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

14233 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 16th August 2019


Aadhaar-enabled Payment System: How to avail banking services on NPCI platforms; all you need ...
Firstpost
Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) has crossed the milestone of over 200 million transactions during July this year; A total of 6.65 crore Indian ...

Amend existing laws so we can obtain and use people's Aadhaar numbers for voter verification ...
MediaNama.com
The Representation of the People Act and the Aadhaar Act should be amended so that the Election Commission can obtain and use people's Aadhaar ...

If you have Aadhaar card: You can simply enter your Aadhaar number to register
Gadgets Now
You can simply enter your Aadhaar number to register after entering Aadhaar OTP that you will get on your linked mobile number. After this, follow the ...

You can register with phone and Aadhaar number or without Aadhaar card as well
Gadgets Now
If you have your Aadhaar card that is linked with your mobile number then click on “I have Aadhaar”. Remember you will need the phone number that ...

Without Aadhaar: Patient will need to collect OPD card at hospital after paying fee
Gadgets Now
According to the ORS website, “Patient without Aadhaar would need to collect OPD card at the hospital counter on the date of appointment by paying ...

Link Aadhaar with Voter ID: EC
Afternoon Voice
The government had earlier made it mandatory for linking Aadhaar card with bank account, mobile numbers and various other services. However ...

Letters to the editor - The Hindu BusinessLine

NDHB "severely infringes" privacy principles, doesn't say patient is owner of data, no safeguards ...
MediaNama.com
The Blueprint recommends the use of Aadhaar based identification/authentication for schemes notified under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act and ...

SSC JE 2019-20 Exam: Check eligibility criteria, date & other details at ssc.nic.in
Zee Business
Aadhaar Enrollment Number if Aadhaar Number or Aadhaar Enrollment Number is not available, you will be required to show Voter ID Card or PAN or ...

Manipur CM Biren Singh raises concerns about Rohingyas in the state, urges residents to identify ...
OpIndia
The six individuals were found to be carrying fake Aadhaar cards. Three of them had Manipur as their address on their Aadhaar cards, while the rest ...

Pick only women from EWS category for waiver: Delhi Finance dept on free bus rides
The Indian Express
The Indian Express has learnt that the department has recommended that Aadhaar-linked passes be issued to categories that qualify for free rides for ...

Govt. making rules for us without us: transgenders
The Hindu
Recalling the painful process to get an Aadhaar card that ended up involving the District Magistrate, MLA, a doctor and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, ...

You are under Phishing email attack! Beware! You could be hit by debit, credit card fraud! Save ...
Zee Business
Such mails can be in menacing terms or in luring ways. But, in both cases they would ask for the receiver's personal information like Aadhaar Card, ...

How to apply for a Tatkaal passport: Documents required, Tatkaal fees and other important details
Scroll.in
Aadhaar Card/e-Aadhar containing the 12 digit Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India(UIDAI); Electors Photo Identity ...

BSP Ramps Up Production of Biometric IDs in the Philippines
findBIOMETRICS
... a deal with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in an ongoing effort to implement a biometric ID program comparable to India's Aadhaar system.
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