports and the Aadhaar identification are key to make air travel aligned with ...

Opinion| The wisdom we have gained over the past five years
Livemint
Check their National Citizenship Register evidence or Aadhaar, and if they don't have it, call them termites. As farmers shall sow, others shall reap.

FCI Admit Card 2019 To Release Today; This Is How Candidates Will Know When Hall Ticket Is ...
AglaSem News
... head alongwith photograph, valid recent identity card issued by a recognized college / university, aadhaarcard, e-aadhaar card with a photograph, ...

Elections 2019 - "PM Modi Will Run Nation For 25 Years": Yogi Adityanath Invokes RM Lohia
NDTV
"Today, we have installed point of sale machines at 80,000 ration shops and linked them with Aadhaar. People are getting rations on their doorsteps ...

AI in the Developing World: a blessing or a curse?
Lexology
A recent example highlighting the issues with rolling out advanced technologies in the developing world is Aadhaar: the government mandated digital ...

Gang that duped car rentals in NCR and sold vehicles in Nepal busted
Hindustan Times
Within a few minutes, he sent his identification documents such as Aadhaar card, driving license and PAN card on WhatsApp. After checking the IDs, ...

NTA to release UGC NET 2019 admit card on May 27 at ntanet.nic.in: Steps to download
India Today
Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-expired) - PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With ...

RBI's 2021 Vision Document Makes Digital Payments Its Main Focus
Inc42 Media
... Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Bharat QR; Significant growth in acceptance infrastructure; Accelerated use of Aadhaar in payment systems.


ECI Specifies 11 alternative documents for identification proof
Punjab News Express
... their franchise using alternative documents including Aadhaar card, passport, driving license or service ID cards (with photograph) issued by central ...
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