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 22, 2019

14140 - Aadhaar Articles dated 21st May 2019


How do you change your Aadhaar photograph?
Moneycontrol.com
An Aadhaar card is a government identity proof which contains your biometric data and demographic information. It is a very important proof for every ...

Aadhaar-based biometric attendance to prevent fake attendance at medical colleges, per MCI
MediaNama.com
The Medical Council of India is going ahead with the installation of an Aadhaar-linked biometric attendance system to prevent fake attendance and ...

Aadhaar seeding camps to be held
The Hindu
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has launched camps for seeding of UAN with Aadhaar and other KYC protocols for its members.

India seeks high-tech solutions
www.ekathimerini.com
Back in 2010, the Indian government launched Aadhaar, an ambitious ... his “good governance” push despite the BJP's initial opposition to Aadhaar.

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Board Meeting Will Be Held On 30Th ...
The Hindu BusinessLine
AADHAAR VENTURES INDIA LTD.has informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 30/05/2019 ,inter alia, ...

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Closure of Trading Window
The Hindu BusinessLine
The Companys Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading, the trading window for dealing in the securities of the Company will remain closed ...

BU certificates now available online
Deccan Herald
One is Aadhaar-based and the other, non-Aadhaar. For non-Aadhaar registrations, candidates must upload their scanned recent passport-sized ...


Twitter moves HC for time to attend meeting with Chief Secretary
The Hindu
The interim order was passed on a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate Antony Clement Rubin who wanted linking of Aadhaar made ...

Deep Dive: Weighing The Use of Biometrics For KYC
pymnts.com
This was one of the driving factors behind India's biometric-based Aadhaar identification project, which provided such services in a country where ...

CBSE circulars demanding personal info of school staff and parents challenged in High Court
Hindustan Times
Earlier, the Delhi government had also sought Aadhaar and voter ID card details of the students and their relatives. However, this was done away with ...

Postpone meeting with Government to tackle Online Crimes, Twitter asks Madras HC
Bar & Bench
The interim order was passed in a 2018 PIL filed to link Aadhaar with e-mail IDs and other online user accounts for easier detection of online crimes.

Job creation up at 8.14 lakh in March: EPFO payroll data
Livemint
Members' data are linked to unique Aadhaar identity, it added. The EPFO manages social security funds of workers in the organised or semi ...

Ahmedabad: Visas forged in Nigeria, fraudsters flew in for the kill
Times of India
“Our team is camping in Mumbai and searching for the man who helped them get the Aadhaar card,” said ACP Yadav. Inspector V B Barad of cyber ...

Woman-led startup Capacita Connect gives first exit for Rajasthan Angel Innovation Network (RAIN)
YourStory.com
“Our users are trained by the government, and the employers need not worry about the background check as we do Aadhaar verification for them.

3 held for exam fraud
The New Indian Express
A day after a 22-year-old youth from Rajasthan was arrested for impersonating a candidate in the common entrance examination of Odisha University ...

People throng Kishan ration shop to buy goods at subsidised rates
Business Standard
... the customers visiting the shop need to carry their anyone their identity proof documents such as Ration card, or Aadhaar card and avail discounts of ...

Amidst US-China trade war, American companies can shift focus to India: Experts
WION
Aadhaar is now almost universal, its use is now pretty well defined following the Supreme Court judgement, Mukherjee said, adding that India's ...

Telangana tribal woman denied surgery by government hospital
The New Indian Express
Interestingly, Jyothi has both an Aadhaar card and a Voter ID. When contacted, the hospital superintendent J Venkateswarlu said: “I am not aware of ...

Instagram Data Breach Row: 49 Million Social Media Accounts Including Influencers' Information ...
LatestLY
New Delhi, May 21: Days after Aadhaar data leak row and Facebook data breach, another social networking website Instagram is struggling with the ...

Income Tax Returns (ITR) filing: This is how you can use your demat account to e-verify returns
Zee Business
In case you are interested about other options made available by authorities to e-verify your ITR, then these are Aadhaar card OTP, net banking and ...

Alert Mumbai Metro staff helps commuter get back lost wallet in four hours
Mid-Day
"The wallet had my Aadhaar and PAN cards, one USB drive and R200 cash. The accused took the money and USB and threw away some of my cards ...
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