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 21, 2019

14137 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 18th May 2019


Indian government considers opening Aadhaar biometric KYC authentication to fintechs
Biometric Update
Digital financial services companies in India may soon be able to authenticate customers with biometrics using Aadhaar, as The Economic Times ...

Tamil Nadu: 2000 Aadhaar cards dumped on river bank
The Indian Express
Tamil Nadu: 2,000 Aadhaar cards dumped on river bank ... About 2,000 Aadhaar cards have been dumped near the Mulliyaaru bank in Tiruvarur ...

Zaheerabad boy traced after six years through Aadhaar
Telangana Today
Hyderabad: Aadhaar details coupled with technical evidence enabled the sleuths of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) trace a boy, who went ...

Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani-led panel on digital payments submits report to RBI
Zee Business
A Reserve Bank-appointed committee headed by Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani submitted its suggestions on promoting digital payments to ...

Want to update your spouse's address using your own in Aadhaar card? Here's what you need to do
India TV
Updating information on our Aadhaar card is easy but there are several easy steps to complete. When a citizen moves to a different house after ...

Nearly 1200 Aadhaar cards found dumped on riverbank
thenortheasttoday.com
May 18, 2019. Nearly 1,200 Aadhaar cards were found dumped on the banks of the Mulliyaru River near Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvarur ...

Hyderabad: 5 Bangladeshis held with Aadhaar, voter ID cards
Deccan Chronicle
Police said that the accused were found in possession of Aadhaar cards and voter identification cards which they had acquired in connivance of local ...

2000 aadhaar cards found dumped on river bank in TN
News Today
Thanjavur: About 2,000 aadhaar cards bundled in jute bags were found abandoned near the Mulliyaaru bank in Tiruvarur district yesterday. According ...

WCD department to digitise records on children, boost state foster care
The Indian Express
This will also include linkage with Aadhaar card. Currently, very few shelter homes, both private and government, link admitted infants with Aadhaar, ...

Ifgl Refractories Ltd - Compliances-Reg. 39 (3) - Details of Loss of Certificate / Duplicate Certificate
The Hindu BusinessLine
401Naishali Apartment, 4th Floor, Dr. Parekh Street,Prathna Samaj, Mumbai- 400004 having PAN:AJSPS2948E Aadhaar No: 2928 2648 9959 and ...

Nilekani-led panel on digital payments submits report to RBI
All India Radio
A Reserve Bank of India-appointed committee headed by Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani has submitted its suggestions on promoting digital ...

Death by starvation haunts village in Jharkhand's Dumka
The Indian Express
He had damaged his legs, and after his ration card was cancelled because it was not linked to an Aadhaarcard, Kaleshwar had to depend on others ...

Over 80% now Indians have bank accounts. How many are actually using them?
Scroll.in
Jan Dhan is the “J” in the “JAM Trinity” – along with Aadhaar, a unique biometric identification number, and mobile banking – through which the ...

Offline test of Odisha Joint Entrance Exam on Saturday
The New Indian Express
Candidates will have to carry printout of their admit cards along with a valid identity proof - PAN Card/Driving License/Voter ID/Passport/Aadhaar Card ...

'We Together' project to ensure livelihood for every family
The Hindu
“There are some differently abled people who could not avail of pensions as they could not get the Aadhaarcard due to several reasons. Special care ...

After 6 years, missing boy meets family
The New Indian Express
A teenager who went missing about six years ago was traced by the CID, primarily based on the fact that he was interested in catering service as a ...

Top 10 stories of the week: May 13th to 19th May 2019
MediaNama.com
Read it here. Aadhaar-based check-in using facial recognition is coming to Bangalore Airport this year. Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport ...

NEXT Supplies Newland with Fingerprint Sensors for POS Terminals
findBIOMETRICS
It has also made previous strides in the Point-of-Sale space through a partnership that will attempt to deliver Aadhaar POS technology in India.

Data security experts cite San Francisco ban regarding use of facial recognition technology by ...
Times of India
Data security researcher Srinivas Kodali says, "Though Aadhaar is not made mandatory, the facial features and details once recognised can be ...

Looking for a short-term loan? Check out this alternative
Times Now
It is a good alternative for a short-term loan because gold loan requires basic KYC documents like identity proof (passport, driving license, Aadhaar ...

Fino Payments Bank to add 4000 merchant points in Telangana
Telangana Today
However, an Aadhaar authentication is needed for completing the transactions, the official said. Now you can get handpicked stories from Telangana ...

Ahmedabad-based leading Biometric firm Mantra Softech launches the portable biometric device ...
openPR (press release)
The world witnessed a huge growth in Indian biometric market, especially after incorporation of various government-led initiatives like UID-Aadhaar, ...
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