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 24, 2019

14238 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 23rd August 2019


Aadhaar may be used to verify SECC beneficiaries
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government proposes to use Aadhaar to identify beneficiaries under the Socio Economic and Caste Census to weed out frauds and ...

Know how to change your name after marriage in Aadhaar card
India Today
Aadhaar, which is one of the most important documents of personal identification, is widely used across the country nowadays. It is extremely crucial to ...

Aadhaar-social media linking: 10 things to know about the ongoing issue
India Today
The Tamil Nadu government told the Supreme Court earlier this week that social media profiles of users should be linked with their Aadhaar numbers ...

Aadhaar-social media linking case: Next SC hearing to take place on 13 September
Forbes India
It was recently suggested by the Tamil Nadu government that if social media platforms are linked with Aadhaar numbers, it would be easy to check the ...

Aadhaar linkage - The Hindu

Fifth Aadhaar Seva Kendra gets operational in Hisar
ANI News
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Fifth stand-alone Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) has become operational on a dry run in Haryana's Hisar on Thursday, ...

A terrible idea: Linking Aadhaar with social media won't curb fake news, it will only kill privacy
Times of India (blog)
Although the Supreme Court has now restrained the Madras high court from passing final orders in the matter, the Aadhaar-social media linking public ...

85.5% of ration cards of at least one member of family seeded with Aadhaar
MediaNama.com
Currently, 85.5% Ration Cards of at least one member of family are seeded with Aadhaar number, MP Danve Raosaheb Dadarao had informed Lok ...

NBFCs can use Aadhaar-based bank KYC to give loans
Economic Times
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that Non-banking financial companies will be permitted to use the Aadhaar based bank ...

BSNL begins Aadhaar services in Warangal
The Hans India
Warangal: With the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) authorising the State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to offer ...

Not keen on linking Aadhaar with social media: Madras High Court
Yahoo India News
Chennai: A day after the Supreme Court restrained the Madras High Court from passing final orders on two public interest litigation petitions seeking ...

Centre to put QR code on fishermen's Aadhaar cards to secure sea route: Amit Shah
Times of India
PANAJI: Union home minister Amit Shah said here on Thursday that the Centre has decided to provide Aadhaar cards with encrypted QR codes to all ...

Indian court rejects the idea of linking social media accounts with IDs
TNW
Earlier this week, The Madras High Court in India ruled against any possibility of linking Aadhaar or any government ID with social media accounts.

National Digital Health Blueprint: Harvard's Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute on privacy, consent ...
MediaNama.com
Aadhaar would best serve the purpose of authentication. It must further be clarified here that Aadhaarauthentication can, as dictated by current law, ...

French Researcher Points Out Threat After Aadhaar Card Details Are Shared In Sacred Games 2 ...
India Times
Since the day Sacred Games season 2 has been released, it has been making headlines. First, because of the memes – especially the one about ...

Now you can open a demat account with just an Aadhaar card
Business Insider India
Nirmala Sitharaman said that a demat account can be opened using an Adhaar card. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said that banks will be ...

India- PAN card verification: How to verify your PAN online
MENAFN.COM
Further, Aadhaar can also be used for other services where quoting of PAN is necessary, such as buying/selling financial instruments like MF, gold etc.

Should social media accounts be linked to aadhar?
Ahmedabad Mirror
It's an insane idea to link social media account to Aadhaar. On one hand, we speak of right to privacy for our social media accounts and on the other, ...

Geo-tagging plan upsets government staffs in Telangana
The New Indian Express
“The system is based on Aadhaar Biometric Attendance System and will be applied to almost all departments,” IT & EC Principal Secretary Jayesh ...

Govt brings back e-KYC with riders
Times of India
After the Supreme Court verdict barred Aadhaar's use for e-verification, mobile wallets are running against time as the final deadline for full KYC ...

Tap the chatter
Mumbai Mirror
It's about time that they're linked to Aadhaar/passport and maybe then our ... No, as social media data is easily accessible and Aadhaar is an identity ...

Deadline For Filing Income Tax Return (ITR) Is Just 9 Days Away: 10 Latest Details To Know
NDTV
This means that who do not have PAN (Permanent Account Number) card can file income tax returns by quoting their Aadhaar number. The Income ...

Government has zero tolerance towards offences under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic ...
Firstpost
... drug use; The meeting focused on 'innovative solution' of encrypted QR Code on Aadhaar card for verifying antecedents of marine fishermen.

Finance Ministry Lets Fintech Companies Conduct Digital KYC At Customer Touchpoints
Inc42 Media
The Supreme Court's 2018 judgement has prohibited the use of Aadhaar by private companies. Post which, fintech companies have been requesting ...

Home, vehicle, other retail loans to become cheaper: FM
The Tribune
The minister said that NBFCs will be permitted to use the Aadhaar-authenticated bank 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) to avoid repeated processes.

Government's move to boost economy: Top 10 announcements
Times of India
9) NBFCs and Aadhaar: NBFCs (non-banking financial companies) to be permitted to use the Aadhaar authenticated bank KYC to avoid repeated ...
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