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

Sunday, June 2, 2019

14149 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 30th May 2019


RBI Lifts Ban On Banks From Using Aadhaar For e-KYC
Inc42 Media
In Feb Union Cabinet had approved an ordinance to allow voluntary use of the Aadhaar for KYC. Payment startups had also turned to the regulator ...

Q branch to probe into Bangladeshis getting Aadhaar
Times of India
Police are also looking for those who helped the arrested men prepare Aadhaar cards in their names by 'manufacturing' key documents like birth ...

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Standalone Audited Financial Results For The Quarter And Year ...
The Hindu BusinessLine
Standalone Audited Financial Results for the quarter and year ended 31st March, 2019 along with Auditor unmodified report for 31st March, 2019.

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management
The Hindu BusinessLine
Pdf Link: Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management. Source : BSE - www.bseindia.com.

Aadhaar Ventures India Ltd. - Outcome of Board Meeting
The Hindu BusinessLine
The Board of Director of the company in its meeting held on Thursday 30th May, 2019 to considered and approved following matters; 1) To discussed ...

BAS Attendance
Daily Excelsior
Few months back, the Government had introduced Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System for the employees in offices to maintain regularity ...

POS devices: FCS & CA deptt hosts training for dealers, staff
Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper (press release)
As per an official, the Fair Price Shop Owners were imparted training for efficiently operating the POS Devices to ensure 100% Aadhaar Based ...

What changed for the market while you were sleeping? Top 10 things to know
Moneycontrol.com
Banks can use Aadhaar for KYC verification with the customer's consent, the Reserve Bank said May 29 as it updated its list of documents eligible for.

Assam: Hindu Legal Cell questions biometric enrollment in NRC
Northeast Now
Dharmananda Deb's point of argument is that why biometric enrollment should be taken from persons who have Aadhaar number, which has been ...

Delhi HC issues notice in plea seeking Population Control measures
Bar & Bench
“At present, 122 crore Indians have AADHAAR Card, around 20% viz. 25 crore citizens (particularly children) are without AADHAAR, and around 04 ...

32-year-old arrested for aiding ₹23-lakh bank account hacking
Hindustan Times
“People have their mobile numbers linked to various documents — bank account numbers, Aadhaar cards or PAN cards. Kawaria used to look for ...

Fintech market in India to touch $31B in 2020: Niti Aayog CEO
YourStory.com
Just yesterday, RBI announced that that banks can use Aadhaar for KYC verification with the customer's consent. It also specified that Know Your ...

REAP 2019 Application Form Available Now; Final Date to Apply is June 30
Careers360
... entering details such as the name of the candidate, parent's name, date of birth, Aadhaar card details, communication details and more information.

Agri-Fintech Startup farMart Looks To Bring Cashless Loans To India's 120 Mn+ Distressed Farmers
Inc42 Media
A farmer can add the required information, by scanning documents such as a bank passbook, Aadhaar card and other ID proof. “We have OCR ...

Want to get duplicate PAN card? This is the process
Zee Business
You should fill this form with details including PAN, full name, parents names, address for communication, date of birth, Aadhaar No, email id, and ...

Girl beaten up by Faridabad cops has gone missing from home thrice
The Indian Express
... station on October 29. In her complaint, her mother said the teenager left the house around 2 pm, possibly with her Aadhaar card and Rs 4,000.

Mumbai crime: History-sheeter arrested in Thane for aiding Rs 23 lakh bank account hacking
Mid-Day
... documents — bank account numbers, Aadhaar cards or PAN cards. Kawaria used to look for agencies where people submitted their documents and

UP: Truck driver's body found hanging near toppled vehicle in Etah
Times of India
An aadhaar card and mobile phone recovered from victim's possession helped us to identify the victim, after which his relatives and employer was ...

UPSC CAPF (AC) 2018-19 interview schedule released at upsc.gov.in; check here
Times of India
... candidates are advised to carry identical photographs for verification along with proof of identity such as Aadhaar Card, Voter Identity Card, Driving ...

Chinese Database Leaks 42.5million Records From Dating Apps
LatestLY
Beijing, May 30: As many as 42.5 million records of users of different dating apps were found in a single Chinese database that doesn't have a ...
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