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

Saturday, May 18, 2019

14136 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 17th May 2019


Over 1000 Aadhaar cards found dumped on Tamil Nadu river bank
The News Minute
Close to 1,175 Aadhaar cards were found strewn across a river bank of the Mulliyaru river near Thiruthuraipoondi in Thiruvarur district, most of which ...

Good news for mobile wallets: Govt allows non-banking firms access Aadhaar for e-KYC ...
Entrackr
In what could be good news for mobile wallets and digital lending platforms, the government has allowed non-banking entities to access the Aadhaar ...

How to update current address in Aadhaar card online via UIDAI Aadhaar update website
Times Now
New Delhi: The personal information such as the current residential address, date of birth can be updated, changed or corrected on the Aadhaar card ...

2000 aadhaar cards dumped on river bank: Revenue officials
Business Standard
2,000 aadhaar cards dumped on river bank: Revenue officials ... About 2,000 aadhaar cards have been dumped near the Mulliyaaru bank in Tiruvarur ...


Tiruvarur: Over 3000 Aadhaar cards dumped near riverbank
Deccan Chronicle
They opened one and found Aadhaar cards. On closer inspection, they realised the addresses in the first handful of cards were pretty much in the ...

Link Aadhaar and PAN cards to avoid Income Tax return rejection: How to link cards online, via SMS
DNA India
Log on to the e-filing portal and look out for a form to link your Aadhaar and Pan card. After downloading, the form, fill all the required information and ...

ITR alert! How to avoid Income Tax Return rejection - Check PAN and AadhaarCard linkage ...
Zee Business
The Income Tax Department has made it clear that every PAN card and Aadhaar card has to be linked by September 2019. Failing to which, the ...

2000 Aadhaar cards dumped on river bank in Tamil Nadu
India TV
About 2,000 aadhaar cards have been dumped near the Mulliyaaru bank in Tiruvarur district, according to revenue officials. The cards meant for ...

India: Payments Council Welcomes Circular on Aadhaar-Based E-Authentication for Non-Banking ...
PaymentsCompliance
Under Section 11A of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 and the Aadhaar Ordinance, only a reporting entity that is a banking company ...

Court sends fake surety behind bars
The Tribune
He has been charged with impersonation, producing a fake Aadhaar card and cheating the court by using forged and fabricated documents to get ...

Parents allege injustice in RTE seats
Star of Mysore
Mysuru: With an amendment made to the RTE Act that makes it mandatory to consider Aadhaar card in the selection of students for seats in private ...

Biometric attendance in Tirupur govt schools to be implemented from June 3, glitches yet to be ...
EdexLive
With state government gearing up to implementation of Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) for teaching and non-teaching staff in ...

Soon, SSLC document will be available in digital format
Onmanorama
A DigiLocker account can be opened using mobile and Aadhaar numbers on the site digilocker.gov.in. To open an account, go to 'sign in' and enter ...

Mastercard plans to invest $1 billion in India
The Hindu
The start-up in association with a Telangana government agency provides Aadhaar authentication services in the State. Mastercard, which plans to ...

CID traces boy missing from Zaheerabad since 2013
Telangana Today
Hdyerabad: Aadhaar details coupled with technical evidence enabled the sleuths of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) trace a boy, who went ...

IRCTC Customers Alert! Website Revamped; Important Things to Keep in Mind before Booking ...
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
People can book 12 tickets in a month if they get themselves validated with the Aadhaar card. And without the Aadhaar verification, they can only book ...

IRCTC website revamped: Follow these steps to make train ticket booking easier
EnergyInfraPost
Users can book up to 12 tickets every month if they get themselves verified with the Aadhaar card. Six tickets can be booked in a month without ...

Lawyer, bank official okayed crop loan on basis of fake documents
Times of India
Police said that Patil used to take only the Pan card and Aadhaar cards of farmers, and get fake documents ready to complete the loan proposal.

Digital villages breathe new life into rural Bihar
Daily Pioneer
... pointed out adding these villages would also have the regular CSC services like Aadhaar, banking, telemedicine, education, financial services etc.

No entry in Uttarakhand Secretariat without Aadhar card
New Kerala
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) , May 16 : Those visiting the Uttarakhand government secretariat here will have to produce their Aadhaar card to enter the ...

Jharkhand: In eight-minute poll pitch, Hemant Soren takes on 'anti-Adivasi' BJP in tribal belt
The Indian Express
“If someone is ill, how will he get his ration through Aadhaar-based authentication. Should he be carried on a cot? Should his thumb be cut off,” he ...

Mastercard shifting transaction data to India
Telangana Today
Mastercard is empanelled with the Unique Identification Authority of India as an Authentication Service Agency for providing Aadhaar-based ...

State's responsibility to take care of pregnant minor: High Court
Bangalore Mirror
Before the High Court of Karntataka, the advocate for the girl's father produced school certificates and Aadhaar card to show that the girl was born in ...

Oxigen Expense Management Solutions for enterprises and SMBs- All you need to know about
H2S Media (satire) (press release) (blog)
... transfer, travel ticket booking for employees, merchant payment solutions, and the most secure, Aadhaarbased or biometric payment services.

UGC NET Admit Card 2019: NTA to release hall tickets for June exam before this month ends
Catch News
Take your valid photo Ids viz PAN card/Driving License/Voter ID/Passport/Aadhaar Card. Note: Check more details about UGC NET June 2019 exam ...
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