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

Monday, June 10, 2019

14158 - Aadhaar Articvles Dated 8th June 2019


Banks can't use your Aadhaar without your consent
Livemint
Banks can use customers' Aadhaar number for the know-your-customer (KYC) process but only with customers' consent. “Banks will be allowed to ...

Demonetisation, Aadhaar spurred digital payments growth: RBI
Business Standard
After the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes in 2016 pushed digital payments, Aadhaar-enabled electronic know your customer (eKYC) ...

Aadhaar sensors fail to recognise these rough hands
The New Indian Express
GADAG: Queues in Aadhaar centres are decreasing across the state. But in Mundargi taluk it seems unending. Many of the card seekers at the only ...

Woman accuses police of apathy after rape
Mumbai Mirror
Pandey told her he was the owner of the house and Ahmed had forged the Aadhaar card. In the past several people had come looking for him, once ...

Passport application: Full list documents accepted as address proof other thanAadhaar card
Times Now
There are a certain number of people who are having an incorrect or incomplete address on their respective Aadhaar card, or discrepancy in other ...

How to replace a photo in an Aadhar Card
Business Insider India
Today Aadhaar card has become one of the most important government authorized identity proofs for the Indian citizens. Since it contains the ...

Bills on 10 ordinances lined up for house session starting June 17
Economic Times
The list includes the contentious triple talaq bill, and amendment bills on Jammu and Kashmir reservation, Aadhaar laws, Companies Act and Indian ...

Human traffickers spreading wings in North, claim experts
The Tribune
Some of the trafficking gangs have become so organised that they employ minors in factories or restaurants using fake Aadhaar cards, police experts .

PMAY comes a cropper in Jajpur
OrissaPOST
It is learnt that funds will not be released to 1,424 beneficiaries in Jajpur Town and 1,111 in Vyasanagar if their lists, geo-tagging, Aadhaar, utilisation ...

Gurdev Nagar jeweller robbed by servants
The Tribune
The servants also took away the mobile phone carrying the photos of their Aadhaar cards. I believe Sumit connived with the two servants to commit the

Govt reaches out to oppn to push key bills in Parliament
Times of India
... which at least ten bills, including those on triple talaq, Aadhaar amendment, Companies Act amendment and Indian Medical Council, are likely to be ...

Want to withdraw funds from your PF account online? Know how to do it
Zee Business
However with this method of claim, ones UAN (Universal Account Number) should be activated and linked to ones KYC i.e. Aadhaar, PAN and bank ...

Centre Asks Odisha To Send List Of Farmers Under PM-Kisan Scheme
NDTV
The money could not be transferred to the bank accounts of remaining farmers due to lack of Aadhaar-linking and other reasons, sources said.

20th Starvation Death in Jharkhand in 2 Years, Administration in Denial
NewsClick
Earlier investigations by NewsClick had revealed that major obstacles in the delivery of rations are point of sale machines and linking of Aadhaar with ...


Man picked by cops dies, kin cry hoarse
Deccan Herald
“His name figured in rowdy-sheeters' list and he was called to present a copy of his Aadhaar card. It is wrong to term it as lock up death as he was not ...

Can work closely with India on skill development: Singapore minister
Hindustan Times
“You have implemented significant national initiatives on such a large scale, such as Aadhaar, GST [Goods and Services Tax], revamped bankruptcy ...

Pune: Car driver steals patron's cash and cards, goes on shopping spree
Times of India
"Before going to sleep, Gulati hanged his 'kurta' containing cash, debit and credit cards and documents such as Aadhaar and PAN cards behind the ...

Odisha dilly-dallying over sending PM-Kisan beneficiary list to Centre?
Odisha Television Ltd.
... Centre, out of which money could not be transferred to the bank accounts of nearly 3 lakh farmers due to lack of Aadhaar-linking and other reasons.

Degree Online Services Telangana 2019: Only 1.16 lakh registrations in phase I
The New Indian Express
Several students did not know that they had to register themselves using the mobile number that has been linked to Aadhaar card,” said G Satish, ...

Welfare policy and Modi 2.0
The Indian Express
Early in its tenure, the government embraced Aadhaar and DBT with gusto. And in its last few months, it began the transition to basic income support ...

Two Arrested For Theft Of Gold Ornaments In Bhubaneswar in March
Kalinga TV
He was identified through CCTV footage obtained from a nearby shop. We also found a photocopy of Aadhaar card of the complainant. We are further ...

UP govt official nabbed for duping people
The Asian Age
A mobile phone, an Aadhaar card, Pan Card, UP PWD departmental ID card, Rs 18000 and Nepalese currency of 30 denominations were recovered ...

Financial literacy week: Grameen Bank organises 65 FLAPs
Kashmir Reader
... machine, RuPay Debit Card, KCC RuPay Debit Card, Net Banking, mobile banking services, IMPS, and Aadhaar-based transactions, etc., it read.
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