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

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

14160 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 10th June 2019


Aadhaar critic Usha Ramanathan named Human Rights 'Hero' for campaign against biometric ID ...
Scroll.in
“Dr Ramanathan is one of the leading critics of Aadhaar who has, since 2009, tirelessly challenged the controversial Aadhaar digital identity program ...

UIDAI: Know how to update your Aadhaar card address online
Zee Business
Updating data on Aadhaar is not a big deal now, UIDAI has many services to ease the work for the citizens. Now you can update your Aadhaar details ...

Govt. Mulling Cash Tax For 10 Lakh+ Transactions; Aadhaar Can Be Made Compulsory For Using ...
Trak.in (blog)
Another major development which can happen on July 5th is the rule which makes Aadhaar compulsory for all cash transactions above Rs 10 lakh.

Link Aadhaar with ration card by July 31
Star of Mysore
Ration will be stopped for unlinked cards from August. Bengaluru: Those who have ration cards must link that card to Aadhaar Card to get continuous

Vedanta boss says Modi govt should disburse Rs 2 lakh loans to all Aadhaarholders; here's why
Financial Express
The Narendra Modi government should disburse up to Rs 2 lakh micro loans to all the Aadhaar card holders to promote entrepreneurship, end poverty ...

Banks closed for financial transaction? Eight transactions that one can carry out through ATM
DNA India
Verifying Aadhaar detail with bank account: Verifying the Aadhaar number and other details are important as the RBI guidelines. As soon as, you enter ...

Direct benefit transfer helps in ₹1.41 trillion savings to the exchequer
Livemint
The previous NDA government had been pushing for the JAM trinity solution—Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaarand mobile numbers—as a game-changing ...

You May Have To Pay Tax For Withdrawing More Than Rs 10 Lakh A Year. Use Less Cash!
India Times
Government sources told TOI that another proposal under consideration is mandating Aadhaarauthentication for all high-value cash withdrawals, ...


Piyush Goyal pushes for nations' sovereign right to use data for social welfare
Economic Times
Referring to Digital India, StartUp India and Aadhaar, which promote economic inclusivity using digital platforms which generate huge amount of data, ...

No SC candidate, Baina Pur village sans sarpanch
The Tribune
Irate villagers said they had been facing problems in upgrading their Aadhaar cards and getting various projects approved in the absence of a ...

Govt's savings from DBT grow multifold in FY19
The Hindu BusinessLine
DBT is heavily dependent on JAM — the trio of Jan Dhan Yojana (over 35.75 crore accounts), Aadhaar (over 123.78 crore holders) and mobile ...

4726 women benefited from CM's Mathrushree Scheme
Star of Mysore
The amount will be credited directly to their bank account which is linked to their Aadhaar card. This facility can be availed for two deliveries.

'PM Modi should focus on underground resources'
Millennium Post
... grant autonomy to public sector firms and banks and extend up to Rs 2 lakh loan to all Aadhaar card holders to eradicate poverty and create jobs.

WhatsApp to Madras HC: Impossible to track the sender of a message because of encryption
MediaNama.com
WhatsApp, Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter were impleaded in response to a PIL that sought to get Aadhaar linked to email IDs and other ...

Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd (BECIL) Announces 1100 Vacancies
NDTV
... becil.com and fill it properly along with self-attested photocopies of relevant certificates, two passport size photograph, PAN card and Aadhaar card.

Can online voting in India quell EVM controversies?
Covai Post Network
But V Rajendran President ,Digital Security Association of India, points out that fingerprints of the electorate already available under Aadhaar can be ...

TSLPRB certificate verification from June 14
Telangana Today
... the Part II application, Aadhaar card, education qualification certificates (4th to 10th standard), residence certificate, community/caste certificate, etc.

AIEEA UG and PG Admit Card 2019 Delayed, Download it from 17 Jun at ntaicar.nic.in
AglaSem News
... a valid id proof such as PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/ Aadhaar Enrolment No/ Ration Card and a ...

TSLPRB Constable & SI Document Verification 2019 dates announced; check details here
Times of India
HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB) on Sunday, June 9, 2019, released a notification stating the call letter ...

Government looking at introducing tax on cash withdrawal of Rs 10 lakh a year, says report
CNBCTV18
“A MGNREGA beneficiary needs to authenticate receipts using Aadhaar but someone withdrawing Rs 5 lakh need not do so as things stand,” an ...

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