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

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

14172 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 18th June 2019


What is Aadhaar KYC? Know e-KYC for Aadhaar card
Moneycontrol.com
An Aadhaar KYC maybe the easiest way of going about doing it. The process, called e-KYC, can be done quickly, using your Aadhaar number to verify ...

Aadhaar online verification: Steps to verify your Aadhaar at uidai.gov.in
Zee Business
Unique identity number, Aadhaar, is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to each Indian citizen. It contains demographic and ...

CSCs to resume Aadhaar-related services in rural areas "in a week"
MediaNama.com
The UIDAI has authorised Common Service Centres (CSCs) to resume Aadhaar-related services “in a week”, reports the Economic Times, meaning ...

How to download Aadhaar card using mobile number
Zee Business
Aadhaar card is one of the most important documents, especially when it comes to various identity proofs. Issued by UIDAI, it is an identity that ...

Monsoon Session of Parliament begins today; triple talaq bill, Aadhaar ordinance on agenda
Scroll.in
The Centre will also introduce the The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, based on the amendments in the ordinance President Ram ...

Applied for Aadhaar card? Here's how to track status
Times Now
New Delhi: Aadhaar has become one of the most important documents which is used as an identity proof for Indian residents. This 12-digit unique ...

Still haven't linked your Aadhaar with PAN? Check how to do it in two easy ways
Zee Business
As per the Income Tax department's instructions, linking of Aadhaar card with the PAN is mandatory for filing income tax returns (ITR) for the ...

Aadhaar, loan waiver software help Karnataka government save Rs 5500 crore
The New Indian Express
The mandatory Aadhaar linkage and the Crop Loan Waiver system software that was developed to implement the scheme may have just saved at ...

July 30 deadline for Aadhaar enrolment of 50L schoolkids
Times of India
Lucknow: The state government has given a July 30 deadline to the education department to complete the Aadhaar enrolment of over 50 lakh ...

Rush for Aadhaar registration increasing day by day
Star of Mysore
Mysuru: With linking of Aadhaar to ration card made compulsory, the rush at Aadhaar Centres in city is increasing day by day especially with July 31 ...

New Aadhaar law, Companies Act among 10 ordinances on agenda for first session of 17th Lok ...
Business Today
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance is another economic legislation. In this case, the purpose was to permit offline verification of the ...

In this temple, Aadhaar card is compulsory for marriage
OrissaPOST
In this temple, if a couple wants to get married, they have to produce Aadhaar card. The bizarre reason for this unique practice will make you wonder.

5W1H: Monsoon Session of Parliament begins today; triple talaq bill, Aadhaar ordinance on focus
Zee News
The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on Monday. This is the first Parliament session of the 17th Lok Sabha, after the Bharatiya Janata ...

Can't get married here without Aadhaar card, here's the reason
News Track English
We are talking about the famous temple of Golu Deity in Almora in Uttarakhand where Aadhaar card is now required to get married. The temple has ...

MoS Anurag Thakur meets digital economy and start-up reps ahead of the budget; attendees and ...
MediaNama.com
Inter-linkages and data sharing within the government, and with private entities (NB: The AadhaarAmendment Bill, that has been approved by the ...

India: DMD Advocates' Newsletter - November 2018
Mondaq News Alerts
The Supreme Court upheld validity of Aadhaar in a 4:1 majority verdict. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and ...

Alert CISF staff nab 2 men with forged documents at Imphal Airport
MyNation
... Imphal Airport, caught hold of a passenger who had reported with a forged e-ticket and an Aadhaar Card to gain access inside the terminal building.

Govt likely to give nod to changes in motor vehicles bill
Livemint
If the amendments become a reality, it will also make Aadhaar mandatory for obtaining a driving licence and for vehicle registration. It also proposes ...

Trai evaluating ways to determine unique mobile subscribers base
Business Standard
Previously, one of the ways being considered was mapping of subscribers to Aadhaar or unique identification number, which could have made the ...

Opinion | Debate, don't disrupt
Livemint
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, is also likely to be tabled. The Women's Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33% seats in 

3.3 lakh farmers gave fake details for claiming loan waiver in Karnataka
The Hindu
While 1.9 lakh farmers were found to have provided fake Aadhaar and ration cards numbers in the commercial bank category, the number was about ...

The bill that is about to change your driving habits forever
Economic Times
The contents of the bill will remain the same, according to sources, with Aadhaar likely to become mandatory for getting licences and registration ...

India's Caste-Aways: Bettiah's Doms, Mehtars Weave Bamboo, Scavenge Human Excreta for a Living
NewsClick
exclaims Chandan Mallik, a pig butcher, whose Aadhaar card was not issued because the biometric device failed to register his disfigured fingerprint.

Mumbai: Nepali man tries to travel on Indian documents, arrested
Free Press Journal
Mumbai: A Nepali national was arrested by Sahar Police with fake Indian identity documents like Aadhaarcard, PAN card and a voter's ID card on ...

India: DMD Advocates' Newsletter - March 2019
Mondaq News Alerts
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019. The President promulgated an Ordinance on 2 March 2019 (which was approved by the ...

Fazilka tops state in providing services
The Tribune
The online services are Aadhaar Card generation, licences for sale of seed and fertilisers, payment of bills, RTI, death and birth certificates, renewal of ...

The big news: Monsoon Session of Parliament to begin today, and nine other top stories
Scroll.in
Monsoon Session of Parliament begins today; triple talaq bill, Aadhaar ordinance on agenda: Parliament will also have to ratify a central decision to ...

Role, Election Process and the Strange Fate of Lok Sabha Speakers Post elections
News18
In Modi government's previous term, one such contentious money bill was the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits ...
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