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

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

14249 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 2nd September 2019


Passport-like Aadhaar centres: Book online appointment for address, mobile number updation
Livemint
NEW DELHI : To facilitate easy application and updation of Aadhaar cards, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has started Aadhaar ...

PAN will be generated automatically if taxpayer uses Aadhaar for filing returns: CBDT
The Hindu BusinessLine
According to a CBDT notification, a person who furnishes Aadhaar, as they do not have PAN, shall be deemed to have applied for allotment of PAN.

In A First, Biju Janata Dal To Seek Aadhaar Number From New Members
NDTV
In what could be the first-of-its-kind step by a political party, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will ask its new members to provide their Aadhaar number.

BSAs pulled up over delay in Aadhaar enrolment of students
Times of India
“This is to bring to your notice that despite setting a deadline of July this year for all the district education authorities to complete Aadhaar card ...

1.28 crore school kids in UP issued Aadhaar cards
Hindustan Times
The state will treat students enrolled without Aadhaar numbers as duplications– that is, simultaneously enrolled elsewhere– or, worse, fictitious.

BJD Slammed Over Aadhaar Linking for Party Membership
Odisha Television Ltd.
“The same BJD which was against Aadhaar has now made it mandatory for its party membership. By doing this they will threaten the existing ...


Over 2 crore income tax return filers yet to verify their ITRs. How to do it
Livemint
Verifying ITR through Aadhaar OTP: According to the income tax department, so far a large number of taxpayers, about 2.86 crore (79%) have opted ...

ITR filing: Historic feat! CBDT says over 49 lakh returns e-filed on August 31 - Zee Business

Reserve Bank of India extends deadline for complying with KYC norms
The Paypers
The fintech companies that relied on Aadhaar-based eKYC process for customer onboarding have had to halt KYC processes after the Supreme Court ...

Pre-test census 2021 to begin from August 12 in Gurugram
Hindustan Times
Important numbers like Aadhaar, mobile, Voter ID, Passport, PAN and driving license will be collected voluntarily. The final data will be submitted on ...

PM Modi to get award from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with yet another award, this time it's by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for the PM's ambitious ...

Mobile wallets have time till February 2020 to update KYC
Livemint
"PCI further states that the PPI industry hopes government will soon come up with the clarity on e-KYC via Aadhaar or any other remote fully non-face ...

CEO launches Electors' Verification Programme
The Hindu
People can authenticate their elector's details by producing a copy of one of the documents — passport, driving licence, Aadhaar, ration card, ID card ...

Fate of 1.9 mn people excluded from NRC hangs in the balance
Livemint
... a unique Aadhaar system", said a senior official of the Union home ministry. “These people will also have to report to the police station every week.

Worried chickpea growers seek govt. intervention
The Hindu
... name does not figure on the list of eligible farmers as he had not registered himself under the Aadhaar-enabled web land-based biometric system.

Separate body sought for migrant tribes: Jajula Srinivas Goud
The Hans India
... 72 years of independence. Most of the members of the communities were not given Aadhaar cards or any official identity cards so far, he added.

CM relief fund scam: Police record statements of 44 'patients'
Hindustan Times
Police said most of the people are senior citizens and their documents like Aadhaar card, ration card and photos were taken on the pretext of providing ...

Over 5.65 cr income tax returns filed as deadline ended
Deccan Herald
"A large number of taxpayers about 2.86 crores (79 per cent) have opted for e-verification, mostly using Aadhaar OTP. The I-T Department intends to ...
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