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

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

14228 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 12th August 2019


Aadhaar-enabled payment system cross 200 million transaction in July, says NPCI
Livemint
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday said transactions through the Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AePS) have crossed ...

Aadhaar-PAN linking: From status to date and mistmatch – common queries answered
Financial Express
Aadhaar Card and PAN Card are considered as two crucial documents in India. While Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a ten-digit alphanumeric ...

Why Aadhaar-social media linkage petitioner Janani Krishnamurthy wants traceability
MediaNama.com
20214/2018) that sough a writ mandamus (special order by court) to link Aadhaar with social media accounts. Since filing, her PIL has been linked ...

Deadline for linking Aadhaar with PDS extended to August 31 in Odisha
Times Now
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has extended the deadline to link Aadhaar numbers with Public Distribution System (PDS) to August 31, failing ...

Manipur: Six Rohingyas arrested for entering India with fake Aadhaar IDs
NorthEast Today
It is learned that three of the six individuals had Manipur as their address on the Aadhaar card while the rest had Hyderabad. One of the detained men ...

OD-AADHAAR-PDS-DEADLINE
THE WEEK
Deadline for linking Aadhaar with PDS extended to Aug 31 in. Odisha Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (PTI) The Odisha government has extended the deadline ...

Step-by-step guide to book 12 train tickets a month online
Oneindia
All users need to do is authenticate their user id with Aadhaar Card. It is believed to be an innovative way for the railways to encourage passengers to ...

ETtech Top 5: Ant Financial's critical say in Zomato funding, PM Modi on investments in India & more
ETtech.com
The Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), which was designed to ... Court banned private companies from accessing the Aadhaar database.

Securing a future without passwords
TechRadar
India's Aadhaar identity system gives citizens a unique 12-digit number based on their biometric and demographic data, enabling access to welfare, ...

Manipur: 6 suspected Rohingya immigrants held at Imphal Airport
EastMojo
During a document verification process, as reported by the police, the six detainees were found possessing only Aadhaar card, with three of them ...

Lakhs of white card holders in Ongole yet to finish eKYC registration
The New Indian Express
... financial management system (CFMS) in which their particulars are readily available with Aadhaar/ bio-metric authentication process. Responding ...

Leveraging new-age tech to beef up global supply chain efficiency
Deccan Chronicle
Sometime during the last decade or so, we have moved away from shopping at supermarkets and kirana stores to ordering stuff online, possibly at ...

267 complaints redressed at Jan Manch programme
The Tribune
In all, 224 persons underwent health check-up, blood test of 43 persons was conducted, Aadhaar cards of 25 persons were prepared and disability ...

Udupi: Five arrested on charges of assault, robbery
Daijiworld.com
The miscreants then decamped with gold chain worth Rs 70,000, mobile phone worth Rs 29,000 and a purse that had ATM card, Aadhaar card, Voter ...

Making changes to Government documents made easy through websites and online portals
thesportsdaily.com
This might be the case with anything that applicants have to get through Government offices, whether ration cards, birth certificates, Aadhaar cards, ...

How to verify income tax returns even if you've forgotten the password
The New Indian Express
... Centre (CPC) in Bengaluru or verify the returns online by generating the Aadhaar one-time password or Electronic Verification Code (EVC).

PM Kisan Yojana: 2 crore farmers to be enrolled for Rs 3000 monthly pension scheme by August 15
News Nation
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. Village ...

IOCL Apprentice Admit Card 2019 Released @ iocl.com | Download Admit Card, Apply Online
Telegraph Star
They must be able to produce an identification proof of their own, it can be Aadhaar, Pan or Voter I'd. You are advised to carry 2 Recent color passport ...

Business highlights
Devdiscourse
New Delhi: The umbrella body for digital transactions, NPCI, on Monday said that Aadhaar enabled Payment System (AePS) crossed the milestone of ...

Raj Bhavan open to public from Aug. 17
Star of Mysore
14 by submitting their details such as Aadhaar number, mobile number, e-mail address and the day of visit. Officials will confirm through mail or mobile ...

Quiet, lonely Eid for Farooq and Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti
Devdiscourse
The Odisha government has extended the deadline to link Aadhaar numbers with Public Distribution System (PDS) to August 31, failing which ...
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