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, July 12, 2019

14195 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 11th July 2019


Amendment no Aadhaar for mobile wallet firms
Economic Times
The latest Aadhaar amendment allows banks to open accounts using Aadhaar as a non-binding document for customer verification using UIDAI data ...

PAN cards not linked to Aadhaar by Sept 1 to be invalid
Deccan Herald
Under section 139 AA, the Permanent Account Number (PAN) would be 'inoperative' if not linked with the Aadhaar card. The amendment would come ...
How to Link Aadhaar Number to PAN Card ? - Deccan Herald

All Your Aadhaar Fears Are Coming True In Assam
HuffPost India
NEW DELHI — The Unique Identification Authority of India is providing “technical support” to the Government of Assam to build a biometric database .

"Aadhaar for salary is a breach of privacy," says Mumbai Port Trust employee who waged a solitary ...
Mumbai Mirror
Kurhade's fight pre-dates the historic Aadhaar judgement that upheld the Aadhaar Act, including the mandatory use of Aadhaar-based identification for ...

New Clause Allows Use Of Aadhaar Data For State Schemes
Goodreturns
Extending the use of the 12-digit unique identification number, the government has amended the AadhaarAct to allow its use by state governments to ...

Aurangabad: Citizens have a harrowing time with Aadhaar enrolments, updates
Times of India
AURANGABAD: With Aadhaar enrolment and update strictly confined to the government premises, interested citizens have allegedly been facing ...

Attention Aadhaar Card holders! What passage of Aadhaar Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha means ...
Financial Express
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has laid down provisions according to which AadhaarCard can be used as a voluntary option ...

He Fought Against 'Mandatory' Aadhaar Linking for Salary & Won!
Moneylife
While the government is trying hard to crush every voice against Aadhaar, one person from Mumbai not only fought, but also received his salary, held ...

Top 10 biz headlines: Tax on FPI, IT sector under stress, and more
Business Standard
The government will invalidate all PAN cards that are not linked to Aadhaar by September 1. At the moment 180 out of the existing 400 million PAN ...

Show Aadhaar Card, Take 5 Saplings, Odisha Govt's Unique Green Initiative Wins Hearts In Cuttack
Ommcom News
In Cuttack, the Department has set up a booth in Tulasipur's Madhukunj Park where citizens can take five saplings for free on showing their Aadhaar ...

Border Management & Technologies Summit
Biometric Update
In 2009 the Indian Government created the world's largest biometric ID systems, Aadhaar, which provided all Indian nations with a unique 12-digit ...

Centre launches fertiliser DBT 2.0 initiatives
Financial Express
The government has also made Aadhaar Card mandatory for sales of subsidised fertiliser to check duplication and diversion. In October 2017, the ...

Income Tax Department's "Project Insight" looks at data management for non-compliance of tax filing
MediaNama.com
The Income Tax department is contemplating issuing e-Pan using Aadhaar based e-KYC “in less than 10 minutes” by setting up real time PAN/TAN ...

Budget according to common man
E-Pao.net
It is good news for everyone that PAN( permanent account number) and Aadhaar is now interchangeable. But someone says that it is with effect from 1 ...

Three minor girls' marriage averted
The Tribune
They produced the Aadhaar card but it could not be taken as a legal document for establishing one's age, she added. The girl has been sent to a child ...

Ultra-rich tax to net Rs 13K cr
DNA India
"PAN-Aadhaar linking will help in better audit trail. Earlier, people could get away without quoting PAN by just giving a declaration to bank that they ...

Tejasvi Surya wants NRC in Karnataka 'due to influx of Bangladeshi immigrants'
The News Minute
... of Karnataka who have now taken up jobs illegally, procured Aadhaar cards, voter identity cards with the help of state government and authorities.

Wirecard Announces New Partnership With India's YES BANK
Crowdfund Insider
According to Wirecard, the new collaboration will expand the scope of India's Aadhaar Enabled Payment System, a biometric digital payment system ...

Easy to start a bogus firm, finds DNC probe
Deccan Chronicle
... as it only needs one to get an online registration by uploading Aadhaar and PAN details and a rental agreement, and declaring the product. There is ...

After Nirav Modi Scam, Punjab National Bank Reports Another Fraud Of Rs 3805 Crore
The Logical Indian
The Punjab National Bank (PNB) on July 5, Saturday, reported a borrowing fraud of Rs 3805 crore in Bhushan Power & Steel's account to the Reserve ...

Drinking water issues dominate grievance meet
Times of India
They were also asked to produce specific documents like Aadhaar Card or an identification card provided by the government, last tax paid receipt, ...

Rahul Gandhi-Rajnath Singh Spar Over Farmer Suicides in Lok Sabha
NewsHub.in
Rahul Gandhi-Rajnath Singh Spar Over Farmer Suicides in Lok Sabha. Addressing the Lok Sabha on weekday, 11 July, Wayanad MP and former ...

AP Grama Volunteer Interviews 2019 begin today, more than 9 lakh applied
Times of India
Proof of residence (address proof) like Aadhaar card, voter card, ration card, bank passbook; Education qualification certificates like ...
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