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, August 12, 2019

14227 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 11th August 2019


Want to link Aadhaar, PAN with your SBI account? Do this via SBI Online
Zee Business
For KYC norms, furnishing Aadhaar card and Permanent Account Number (PAN) details have become important today. In case of a bank account - be ...

Govt to depend on Aadhaar for compensation: Div chief
Times of India
Pune: Divisional commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar on Saturday said the state government would depend on Aadhaar-based biometric authentication ...

No Aadhaar, no PDS rice from Sept
OrissaPOST
The government had asked Collectors to complete Aadhaar linking exercise by August-end. According to sources, 34.52 lakh beneficiaries have not ...

Manipur: Six Rohingya migrants arrested for entering India with fake Aadhaar IDs
The Indian Express
Manipur Police arrested six Rohingya immigrants trying to enter into India with fake documents at the Imphal airport. The immigrants were detained on ...

Now, Aadhaar-related services at city's BSNL main exchange
NYOOOZ
An Aadhaar enrolment and updating centre was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash and Principal ...

PMKMY: Govt aims to enroll 2-cr farmers for pension scheme by Aug 15
The Hindu
Any eligible farmer who wants to join the scheme can visit his nearest CSC along with his Aadhaar card and bank passbook or account details.

Flood-affected kids can get admissions sans documents
Deccan Herald
This decision has been taken keeping the interest of students as many of them have lost important documents like birth certificate, Aadhaar card and ...

Salesman robbed of cash, valuables; 2 held
The Tribune
... and his accomplices tied my arms and legs and stuffed cloth in my mouth before robbing me of Rs 2,500, three ATM cards, Aadhaar card, PAN card, ...

Two booked for duping Barwala residents of Rs 3L
The Tribune
He said Balwinder took his PAN card, Aadhaar card, voter card, registries of two plots, blank cheques of ICICI Bank and Rs 41,010 in cash. He said ...

5 booked for extortion
The Tribune
“They allowed me to leave after snatching Rs11,000, driving licence and Aadhaar card from me and asked me to pay Rs70,000 as final settlement,” he ...

View: Ask yourself- Did 370 work, and were things better than in 1950?
Economic Times
And he did not flinch in using Aadhaar to launch ambitious social welfare schemes in the face of political and legal challenges. Ahead of the vote on ...

IIT-B confers honorary doctorate on Nilekani
Mumbai Mirror
“While developing the Aadhaar project as the chairman of UIDAI, I realized we can do large scale technological solutions for socio-economic problems ...

2 cr farmers to be enrolled under PM-KMY by Aug 15
Outlook India
... very simple, Tyagi said any eligible farmer who wants to join the scheme can visit his nearest CSC along with his Aadhaar card and bank passbook.

Three Easy Ways To E-Verify ITR
Outlook India
Before availing this facility you need to ensure that your mobile number is registered with your Aadhaar data base. You can also get the EVC in your ...

ECI announces dates for verification of voters' list
Star of Mysore
Citizens can verify their details in the voters' list by comparing it with Passport, Driving Licence, AadhaarCard, Ration Card, ID Cards issued by ...
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