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

Saturday, August 17, 2019

14230 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 14th August 2019


Lost or forgotten your Aadhaar UID or Enrolment ID? Here's a step-by-step guide to retrieve it online
India TV
Have you forgotten or lost your Aadhaar number or your Aadhaar Enrolment ID? Do not worry. You can easily retrieve it if you have a registered ...

Aadhaar PAN Linking: All Queries Answered Here
The Hans India
Aadhaar: Aadhaar is a random 12-digit number. Aadhaar Card is issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). The Aadhaar card is ...

MEMPA chips in to help homeless get Aadhaar cards
The Hans India
Hyderabad: The homeless people residing in municipal areas in the State would now be eligible to avail the benefits of different government schemes ...

Aadhaar centre opens
The Hans India
Kapra: An Aadhaar center is set up at Kapra circle office on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Dasarath called upon people to avail of the facility to get ...

Syntizen is harnessing the world's largest biometric ID system to prevent fraud, authenticate identity
Economic Times
The University decided to try the services of Syntizen, a B2B digital identity verification company that provided Aadhaar-based authentication.

Achieving Compliance in Record Time - AADHAAR TOKEN GATEWAY
ATM Marketplace (press release)
India's leading bank leverages FSS Aadhaar Token Gateway to tokenize 5M Aadhaar records and protect customer data against breaches.

Centre must have Aadhaar-like secrecy for NRC data, says Supreme Court
DNA India
The classified data pertaining to Assam's revised National Register of Citizens (NRC) shall get a highly secured, multi-layered security apparatus akin ...

Now, link your Aadhaar number to book up to 12 tickets in a month using just one IRCTC account
Scroll.in
No Aadhaar verification required for booking up to 6 tickets in a month, as earlier. (Also read: How to register as a new user online on IRCTC).

DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2019: Another Aadhaar in the making
Business Today
The first attempt to regulate use and application of DNA technology was made in 2003 with the constitution of a DNA Profiling Advisory Committee.

NRC data to get aadhaar-like cover, says Supreme Court
Deccan Chronicle
Guwahati: In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea to re-open and re-verify the National Register of Citizens data while ...

Supreme Court Orders to Secure NRC Data on Lines of Aadhaar
India.com News
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that data collected for publishing in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam shall be kept as secure ...

Digital entry for Calcutta airport set for March take off
Telegraph India
“The passenger can optionally link his or her Aadhaar to the airline at the time of booking a flight ticket and the airline will share the passenger data ...

Assam NRC Exclusion List to Be Published on August 31
The Wire
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R.F. Nariman said that like Aadhaar data, an appropriate regime be enacted for securing ...

Facebook moves SC for transfer of traceability cases pending before Madras HC
The Leaflet
Sources told The Leaflet that the matter was shifted to August 19 as Facebook relied on the fact that the Aadhaar Amendment Ordinance was under ...

Calcutta airport to get digital entry pilot project by March
Free Press Journal
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials present at the airport say that their rulebook states that only mobile Aadhaar or MAadhaar can be ...

State Government To Install Biometric Attendance Device
The Sentinel Assam
In a release issued on August 13, 2019, the State government said, “The Aebas (Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System) will be a fingerprint ...

Independence Day 2019: Where are the jobs in India?
YourStory.com
... IT returns, vehicle sales, Mudra scheme, and others. Steadily, these databases are linking subscribers to Aadhaar and can be cross-mapped. EPFO ...

Inclusive and Trusted Digital ID Can Unlock Opportunities for the World's Most Vulnerable
World Bank Group
In India, Shanti's life changed when she received a new digital identity through the Aadhaar biometric ID system. Her cash benefits are transferred ...

SC rejects plea to re-verify, reopen Assam NRC data
The Asian Age
The SC, which has been monitoring the process for six years, said that the NRC data should be kept “as secure as Aadhaar data”, as it asked the ...

3 killed in mishaps
The Tribune
The body that was identified by the driving licence and a copy of Aadhaar card. Kalu Ram Meghwal (29) of Roopnagar, border village on the ...

Now, track your driving licence, RC cards online
The Hindu
After August 20, applicants can approach the RTA Office at Madhavadhara VUDA Colony between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. along with Aadhaar or other ...

Matrix is participating in the RAIL INDIA CONFERENCE & EXPO 2019, held at The Lalit in New ...
Telecom Reseller (press release)
Matrix, from the portfolio of People Mobility Management solutions, will be presenting its Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system at the event.

Only sodden books, dilapidated buildings left
The Hindu
Many students have lost important documents such as birth certificates, SSLC marks card, Aadhaar card, among others. An official from the ...

Inter-state portability to kick off under One Ration Card pilot scheme
fnbnews.com
“Further, over 85 per cent ration cards (at least one member) in the country have been seeded with the Aadhaar numbers of the beneficiaries,” the ...

AASU backs Supreme Court on NRC re-verification
Telegraph India
On Tuesday, the court also directed that NRC data be maintained in the same manner like Aadhaar data to ensure its security. NRC state coordinator ...

K'taka rolls out additional benefits under PM-KISAN
Deccan Herald
... first instalment of ₹2,000 of the state's incentive was remitted to one lakh farmers' bank accounts via Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

Key Things To Know About Filing An Online Claim For Provident Fund Withdrawal
NDTV
The subscriber's Aadhaar details should be fed into the EPFO database. 3. The member's bank account along with Indian Financial System Code ...

Auto industry lauds PM Modi's assurance of petrol/diesel vehicles' co-existence with electric vehicles
Financial Express
Switching to electric two-wheelers not like issuing Aadhaar cards: TVS, Bajaj strongly object to govt proposal. “Also with some of the other measures ...

A Lesson In The Importance Of Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions
Youth Ki Awaaz
His right to food is violated as the man is not being able to fetch his ration in the absence of an Aadhaar card. The biometric machine does not take his ...

CBIC is seeking public feedback on curbing of GST, duty on overseas e-commerce companies: report
MediaNama.com
Might be done by linking receipts to a citizen's Aadhaar or passport number, ET had reported. CBIC in touch with customs officials to curb e-commerce ...
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