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 26, 2019

14209 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 25th July 2019


Cabinet clears changes to Aadhaar Amendment Bill for use of biometric ID in State schemes
YourStory.com
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved changes to Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 that incorporates a clause to allow the use of ...

Aadhaar linking not mandatory for activation of RuPay cards, check details
Times Now
New Delhi: There has been a country-wide gung-ho over the linking of Aadhaar, the 12-digit biometric ID issued by the Unique Identification Authority ...

Aadhaar misuse surfaces in Gurugram
The Tribune
A racket involving the misuse of Aadhaar cards for furnishing sureties and bail bonds before Gurugram courts has surfaced. The investigation has ...

Unreal objects, real lives
Telangana Today
Let us return to the nearly ubiquitous and fully controversial Aadhaar again. The Aadhaar card as proof of identity is not just another ID. It is an unreal ...

Biometrics is disenfranchising a large number of citizens, Delhi HC must dismiss case, say activists
National Herald
A petition has reached the Delhi HC and has asked the Election Commission, to consider a plea for an Aadhaar-based voting system, in response to a ...

Social media messages on platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook can be tracked: IIT-M professor ...
YourStory.com
Internet Freedom Foundation, an intervenor in the PIL opposed the prayer for linking Aadhaar numbers, saying any direction by the court in this regard ...

Cabinet clears creation of 4mt sugar buffer at ₹1674 crore cost
Livemint
The cabinet also approved an amendment to Aadhaar and Others Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which will allow the use of the unique 12-digit ...

Can we trust Facial Recognition: Cause of alarm and regulations
Financial Express
The Supreme Court directive on linking of Aadhaar is no brainer here. Supreme Court terminated Section 57 of Aadhaar Act which wrongfully ...

Data Protection, GDPR and the India Imperative: Opportunities and Challenges
People Matters
Following that came the recent judgment on the Aadhaar case wherein, ... Even while there was no mandate to link Aadhaar, many financial sector ...

How to update address and other details in PAN card
NewsBytes
Documents required to make changes in your PAN card, online, are: 1) A proof of identity such as Aadhaarcard/Ration card/Passport, 2) One proof of ...

Making ITR filing less taxing
The New Indian Express
“Aadhaar card is being made an alternative for PAN cards. So file with or by linking Aadhaar because it is beneficial to the assessee as it does not ...

messages possible with tag, IIT professor tells Madras HC
Times of India
Arguing a case in the Madras high court based on a PIL seeking linking of Aadhaar with social media accounts, WhatsApp had contended that ...

How safe is WhatsApp? Your messages can easily be traced, IIT professor tells HC
Livemint
... PIL seeking a direction to the authorities to link Aadhaar number with social media accounts of users for easy identification of accused in cyber crime ...

HC pings IIT-M professor for report on WhatsApp's traceability
Economic Times
He is assisting the court in a hearing of two writ petitions filed in July last year that had sought interlinking of the Aadhaar database with social media ...

SSC MTS admit card for north region released, check list of ID proof required
Oneindia
The ID proof could be Aadhaar, voter card, print out of e-aadhaar, driving licence, PAN card, passport, identity card issues by the employer in case of a ...

BJP ministers, parliamentarians to join RSS' Guru Dakshina program
DNA India
Every minister and parliamentarian of the Bharatiya Janata Party will attend the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's 'Guru Dakshina' annual event which ...

Bengaluru airport unveils biometric self-boarding facility
Travel Daily
... a digital system or e-boarding process for airport entry and boarding flights using documents such as a passenger's Aadhaar ID or mobile number.

Women's panel condemns moral policing
The Hindu
The village officer will take steps to issue Aadhaar card and voter's identity card to the woman, she added. On a complaint from a woman from Feroke, ...

RBI panel recommends revision of loan limit for MSME
ANI News
In another reply, Gadkari said 22.83 lakh MSMEs were registered on Udyog Aadhaar Portal from March 2018 to March 2019. The credit flow to MSME ...

RBI panel for hike in collateral free lending, MUDRA loan limit to Rs 20 lakh
Economic Times
In an another reply to the Lower House, he said, 22.83 lakh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) were registered on Udyog Aadhaar Portal ...

LS-MSME-PORTAL - THE WEEK

Here's all you need to know before applying for an Indian passport
CNBCTV18
However, these documents have to be submitted with a copy of Aadhaar card/e-Aadhaar/28-digit Aadhaarenrolment ID printed on the Aadhaar ...

Kalpetta: Driver, abused couple, both missing
Deccan Chronicle
The tourist home staff said that though they had insisted on an ID proof, the photocopy of the Aadhaar card submitted was fake. Meanwhile ...

Axis Bank will raise Rs 18000 cr when the market is right: Amitabh Chaudhry
Economic Times
We are looking forward to this developing into an important initiative as we saw with Aadhaar and then UPI and so on. Let us see how it evolves.

Jana Small Finance Bank Leaves Transactions Database Unsecured
TechNadu
The KYC is a set verification data set that is required by Indian law for all banks and includes the Aadhaarnumber, voter ID, driver's license, PAN card, ...

How to Withdraw PF Online? A Simple Step-by-step Guide
News18
Then, check whether you have updated and linked your Aadhaar number to your UAN. If you haven't, do so first through the 'Manage' tab. — Next ...
CLICK ON TITLE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE - Posted by
Labels: