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

14231 - Aadhaar articles Dated 15th August 2019


Key Differences Between the US Social Security System and India's AadhaarSystem
MediaNama.com
Both Aadhaar numbers and SSN are unique numbers issued to residents by their federal government. A card with the number on it is mailed to the ...

EC wants Aadhaar linked to electoral roll at the earliest, tells Modi govt to amend laws
ThePrint
In a letter to the law ministry, dated 13 August, the EC said it would be in “national interest” to use Aadhaarnumbers for verification purposes to ensure ...

Election Commission seeks legal powers to link voter cards with Aadhaar
The Indian Express
It is learnt to have argued that seeding of voter cards with Aadhaar will help weed out duplicate entries and bogus voters, and serve national interest.

Independence Day: When will India be free of data privacy issues?
YourStory.com
Meanwhile, data leaks hit Aadhaar, India's national ID database, on an almost periodic basis. These leaks explain why Indian consumers have ...

Banks launch steps to boost KCC loans
The Hindu BusinessLine
Besides ensuring saturation, banks will also be taking steps to link Aadhaar immediately as no interest subvention will be given if the Aadhaar ...

Completed ITR filing, what next?
Livemint
... the electronic verification can be completed using an Aadhaar-enabled one-time password or through net-banking or even through a demat account ...

New PAN card applicants can download e-PAN for free. Here's how
Livemint
NEW DELHI: Apparently taking a cue from UIDAI's Aadhaar card, the Income Tax department now allows PAN card holders to use both soft and hard ...

Govt rolls out additional benefits under PM-KISAN
Deccan Herald
On Wednesday, the first installment of Rs 2,000 of the state's incentive was remitted to one lakh farmers' bank accounts via Aadhaar-based Direct ...

Own up to your acts to be truly free
Free Press Journal
Images of the midnight of 14th August 1947 give me goosebumps. It was pouring in Delhi and hundreds and thousands of black umbrellas could be ...

Mohali: Teenager pregnant, man held for rape
Times of India
On checking her Aadhaar card, it came to the fore that she was a minor. The doctor immediately informed the police about the incident. A case under ...

Villages to be named after firms which helped them amid deluge
The New Indian Express
BENGALURU: Imagine having your Aadhaar card say you were born in 'XX Enterprises' village. Or for that matter, a village named after any other ...

Explained: The legal challenge to Whatsapp's encryption in India
THE WEEK
In July of 2018, Janani Krishnamurthy and Antony Clement Rubin have both filed writ petitions calling for Aadhaar accounts to be linked to social ...

Four members of Khan gang arrested
Daily Pioneer
We have recovered six mobile phones, four Aadhaar cards and four PAN cards.” Cases were registered in Cantt, Patelnagar, Dalanwala and ...

Use trusts/pools for agriculture, insurance for health
Financial Express
... also, the state government didn't make use of Aadhaar biometrics mandatory, nor time-stamped pictures of people being hospitalised/discharged.

16 State Governments Sign MoU with Textiles Ministry to Impart Skill Training to Workers
5 Dariya News
The training programme involves advanced technology oriented features like Aadhaar Based Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), CCTV recording ...

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