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 25, 2019

14143 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 24th May 2019


Lost your Aadhaar card? Here is how UIDAI's reprint service will help you
Zee Business
If by any chance you have lost or misplaced your Aadhaar letter, then UIDAI's new service will help you. The Unique Identification Authority of India ...

How Veri5Digital Is Defining Next-Gen KYC With Facial Recognition
Analytics India Magazine
With the rise of Aadhaar and digital methods of processing data, it has now become possible to develop industry-leading KYC systems for use in the

How Modi govt's 2nd term may impact your money and what full budget 2019 may bring
Economic Times
Income tax sops, extension of an existing housing scheme, pension schemes, Aadhaar-related amendments, more steps to push digital payments and

The Voice of Dissent: Contribution of Dissenting Opinions in Constitutional Law Cases
Bar & Bench
Besides the two dissenting opinions rendered by Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra in the Aadhaar and Sabrimala case respectively, ...

Political Pulse | BJP is the new aggregator in Indian polity
Moneycontrol.com
He gave a massive push to digital India by promoting the trinity of Aadhaar, Jan Dhan accounts and mobile phones. By cutting out intermediaries and ...

Dos and Don'ts While Filing Income Tax Returns
Outlook India
Early this year, the last date for linking Aadhaar with PAN was extended to September 30, 2019 from the earlier March 31, 2019. For filing ITR, linking ...

Opinion: Economic performance, and not just promises, helped BJP sail to victory
Livemint
The inclusion of Aadhaar for identification has made the entire process robust. This has meant that actual handing of cash to the beneficiary has ...

Rajasthan CUCET 2019 tomorrow: Last minute tips and tricks
The Indian Express
Call letter: Make sure you keep your CUCET admit card in your bag along with some ID proof (Aadhaar card) in a day in advance. Candidates should ...

Amid Taxpayers' Hopes, Full 2019 Budget 2019 Likely in June-July, Says Sanjeev Sanyal
News18
... “The second priority is to extend last-mile delivery of services to the poor and a framework for that was created via Aadhaar, Jan Dhan and Ujjwala.”

Rugby Asso holding selection trials today
Daily Excelsior
The entry forms would be available at the venue. The participants will bring 4 Passport size photographs, date of birth certificates and Aadhaar cards ...

The lack of a clear system for land titles is costing us dearly
Telegraph India
In this context, the use of Aadhaar has tremendous potential in purging land records of inaccuracies. It will also help curb benami transactions, ...

The Unifier-II: Populist development through JAM (IANS Exclusive)
The Weekend Leader
PM Modi's personal initiative of JAM -- short for Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile trinity to link Jan Dhan accounts, mobile numbers and Aadhar cards of ...

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Ideas for Modi 2.0
The New Indian Express
India must leverage the Aadhaar unique identification system and pull ahead of other economies in the way it delivers social welfare and other ...

Jhalawar shows the way by leveraging technology to identify beneficiaries of social welfare schemes
Elets
This is something, which using the Aadhaar based model today, is delivering money directly to those who are in dire need of such assistance for their ...
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