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

Sunday, August 4, 2019

14219 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 3rd August 2019


Caste input: Govt stays Aadhaar-ration card linkage
Deccan Herald
Karnataka has temporarily suspended Aadhaar-based biometric authentication of ration card-holding family members, and with that the ongoing effort ...

Hundreds of Aadhaar cards found floating in Oriya river
Times of India
Locals spotted the Aadhaar cards floating in the river on Thursday. Some of them even jumped into the swollen river and fished out around 70 ...

Aadhaar card enrolment: A bane to residents
Star of Mysore
Mysuru: It has become a paining process for city residents to procure Aadhaar card as they are forced to wait for a minimum of 10-15 days to complete ...

General Administration Department to Resume Aadhaar Works
The Sentinel Assam
Meanwhile, GAD sources said that it will resume its Aadhaar enrollment work in the State soon. The Home and Political department is going to send ...

Here Are Five Ways To Verify Income Tax Returns Online
NDTV
I-T Department provides five ways for verification of an ITR: net banking, bank ATM, Aadhaar OTP, bank account and demat account. Filing the ITR by ...

Digital ID Startup Veri5Digital Raises $2 Mn Series A Funding Led By Khosla Ventures
Inc42 Media
In view of the Supreme Court judgement restricting the use of Aadhaar in the private sector, Veri5Digital has built a suite of identification products that ...

How to quote your Aadhaar number in Income Tax return
NewsBytes
However, in case you have applied for an Aadhaar card, but haven't received it yet, you can instead use your 28-digit Enrolment ID followed by the ...

Fintech players to enable payment through Aadhar card
The Hans India
Digital payments have experienced tremendous growth in our country in recent years. When it comes to volume, digital transactions have grown to 3 ...

Fin-tech players enabling payment through aadhar card - Financial Chronicle (press release) (blog)

Full-scale fishers' registry soon
The Hindu
... or his family members by keying in any of the following details: name, mobile number, Aadhaar number, KFWFB registration number or member ID.

Now, consumer can choose ration shop to buy foodstuff
Times of India
Under the scheme's framework, all portability transactions will be carried out after Aadhaar card authentication, for which at least one family member of ...

Police custody of 4 Myanmar nationals held for staying illegally in India extended
The Tribune
... that the four were staying in the country without valid visa and had managed to get fake Indian identity documents like passport and Aadhaar card.

Beneficiaries' count likely to come down
Daily Pioneer
... which will verify their eligibility under three major parameters –Aadhaar authenticity, eligibility for Public Financial Management System (PFMS), and ...

Law and behold
THE WEEK
... and the amendments to the Right to Information Act, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the AadhaarAct, taking advantage of the disunity among ...

Bengaluru-based Digital KYC Startup Veri5 Digital Raises $2 Mn from Khosla Ventures
IndianWeb2.com (press release) (blog)
Veri5 prpovides Aadhaar based API platform (Authentication, eKYC, eSign, eNACH, DigiLocker, BBPS, GST) that allows organisations to easily ...

PK Pole reviews FCS&CA Deptt's functioning in Doda, Kishtiwar
5 Dariya News
The Secretary stressed for Aadhaar enrolment of every consumer and directed for completion of Aadhaarseeding of ration cards by October ending.

Chennai: One year old crushed to death in freak accident
Deccan Chronicle
According to police, the family had gone to the Pammal municipality office to register Aadhaar details of the children. After this, at around 12 noon ...

Delink business failure from entrepreneur: Nandan Nilekani
Times of India
... investment by Khosla Ventures in Veri5Digital, one of the largest authenticating agencies for digital identifications like Aadhaar and PAN in India.

Voter ID correction goes online
E-Pao.net
For the process to be more efficient, voters can submit valid documents approved by the Government including Passport, Driving Licence, Aadhaar ...

Banks may refuse to take your gold for cheaper agricultural loans
Onmanorama
All such KCC accounts should be linked to the Aadhaar. Those who do not have Aadhaar would not be eligible for retrospective subsidy.

Judicial magistrate can order anyone to give voice sample for criminal probe: SC
The Indian Express
... not canvassed before it, in view of the judgement in the Aadhaar and other cases, “it will suffice to note that… the fundamental right to privacy cannot ...

TS ICET 2019 counselling details available now @tsicetd.nic.in
Careers360
At the time of document verification, candidates will have to mention their Aadhaar details (Finger Print Biometric) which will be verified at the help ...

AFCAT Admit Card 2019: Indian Air Force to release hall ticket on August 5 @afcat.cdac.in
NewsX
Along with the admit card, identity proof such as college ID, passport, driving license, aadhaar card, PAN card, voters ID card must be carried during ...
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