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

Saturday, July 20, 2019

14203 - Aadhaar Related Articles dated 19th July 2019


How To Change Address In Your Aadhaar Card Online
NDTV
The UIDAI is the issuer of the 12-digit unique identity number or Aadhaar number as well as Aadhaar card. An online facility provided by the UIDAI ...

WATCH: Why Veri5Digital chose Aadhaar to build its technology and how it cracked the identity ...
YourStory.com
Veri5Digital was started by Saru Tumuluri in 2016, as an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) at Khosla Labs, in an attempt to build identity technology ...

Tribals disappointed over mobile Aadhaar enrolment
Deccan Herald
Members of tribal communities eager to enrol for Aadhaar, returned disappointed as the mobile Aadhaarregistration vehicle launched by the district ...

Aadhaar can take you places, but not to Nepal
The Hindu
Following a complaint seeking compensation from an airline for refusing to accept Aadhaar card as a valid document for travel to Nepal, the National ...

Linking Aadhaar with voter ID — Election Commission to decide within weeks
ThePrint
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC), which is known to be in favour of linking voter IDs with Aadhaarnumbers, is all set to take a final decision ...

Aadhaar-PAN Name Mismatch? This Is How You Can Match Your Names In BothAadhaar & PAN ...
Trak.in (blog)
The Aadhaar Card has become one of the most important identity proofs available to an Indian citizen and recently it was made mandatory to link the

Thief cleans out store in Dehradun but leaves behind Aadhaar card, arrested
Hindustan Times
Officials said the 27-year-old Dehradun resident was caught on Wednesday for an alleged theft in June after police found his Aadhaar card from the ...

Germany's Wirecard partners with YES Bank to boost financial inclusion in India
Moneycontrol.com
This partnership is aimed at expanding the scope of India's Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS), enabling digital payments and making ...

Bodyguard suicide case caught in a knotty twist
Times of India
The Aadhaar card photocopy, which Gulzar claims he found while cleaning Resham's room in Hardoi, mentions the bodyguard as Naqvi's husband.

'Transformative In True Sense Of The Word': UN Official Expresses Awe Over India's Inclusive ...
Swarajya
Calling the reforms like Aadhaar biometric programme and Jan Dhan as illustrious steps in realising inclusive growth, Steiner said, "India has come up ...

EPF withdrawal: Here's all you need to know
THE WEEK
If you are going for the Aadhaar-based form, fill it and submit it to the respective jurisdictional EPFO office without the attestation of the employer.

TRS membership campaign concludes
The Hans India
Hafeezpet: TRS leader B Goutham Goud of Hafeez division successfully completed the party's membership drive on Thursday and handed over the .

BSNL may invest about Rs 500cr in Odisha: Panda
OrissaPOST
The chief general manager was speaking to the media persons on the occasion of launching of first AadhaarSeva Kendra at BSNL Customer Service ...

Primary health centre in Wagholi: Working overtime to cater to nearly 1.5 lakh patients
The Indian Express
Most do not have Aadhaar cards or have to get their cards updated in order to avail of benefits of various government schemes,” Lokhande said.

How to update Aadhar Card online
The Statesman
Step 2: Enter the address verifier's Aadhaar number and click on submit. Step 3: Your request will be submitted and a message will be sent to the ...

#FinancialBytes: Step-by-step guide to file ITR-1
NewsBytes
Part A contains general information like your PAN, name, DoB, Aadhaar ... There are various ways to verify your ITR such as Aadhaar-based OTP ...

INVESTMENT: Budget 2019 – Pragmatic & Balanced
indiablooms
Indian investors were looking forward to this budget and there was a hope to get some attention from the maiden budget speech of FM Smt. Nirmala ...

NRC quagmire: The mess that is Assam's NRC exercise should warn against simplistic solutions
Times of India (blog)
Millions of poor Indians still do not have adequate identity documents. That is why UIDAI allows for an introducer-based enrolment for Aadhaar in the ...

Chhattisgarh: Man gets friend to rape minor wife, then divorces her
India Today
... Sahoo, who is a resident of Piper Tola village in the Kabirdham district, took her to the nearby town of Kawardha to apply for her Aadhaar card.
India TV

The looming question of data privacy
The Hindu BusinessLine
Aadhaar-related leaks are frequently reported in India, with cooking gas supplier Indane alone blamed for outing millions of numbers through two ...

Plight of dehoused Dongri residents city of inequity: Some are more equal than others
Yahoo News
Mumbai: It seems as though the Dongri residents are being treated on a par with refugees, who are allowed to obtain ration cards, Aadhaar and are ...

Want to invest in Atal Pension Yojana? Here is all you need to know about the scheme
Financial Express
... valid mobile number, with a photocopy of their Aadhaar card; Once the application is approved, the contributor will be sent a confirmation message.

Private sector banks go easy on correspondents network
Economic Times
“BCs nowadays are mostly engaged in simple transactional services like money remittance, Aadhaar-enabled payments and others; they are not able ...

PAN Card Application: You Can Submit These Documents With Form 49A
NDTV
Aadhaar card; Elector's photo identity card; Driving license; Passport; Ration card having photograph of the applicant; Arm's license; Photo identity ...

CIBIL Score and your loan chances: Credit history changes needed to boost the flow of funds to ...
Zee Business
... existing problems coming in between the success of government-sponsored financial inclusion programmes like PMJDY, Aadhaar linking with PAN, ...

Angry Facebook Users Are Marking Themselves 'Safe From FaceApp', Trolling The Age Filter App
India Times
First they all gleefully used FaceApp to make themselves look old. Then they all began panicking because their data is going to Russia. Of course, the ...

Finance Bill amends 7 direct & indirect tax laws
The New Indian Express
... government's agenda on tackling black money; TDS on tax withdrawal from banks; compulsory returns filing; quoting of PAN and Aadhaar and so on 

Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill - taxscan.in (press release)

SSC MTS Admit Card 2019: Download Your SSC MTS Central Region Admit Card at sscer.org
India.com News
Candidates will be required to carry their admit cards along with a valid ID proof (Aadhaar Card, Voter Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport, ...

Karimnagar: Enhanced Aasara set to light up lives of 5,41966 people
Deccan Chronicle
Receiving the orders from the government, the officials prepared the list of beneficiaries taking the voters list into consideration along with the Aadhaar 

EC's Show Cause Notice to TMC, CPI, NCP Over National Party Status
The Quint
The Nationalist Congress Party, the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India face the prospect of losing their national party status ...
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