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, June 8, 2019

14156 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th June 2019


How to update date of birth on Aadhaar card?
Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India. Your Aadhaar number is very important and it

UIDAI project tested in Mysuru, but residents struggle to get Aadhaar cards
Times of India
Citizens of Mysuru district were among the first to be issued Aadhaar cards by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in 2010.In fact, then ...

Indians are switching to digital payments in droves
The Economist
September 2010 saw the arrival of Aadhaar, a system of biometric IDs that could be used to open a bank account. After becoming prime minister in ...

Know How To File An Online Claim For Provident Fund Withdrawal
The Hans India
The UAN must be verified by KYC (Know your customer) by providing information such as Aadhaar, PAN (Permanent account number) and bank ...

Startup Policy Rundown: SEBI Framework For Investor Accreditation, Odisha Plans Multiple Startup ...
Inc42 Media
The much-criticised Aadhaar project, despite its flawed implementation, has helped save billions of dollars. While we don't have the latest data in this ...

BJP tries to defuse row on actor's nationality
Hindustan Times
“Anju Ghosh was born in Kolkata, has a Kolkata Corporation birth certificate, Aadhaar card, and Indian passport,” he said as he released the ...

PAN card: Full list of documents required to apply
Zee Business
POI includes Aadhaar card, Passport, Voter ID card, Driving Licence, Ration card, Photo ID card issued by central govt, state government or any ...

UP govt official who cheated passengers nabbed by CISF at IGI
Outlook India
A mobile phone, an Aadhaar card in the name of a woman, a PAN card issued by the Income-Tax Department, a department ID card, Rs 18,000 cash ...

Money2020: progress needed on digital IDs
Out-Law.com
The lesson from India, where more than one billion people use the Aadhaar biometric ID card, is that secure biometric digital ID solutions can be ...

Furnish requests sent to social media firms over cyber crimes: HC
The New Indian Express
... seeking direction to the Central government, to link Aadhaar with email IDs and other social media platforms, for the detection of cyber crimes.

Government approaches Sonia ahead of Parliament session, 10 ordinances on agenda
Outlook India
The Modi government had also gone for promulgation of Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (amendment) Ordinance, the Aadhaar and other laws \

UPSC IES/ISS Admit Card 2019 Released @upsc.gov.in, Check Download Link Here
Jagran Josh
Candidates are required to carry two identical photographs (one photograph for each Session) along with proof of Identity such as Aadhaar Card, ...

Mandate to roll out 5G in next 18 months: NITI Aayog official
Moneycontrol.com
Adding that Aadhaar is a public good, he said it may be used to build products as well. According to him, National Statistical Data could also be used ...

Securing the data-driven age
Millennium Post
Right from the Aadhaar Card which has our biometrics to our profiles on social networking websites which house our personal information; data is ...

BJP: Anju Ghosh is Indian by birth
Dhaka Tribune
Her birth date was noted down by Kolkata municipality. Aadhaar card, Pan card, and voter ID card had been issued for her name. Anju has an Indian ...

Bad News from Cloudera & MapR: Is 2019 The Year Of Demise For Big Data
Analytics India Magazine
Its software also powers Aadhaar. It also had intentions to go public and had hired investment bankers for it. Somehow the whole process did not ...

From Investment Limit To Redemption Price, All You Need To Know About Sovereign
NDTV
Documents such as voter ID card, Aadhaar card, PAN/ TAN or passport will be required. Applications must be provided with the PAN issued by the ...

Mangaluru: Body of 22-year-old girl found, murder suspected
Daijiworld.com
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (RJP). Mangaluru, Jun 7: Dead body of girl was found in a house at Attavar in city on Friday, June 7.

Cops rack brains to tackle growing menace of human trafficking
The New Indian Express
Also, fake Aadhaar cards are made here to show that the minor girls are adults," said Virender Kumar, Inspector with Anti Human Trafficking Unit, ...
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