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

Thursday, May 23, 2019

14141 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 22May 2019


Steps to change or update your photo in Aadhaar card
Deccan Herald
There is no online process to change photo in Aadhaar card through the Self ... Visit the nearest AadhaarEnrolment Centre or Aadhaar Seva Kendra.

Appoint neutral ombudsman to serve as watchdog of Aadhaar system, HC told
Business Standard
A petitioner, who has filed a plea seeking exemplary damages for the losses caused due to leakage of Aadhaar data, told the Delhi High Court on ...

Aadhaar database raises risk of unnecessary surveillance, Human Rights Watch tells UN
MediaNama.com
Aadhaar is one of eight such programs that were studied. The report calls Aadhaar's biometric identification and data collection requirements ...

Updating Aadhaar data turns an uphill task
The Hans India
Most of the Mee Seva centres in the district are not providing services currently giving nightmarish experience to the people to update their Aadhaar ...

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights Regarding His ...
Human Rights Watch
In 2009, India launched Aadhaar, a digital identity framework that assigns every citizen a unique twelve-digit identification number linked to the ...

Online databases for driving licence, RC take off amid initial hiccups
The Hindu
On the question of linking Aadhaar with the licences issued under Sarathi, RTO officials said that it was meant only for proof of address.

Sambalpur fails to achieve soil sample analysis target
The New Indian Express
This is due to mandatory linkage of Aadhaar with the soil cards.While the Soil Health Card Scheme Cycle II began in 2017-18 fiscal and concluded in ...

RRB JE 2019 1st stage CBT begins today: Check these important instructions
Times of India
Voter Card, Aadhaar Card, printout of e-Aadhaar (not Xerox copy of Aadhaar), Driving License, PAN card, Passport, Identity Card issued by the ...

Despite Numerous Government Schemes, These Tribal Communities In Jharkhand Struggle To ...
The Logical Indian
Widespread denial of pensions and ration due to lack of Aadhaar. Both MLA and MP from BJP. Elections on 12 May, but Sabars missing from electoral ...

Turbocharging India's digital economy
MENAFN.COM
Many public services are now accessible only when linked to the government's Aadhaar biometric digital-identification programme, in which over 1.2 ...

Job creation up at 8.14 lakh in March: EPFO payroll data
DNA India
Net employment generation in the formal sector was higher at 8.14 lakh in March 2019 against 7.88 lakh in February this year, according to the latest ...

Verification of ration card holders is duty of Delhi govt: FPS licensees to HC
Business Standard
... Act have been linked with Aadhaar and they have also been verified food inspectors as well as officials of other Delhi government departments.

NMRC to hold special camp to issue smart cards at Noida's NSEZ
Business Standard
"The NSEZ employees will have to provide a copy of their Aadhaar number and their mobile number (to receive the OTP). The minimum value of the ...

Assam Police Arrest 37 For Running Call Centre That Duped People In US
NDTV
In the US, a Social Security Number (SSN), similar to India's Aadhaar, is a nine-digit number issued to citizens and residents by the Social Security ...

Maharashtra govt mulls another farm loan waiver
The Tribune
Also, applicants had to apply for the waiver online using their Aadhaar cards which, according to opposition leaders, led to a lot of hassles.

Loan waiver a far cry for Karnataka farmers?
The New Indian Express
They also received letters asking them to submit their details of the loan along with a copy of Aadhaar card, bank account details and RTC.

Tormented by bank over loan, farmer hangs self
Times of India
Jaipur: A 52-year-old farmer committed suicide by hanging himself in front of collectorate office in Hanumangarh district on Tuesday. As per the FIR ...

Vakrangee to distribute ZEE5
Ultra News
IT service management company Vakrangee Limited, one of the main providers of the software equipment for voter id cards and Aadhaar cards, said ...

Gangs involved in trafficking busted, 44 children rescued
The Hitavada
Now, the teams are asking for their Aadhaar cards to find out if they are really their parents. If their claim of being their parents is not corroborated, then ...

Online birth, death certificates to have digital signature
News Today
Aadhaar number is being added to the document after seeking permission from the citizens. Eligible couples aged between 15 and 49 have been ...

Fingerprint Module Market Analysis by Regional Development Status, Market Size, Volume and ...
NewsRoom (blog)
June 2018: NEXT Biometrics received key hardware certification for India's Aadhaar Government ID Program. The certification enables NEXT to ...

Mobile User Base in India Dips For First Time in 12 Months, Reliance Jio Lone Gainer
LatestLY
New Delhi, May 22: The number of mobile users in the country has gone down for the first time in 12 months. According to subscription data released ...

CS Executive and Professional June 2019 Admit Card Released at icsi.indiaeducation.net
AglaSem News
... applicants can carry a valid id proof like Passport, Driving Licence, PAN Card, UID Aadhaar Card, Voter Card, etc. and one identical photograph.
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