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, July 15, 2019

14198 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 14th July 2019


Government to impose penalty for misquoting Aadhaar
Hindustan Times
The option of quoting your Aadhaar unique identity number, in place of the permanent account number (PAN), in performing high-value transactions ...

Will the Aadhaar Amendment Bill Pass Judicial Scrutiny?
The Wire
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed the Aadhaar And Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was previously promulgated as an ordinance.

Amendments are necessary to make Aadhaar succeed: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Business Standard
Of course, what is amusing is the Congress stand on this stronger and much more effective Aadhaar now. I don't envy their situation — On one hand ...

Telcos back QR Code-based e-KYC method vs Aadhaar
Economic Times
Mobile phone companies say high cost of using the Aadhaar data base will force operators to transfer the expenses to the customer, which will act as ...

Aadhaar, GST laws badly written: Sucheta Dalal
The New Indian Express
The three key issues that affect the IBC, according to Dalal, are unabated corruption, gaming of the system and the law not being based on the Indian ...

As Gurgaon resident drove traveler, his 'Aadhaar' bailed out accused in 16 cases
The Indian Express
Three years back when 47-year-old Gulab Singh gave a photocopy of his Aadhaar card and the registration certificate (RC) of his vehicle to an agent ...

Income tax return 2019: Forgot e-filing password? 5 easy ways to reset password
Times Now
In order to generate Aadhaar OTP, your PAN and Aadhaar must be linked ... Step 6- Aadhaar OTP will be generated and sent to your mobile number ...

Assam Floods Show No Signs Of Improving, Bhushan Power And Steel's Financial Fraud Get Even ...
India Times
... card will be able to file ITR by quoting Aadhaar card number in addition to making PAN/Aadhaarmandatory for high-value financial transactions and ...

Opinion | Tax collections: The start of a virtuous cycle
Livemint
These include the drive to provide all citizens a universal identification linked to a bank account under the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile program rolled ...

Over 200 cases of NRI husbands deserting wives
The Hindu
Mr. Reddy said Nepalis, Bangladeshis and Myanmarese had applied for passports using the Aadhaar cards, birth certificates and school certificates.


Crop loans worth Rs 16000 Cr to be distributed in Rajasthan: CM Gehlot
Business Standard
Jaipur (Rajasthan), July 13 (ANI): On the occasion of inauguration of Cooperatives' ATM and launch of online crop loan distribution by the Cooperative ...

MSEDCL starts its own bill payment wallet
Times of India
"Interested individuals can avail the online wallet on www.mahadiscom.in with their Aadhaar card, PAN card, GST number, address proof, cancelled ...

J&K's Pak brides demand visit to their parental homes
Times of India
SRINAGAR: A decade ago, Abbottabad resident Toiba Bano married a Kashmiri terrorist, who had crossed over to Pakistan for arms training. Now in ...

SBI Online customer? Now, buy your dream home with loans starting at 8.40 percent
Zee Business
Documents like salary slips, income tax return, PAN card, Aadhaar card, etc. are among the required information for home loans. At SBI branches ...

SBI vs HDFC Bank: Charges levied on IMPS, RTGS, NEFT transactions compared
Zee Business
... of payment such as BHIM UPI, UPI-QR Code, Aadhaar Pay, certain Debit cards, NEFT, RTGS etc. which can be used to promote less cash economy.

Will Revolutionize Rural Economy: Former Chief Election Commissioner Hari Shankar Brahma
The Sentinel Assam
GUWAHATI: Former Chief Election Commissioner Hari Shankar Brahma on Saturday said Dispur's move to integrate land records with Aadhaar cards ...

SWD to prepare list of widows not covered under any welfare scheme
Greater Kashmir
Last week, the State Administrative Council approved Aadhaar-linked payment mode for disbursement of pension to eligible senior citizens, widows ...

Nirmala Sitharaman Income tax budget 2019 Live updates: Congress counters PM Narendra ...
NewsX
Sitharaman said that more than 120 crore Indians now have Aadhaar card. She added that PAN card and Aadhar card will be interchangeable for the ...

Mon conducts AB-PMJAY enrolment drive
Eastern Mirror
Under Personal ID, individuals should furnish any one of the following: Aadhaar card, Voters ID, Pan card, RSBY card (2016-17), any government ...
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