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 25, 2019

14239 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 24th August 2019


Indian Supreme Court to hear Facebook argument against linking Aadhaarbiometrics with accounts
Biometric Update
The government of Tamil Nadu told the court that it wants social media accounts linked with Aadhaar to combat the circulation of fake news, 

Govt to allow Aadhaar-based KYC for domestic retail investors; amendments to PMLA to be issued
Firstpost
The government said the Depository Receipt Scheme 2014 is expected to be operationalised soon by SEBI; Aadhaar-based KYC will be permitted for ...

Improved market access for domestic retail investors with Aadhaar-based kYC
Business Standard
The government will allow Aadhaar-based KYC for domestic retail investors, and necessary amendments to the rules under the Prevention of Money ...

BSNL Aadhaar Card updating centre opens
The Tribune
An Aadhaar card enrolment and updating centre was inaugurated by BSNL general manager Sunil Kumar at the BSNL main telephone exchange in ...

Delhi State Legal Service Authority organises Bicycle rally to raise awareness about Aadhaar ...
DNA India
In Jangpura Bhogal, the judges and the magistrates raised awareness about Aadhaar card and how to avail free legal service. They also raised ...

How to change your name after marriage in Aadhaar card
NewsBytes
With so many government services linked with your Aadhaar card, it is one of the most important documents you will ever hold. Thus, having correct ...

PSEB to store students' certificates in digi-locker
The Tribune
Students will have to provide their Aadhaar Card number, phone number and e-mail address, and their certificates will be attached to these later.

'Sacred Games 2' In Yet Another Controversy As The Show Apparently LeakedAadhaar Card Details
MensXP.com
French Security Researcher, Robert Baptiste aka Elliot Alderson recently pointed out a scene from the show where Aadhaar Card details have ...

Insurance sector pushes for mandatory KYC, claims bureau
The Indian Express
In Cibil, you need a PAN or Aadhaar as identifier. Aadhaar is now the basis. Let that be the KYC identifier for the insurance sector. The difficult part is ...

Push for lower loan rates
Telegraph India
Industry players said implementation of Aadhaar-based KYC can revive the growth of the Rs 24-trillion mutual fund industry. “This will lead to ease of ...

Air travellers should show one 1 of 5 IDs
Times of India
Chennai: Passengers will now have to show any one of government issued Aadhaar card, driving licence, passport, voter ID or PAN card with address ...

Fly high, without fear: Ministers to startups
Economic Times
Prasad hailed the biometric based Aadhaar unique identity programme and its architect Nandan Nilekani, calling it “a low-cost technology developed ...

India Rules IDs Can't Be Linked To Social Accounts
pymnts.com
An Indian court has ruled that people in the country can't link Aadhaar (unique identification) or any other government-issued identification with their ...

Government takes steps to ease plight of startups, MSMEs, and borrowers
The Hindu
In a bid to ease the loan disbursal process for the non-banking financial companies, the government has also allowed them to use the Aadhaar-linked ...

Goa: Fishermen's Aadhar card to have QR codes for illegal entry of foreigners
Daijiworld.com
As reported in TOI, Shah said, “An innovative solution of an encrypted QR code on Aadhaar cards to verify antecedents of marine fishermen will be ...

SAD leader takes a jibe at parties' membership drive
The Tribune
... on Friday, he said a self-attested copy of the Aadhaar Card had to be attached with each membership form that would carry contact number also.

Government engineer charged with working for 3 departments
Gulf News
An FIR has been registered in Kishanganj police station in Bihar against a government engineer for simultaneously working and drawing salaries from ...

Home, auto, other retail loans to become cheaper: Nirmala Sitharaman
Times of India
The minister said that NBFCs will be permitted to use the Aadhaar authenticated 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) by banks to avoid repeated processes.

Inter-State card cloning racket busted in Mumbra, two held
The Hindu
“We picked up Mr. Khatri from his Mumbra residence on Tuesday and seized two Aadhaar cards and two PAN cards made in different names, along ...

When privacy was made supreme
The Indian Express
There were considerable setbacks too. Disappointment was felt most acutely within the Puttaswamy Aadhaarcase. The privacy reference arose in the ...

Officials urged not to press for papers for releasing benefits
The Hindu
... to produce documents, including Aadhaar card, ration card, land revenue records, to release compensation for house damage and other benefits.

ITR filing 2019-20: Here's how to file income tax returns online
The Indian Express
To continue, verify with either digital signature certificate or Aadhaar OTP (if it is linked with PAN), or select from more methods best suited.

3 assault 20-year-old with stick, paver block, rob ₹300 in Thane
Hindustan Times
“After injuring the man, the accused robbed ₹300 and an Aadhaar card from the victim's pocket,” said an officer from the Rabodi police station. Qureshi ...

FM rolls back FPI surcharge; announces measures to boost economy
Business Standard
In order to improve market access for the domestic retail investors, Aadhaar-based KYC is now permitted for opening of demat account and making ...

Stimulus package: Capital infusion brings smiles to bankers
The Hindu BusinessLine
Finance Industry Development Council Chairman Raman Aggarwal hailed the move to allow NBFCs to use the Aadhaar authenticated bank KYC to ...

Arun Jaitley death: Key events in BJP stalwart's life
Business Today
... Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, implementing Jan Dhan and then carrying through Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfer to as many as 55 schemes.

Filing your Income Tax return (ITR)? Know these points
NewsBytes
These include Form 16 (issued by the employer), Form 26AS, Interest certificates from banks and other financial institutions, Aadhaar card, and salary ...

Govt engineer draws pay from 3 posts over 3 decades
Times of India
PATNA: An assistant engineer of Bihar government worked simultaneously in three different posts and drew salaries from the respective departments ...
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