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

Friday, June 21, 2019

14175 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 20th June 2019


How Jamaican Supreme Court has killed India's hope of selling Aadhaar to the world, for now
ThePrint
But a recent ruling by Jamaican Supreme Court poses an important question: does Aadhaar hold a good chance of being exported? Can it become ...

IT return deadline nears, only 56 per cent PAN holders have linked Aadhaar
India Today
As the deadline to file Income Tax return approaches, only about half of the PAN holders in the country have linked their PAN cards with Aadhaar.

My Aadhaar Online contest: Win up to Rs 30000! Check prize money, rules, how to participate
Zee Business
Aadhaar user? Here is your chance to win some prize money by participating in My Aadhaar Online contest. The contest is open to residents of India.

Local bodies asked to upload Aadhaar or ration card details of social welfare pension applicants
Times of India
The local body secretaries have been asked to make sure that those applicants who have been exempted from Aadhaar have not taken the card at ...

July 31 is last day to file ITR: Know how to link PAN and Aadhaar online
Zee Business
Last day to file Income Tax returns for the year 2018-19 is on July 31st and under the Income Tax Act, now it is compulsory for Indian residents to ...

A more robust Digital India 2.0 to be unveiled soon
DNA India
Digital Services will involve setting up of Aadhaar Seva Kendras, platform for good public health, agriculture and education and leveraging existing ...

YSRC in soup as private site puts up government project forms
Times of India
HYDERABAD: A website 'ysrvillagesevak.com' collecting Aadhaar numbers of people who want to apply for the post of 'grama volunteers' as part of ...

RRB NTPC Malda Admit Card 2019 Download @rrbmalda.gov.in, Check NPTC Call Letter ...
Jagran Josh
Voter Card, Aadhaar Card, printout of e-Aadhaar (not Xerox copy of Aadhaar), Driving License, PAN card, Passport, Identity Card issued by the ...

Andhra Pradesh farmers struggle to purchase seeds using biometric attendance in Srikakulam
The New Indian Express
In some cases the farmers were rejected as the land shown in the web land portal was not linked with Aadhaar card. In such cases, the farmers have ...

Fake Warning About Identity Theft Gang Attributed to Mumbai Police
BOOM
... officials, Do not give your house papers, light bills, seven to twelve index copies, ration cards, Aadhaarcard, because these people are thieves.

Opportunities and risks of biometrics and digital identity in focus on day 2 of ID4Africa 2019
Biometric Update
Aadhaar is emerging as a laboratory for digital services delivery, as well as a demonstration of how to scale systems, and the scheme will be used for ...

Bonded labour: legal action likely against Kozhikode native
The Hindu
She was not allowed to apply for a voter ID card or Aadhaar card. She was never allowed to go home or meet her relatives. It has been claimed that ...

Digital payments zoom past FY19 target driven by private lenders
Economic Times
These include volume of transactions, number of terminals for Aadhaar based merchant payments deployed by them and the average success rate of ...

Union Budget 2019: Key things to know about the Economic Survey
DNA India
In the second year of Modi government, the survey focused on the schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaarand Mobile (JAM) which initiated the ...

Pathalgadi movement back to haunt Jharkhand again
Hindustan Times
Activists of the movement are seizing ration, voter and Aadhaar cards from the villagers and allegedly forcing them to not to take benefits of any ...


NTA NET Exam Begins On June 20; 3 Important Points Candidates Should Know
NDTV
... or Passport or Aadhaar Card (With photograph) or Aadhaar Enrolment No or Ration Card). The name on the photo identification must match with the ...

Living in fear, Shillong Sikhs pin hope on Punjab Govt
The Tribune
Jupinderjit Singh. Tribune News Service. Shillong, June 19. “We are on the poll rolls and have Aadhaarcards, ration cards and electricity connection

ED summons IMA proprietor Mansoor Khan
Economic Times
These documents include his passport, Aadhaar card, PAN number, details of bank accounts held by him, his entities and family members in India and ...

Rs 1900 cr advances released under Credit Action Plan
Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper (press release)
“With respect to linking of Aadhaar numbers with the banking accounts for availing benefits under different schemes, all the bankers have been ...

The Election Commission of India needs to restrict political usage of data
MediaNama.com
It's not surprising that political parties want to link the Voters ID to Aadhaar. Linking of datasets makes citizens more vulnerable to misuse of profiling, ...

Have EPF account? Here's why you must also get UAN ID - Find out what EPFO says
Zee Business
Also, in the case of Aadhaar enabled UAN, a member can submit their claims directly with the EPFO. Apart from this, if your UAN number is being ...

'One Nation-One Tax' tangled in complexity
Free Press Journal
Rajeev Varaiya, partner at Varaiya and Shah, is a chartered accountant with specialisation in direct taxes. In a conversation with Pankaj Joshi and R N ...

Indore: Youth found hanging, woman lying unconscious at latter's home
Free Press Journal
Indore: A 25-year-old youth was found hanging while a woman was lying unconscious on the floor in Aerodrome area on Wednesday evening.

Gujarat Confidential: Medicinal marijuana
Yahoo India News
... on Tuesday night and handed her Aadhaar card to the nurse, seeking permission to allow her to take the wheelchair as her daughter could not walk.

Copies of 10 ordinances issued by previous govt tabled in Parliament
Economic Times
... the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, the Aadhaar and other laws ...
PAR-ORDINANCES - THE WEEK

Airtel, FINO Payments Banks Surpass MeitY's FY19 Targets For Digital Transactions
Inc42 Media
... volume of transactions, number of terminals for Aadhaar based merchant payments deployed by them and the average success rate of transactions.

LWE groups adding teeth to Pathalgadi: Officials
Daily Pioneer
... residents of villages in the interiors of Bandhgaon block to surrender their ration cards, Aadhaar cards and even job cards to the administration.

Ordered From Shein Or Club Factory Lately? Here's Why You May Not Get It
Inc42 Media
It is being speculated that the cap on the number of overseas gifts can be enforced by linking receipts to a citizen's Aadhaar or passport number.

With NPCI tie-up, MeeSeva customers can now pay using UPI and RuPay cards
MediaNama.com
According to the website, MeeSeva offers 368 services across various departments including agriculture, Aadhaar, eKYC, healthcare, education, rural ...

Murder case filed a month after NIT student's death
Times of India
My son's mobile, bag, purse, ATM and Aadhaar card are missing. My son lived in Hostel No. 1 but the incident is reported to be from Hostel No. 10.

Prez address tabled in Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha
Business Standard
These include ordinances on triple talaq, companies law, chit fund prohibition, aadhaar and special economic zones. The House was adjourned for ...
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