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

Sunday, August 18, 2019

14234 - Aadhaar Related Articles dated 17th August 2019


Election Commission writes to Law Ministry on linking Aadhaar
DNA India
In February 2015, the poll panel issued guidelines for linking Aadhaar with voter ID cards as part of the National Electoral Rolls Purification and ...

Aadhaar-PAN linkage: Status, deadline, procedure, and other details
NewsBytes
According to reports, the government is planning to temporarily invalidate all PAN cards that are not linked with Aadhaar latest by September 30, 2019.

Top 10 stories of the week: August 12th to 18th August 2019
MediaNama.com
Why Aadhaar-social media linkage petitioner Janani Krishnamurthy wants traceability. Janani Krishnamurthy filed the second PIL (writ petition no.

Ahead Of KYC Deadline, PhonePe Joins Offline KYC Bandwagon
Inc42 Media
The fintech companies which relied on Aadhaar-based eKYC process for customer onboarding have had to halt KYC processes after the Supreme ...

KN Govindacharya files application in SC to be made a party in FB case
Economic Times
New Delhi: Former RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya filed an application in the Supreme Court on Friday, to be made a party in the Aadhaar-social ...

Income Tax Return Filing Deadline 2 Weeks Away, Here's A Quick Guide
NDTV
However, in the recent Budget, government announced "interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar". This means that who do not have PAN (Permanent ...

Explained: The challenges for one nation, one ration card
Financial Express
More than 85% of the total 23 crore ration cards (at least one member) in the country have been seeded with the Aadhaar numbers of the beneficiaries ...

Reliance Jio Fiber broadband plans: How to apply, installation charges, other details
Livemint
You will need any of the two documents to get the connection: Aadhaar card or any other original valid proof of identification and proof of address like ...

PhonePe rolls out doorstep verification as KYC deadline looms
Times of India
Verifying user credentials physically is costly, but mobile wallet players were left with little choice after the Supreme Court verdict barred Aadhaar's use ...

The meaning of PM Modi's 'one nation' push
Hindustan Times
Aadhaar may have triggered privacy concerns, but as a common identity card, which helped citizens access services, and enabled better delivery of ...

Farm relief cheques debited to 1 a/c
Times of India
Syeb Islam, a farmer from Shyamnagar village of Bali-II gram panchayat, said: “I went home to collect my Aadhaar card when I came to know that my ...

Government Biometrics Dominates This Week's Top Stories Roundup
findBIOMETRICS
And in more straightforward civil ID news, government authorities in the Philippines are continue to make their way toward an Aadhaar-style biometric ...

DC Mon holds meeting with political parties
Eastern Mirror
... hard copy of filled up forms through BLOs to EROs by giving any one of the supporting documents such as Indian passport, driving license, Aadhaar, ...

As Facebook (FB) Stock Value Rose, Holder Greenbrier Partners Capital Management Lowered Its ...
CryptoCoinsTribune
All growth tied to the abuse of Facebook privacy tools; 22/03/2018 – The Quint: #Aadhaar BREAKING: UIDAI CEO tells the Supreme Court that “100% ...

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