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

Thursday, August 1, 2019

14216 - Aadhaar Articles dated 31st July 2019


Aadhaar-PAN Linking: How To Link PAN With Aadhaar Online
NDTV
An Aadhaar number can be linked with a Permanent Account Number (PAN) online. The Income Tax Department provides two services to assist ...

Lock your Aadhaar card! Nobody will be able to steal details, this is the way to do it right
Zee Business
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has rolled out a special feature to keep your Aadhaar carrd safe and secured. With this feature you can ...

Next Biometrics' fingerprint tech selected for TROIKA's POS terminals forAadhaar applications
Biometric Update
Next Biometrics' STQC and UIDAI-certified fingerprint sensor technology will be deployed in TROIKA Transsolutions point of sale terminals for ...

Documents required for car loan: Checklist of documents for salaried and self-employed ...
Moneycontrol.com
Age proof: Passport, School leaving certificate, Aadhaar Card, birth certificate. Income proof: Salary statements for the last six months, bank statements ...

TRAI moots KYC norms for cable TV, DTH connections
The Hindu
On the issue of the use of Aadhaar, the consultation paper pointed to the Department of Telecom's order of October 26, 2018 regarding discontinuation ...

Want To Apply For A PAN Card? Here Are The Charges That You Have To Pay
NDTV
PAN or Permanent Account Number is a ten-digit alphanumeric identification number issued by the Income Tax Department. (Also read: Aadhaar-PAN ...

The makings of a digital kleptocracy
The Hindu
In Mumbai, identity fraud was perpetrated by accessing personal data (address, phone number and Aadhaar). In phishing attacks in Rourkela, Odisha, ...

Scholarship fiasco continues, now NCPI mapper creates problem
The Hitavada
Aadhaar seeding is necessitated for receiving Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) provided by various Government schemes. Customer (here the student) ...

How to file a complaint on Sebi's SCORES
Livemint
... as your name, permanent account number (PAN) email address, Aadhaar number (optional) and central KYC (know your customer) ID (optional).

30 Opposition MPs absent in Rajya Sabha
The Hindu
These include the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and The Jammu and ...

Noida's Pakistan Wali Gali residents want road name changed
Gulf News
“We do not get employment even after showing the Aadhaar card which carries the name of the street. We spend money on our children's education ...

Rumour-mongers have a field day at Munnar
The Hindu
In Munnar, there was heavy rush in front of the post office for the past two days and the police had a tough time controlling the crowds. The reason: the ...

HC responds to mother's plea in quick time
The Hindu
On receipt of the membership card along with the Aadhaar card, GRH shall take necessary steps to treat the boy, the court said. The petition was ...

Bangladeshi caught with Indian passport
The Hindu
He was able to obtain Aadhaar and PAN cards using the rental house address,” the police said. “The accused said he approached a tout identified as ...


HRD order on students' FB, Instagram accounts could be misused for surveillance, silencing ...
Firstpost
... Following the Aadhaar judgment, this may be an attempt by the State to get access to people's personal information through social media accounts.

People rush to open postal account in Kerala's Munnar to get Rs 15 lakh 'promised by Modi govt'
The New Indian Express
To open Indian Postal Payment Banking Account, an amount of Rs 100 along with Aadhaar card copy and 2 passport photos should be given. PLACE ...

Scholarship money of 32000 credited to fake accounts: CBI
The Tribune
Screening of the documents of private institutions revealed that the erring institutions allegedly opened fake accounts without Aadhaar number of ...

Six arrested for running fake certificate racket in Nellore
The New Indian Express
They recovered fake SSC marks memos, transfer certificates, computers, scanners, seals of school headmasters, rubber stamps and also Aadhaar ...

Capital One data breach tied to cloud computing vulnerability
Washington Times
Capital One's data breach has turned attention to an often-overlooked vulnerability in securing online information: cloud computing. Believed to be ...

Govt wants to decentralize but not abdicate its responsibilities: Bibek Debroy
Livemint
So individual bank accounts are being Aadhaar seeded and matched with the SECC, and now it is being integrated with individual programmes like ...

This Rahul wants to drop Gandhi surname!
Daily Excelsior
“I have a Aadhaar card as the only document of my identity. When I furnish a copy of this document to purchase a mobile SIM card or for any other ...

Micro women entrepreneurs power Satya MicroCapital turn first MFI to collect this much in cashless ...
Financial Express
The company uses biometric authentication via Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services to transfer the amount directly from the savings account of clients ...

Chennai: Students devise e-biometric voting machine
Deccan Chronicle
Chennai: Aiming to offer a pragmatic solution to ensure hundred percent voting during elections, three students of K. Ganapathy Government Higher ...

The woes of Rahul Gandhi, a garment trader in Indore
Zee News
Though he somehow managed to get his Aadhaar card made, but whenever Rahul tries to use the same, he is told that his card his fake. Indore's ...

Residents of 'Pakistan' in Greater Noida request PM Modi to change their colony name
OrissaPOST
But still, even our Aadhaar card has “Pakistan Wali Gali” written on them. We are part of this country then why are we being segregated in the name of ...

Mysuru: Man robs gold to fund lifestyle, cops trace him through bar girls
Times of India
He'd also got an Aadhaar card from the neighbouring state. Addicted to a lavish lifestyle, he'd often come to Bengaluru and steal gold from shops ...

480 Bangladeshi immigrants deported from January 2016-April 2018: Delhi Police tells SC
ANI News
The PIL also sought making of forged PAN cards, passports, Aadhaar cards, ration cards and voter cards, a non-bailable, non-compoundable and ...

Madurai police invite applications for licence to set up temporary Diwali cracker shops
Times of India
... department, latest property tax receipt, trade receipt from Madurai Municipal Corporation and copies of ration card, Aadhaar card and voter card.

Fake Certificate Racket Busted In Nellore, Six Arrested
Sakshi Post
... fake SSC marks memos, transfer certificates, computers, scanners, seals of school headmasters, rubber stamps as well as Aadhaar cards.

RIP Privacy: My Own Data Doesn't Belong To Me Anymore, And I Don't Know If It's Going To Change
India Times
And yes, you'd better believe that includes your Aadhaar data currently in the government's possession, not to mention that of any services you linked ...
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