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

Monday, September 2, 2019

14248 - Aadhaar Related Articles dated 1st September 2019


UIDAI system to be ready in 3 months to offer Aadhaar to NRIs sans 180-day wait
Livemint
In her Budget speech on 5 July, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said: "I propose to consider issuing Aadhaar card for Non-Resident Indians ...

Aadhaar-liquor link to check bottle littering?
Deccan Herald
After repeated complaints about empty liquor bottles polluting the environment, the excise department plans to track buyers by linking their Aadhaar ...

Aadhaar-ration link deadline September 15
Daily Pioneer
The rule for submitting Aadhaar card to avail farm loans is also applicable for all the nationalised banks, said official sources. As per the directive, the ...

Linking Aadhaar with social media can lead to insidious profiling of people, says Apar Gupta
Times of India
Last week, the Tamil Nadu government told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar numbers should be linked to the social media profiles of users so that ...

Aadhaar's way of bringing unity
Telegraph India
Aadhaar's way of bringing unity ... and recalcitrant — to the umbilical cord called Aadhaar, has, without a doubt, stolen a march on the competition.

Visitors to this village in MP have to produce Aadhaar card for entry
Mumbai Mirror
Visitors to this village in MP have to produce Aadhaar card for entry ... in the state have come up with a unique solution to tackle it: Aadhaar cards.

BJD to collect Aadhaar details during membership drive
OrissaPOST
Bhubaneswar: When there is a nation-wide debate going on over security of personal data due to linking of Aadhaar to various programmes, the ruling ...

Bengaluru: Government to make linking Aadhaar card mandatory for buying liquor?
Daijiworld.com
Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS). Bengaluru, Sep 1: This news will dampen the spirits of liquor lovers of the country. It is learnt that the ...

Attention taxpayers! These changes in income tax rules will impact you from September 1
Times Now
From tax on cash withdrawals to PAN-Aadhaar interchangeability, many monumental changes were proposed. Normally, income tax-related changes ...

Aadhaar mandatory for purchase of alcohol? What's the reason behind it?
Asianet News English
Bengaluru: Most of us would have linked our Aadhaar card numbers to avail government schemes. But ever heard of one in order to procure liquor?

ITR Filing 2019: Over 5.65 cr income tax returns filed as deadline ended on August 31
The Hindu BusinessLine
“A large number of taxpayers about 2.86 crore (79 per cent) have opted for e-verification, mostly using Aadhaar OTP. The I-T Department intends to ...

Man held at IGI airport for impersonation
The Hindu
“He impersonated Mr. Gupta and used an Aadhaar card to book a flight from New Delhi to Srinagar and returned in another flight of the same airline ...

Left out of NRC but don't know why: Families
Telegraph India
We had submitted all the documents, including Aadhaar cards. I went to the hearings, but our names were not published. “I do not know what went ...

More people to benefit from merged scheme
Times of India
Apart from this, these families have to get Aadhaar carda and ration card linked with Bhamashah card (Jan Adhaar card). Bhamashah card is ...

ITR Filing 2019: Over 5.65 cr income tax returns filed as deadline ended on Aug 31
Outlook India
"A large number of taxpayers about 2.86 crore (79 per cent) have opted for e-verification, mostly using Aadhaar OTP. The I-T Department intends to ...

A historical document
Daily Excelsior
Rajeshwar Singh 'Raju'. Book : DUGGAR SANSKRITI DE MOOL AADHAAR Author : Lt. Prof. Sukhdev Singh Charak Translator : Dr. Bharat Bhushan ...

3 accused in 2018 Cosmos Bank case held
The Hindu
“We had information indicating that Mr. Khatri was involved in card cloning rackets at a huge level and possessed multiple Aadhaar and PAN cards to ...

Enrolment in voter's list open: GHMC
Times of India
Eligible voters are requested to authenticate existing voter details by giving a copy of passport, driving license, Aadhaar card, ration card, photo ID ...

BJD Prepares Roadmap For Membership Drive
Odisha Television Ltd.
During the drive, the Aadhaar of all the newly included members will be linked so that they can easily avail benefits from government schemes.

State food ministers to meet tomorrow
The Hindu BusinessLine
... a fresh action plan to ensure the prices of all essential food items are under control, digitise public distribution and Aadhaar seeding of ration cards.

Calling SC/ST Irrigation pumpset beneficiaries
Star of Mysore
... SC/ST irrigation pumpset owners / beneficiaries coming under its jurisdiction to submit their caste certificate, R.D. Number, Aadhaar card, BPL card, ...

Assam NRC ground report: Who'd bear expenses for what comes next, say rejected applicants
India Today
I have a PAN card and Aadhaar card. I dare them to prove me a foreigner. I have all the valid documents then, why cannot I go to any other court.".

Banks' merger elicits mixed response in Andhra Pradesh
Times of India
... of passbooks, fresh enrolment of Aadhaar numbers, change in IFSC codes, change in account numbers and a change in the interest rates for loans.

Business advisory
Devdiscourse
Following are the top business stories to be released on Sunday: BIZ-AADHAAR-NRI System to be ready in 3 months to offer Aadhaar to NRIs sans ...

You can get errors in voter's card rectified by October 15
Times of India
Passport, driving licence, Aadhaar card, ration card, and other identify proofs can be used for verifying the details in the voter's card. “Under the ...

5000 Rohingya in Hyderabad, says police
Deccan Chronicle
... the foreigners' wing of the special branch of the city police has collected their fingerprints and other personal details so that they cannot get Aadhaar .

Here's Important Changes To Be Rolled Out From Today
News Nation
Changes have been made in fileds of traffic rules, Insurance, Kisan Credit Card, Railways tickets, Aadhaar. Watch the full report to be aware of the ...

Here is what you must know about the disability screening camp organised by administration
Barak Bulletin (press release)
Photocopy of residential proof (Voter I card/ Ration card/ Aadhaar card). For minor, father's Voter ID & child's birth certificate. 3. Photocopy of Disability ...
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