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 10, 2019

14255 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 9th September 2019


IPPB rolls out of Aadhaar-enabled payment services (AePS): 10 things to know
Livemint
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on Monday said that it has rolled out Aadhaar enabled payment system (AePS) services. With this, IPPB has now ...

Are you aware of these Aadhaar card update fee changes
Times Now
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) revised the Aadhaar card update charges earlier this year in April. In a circular issued ...

The Aadhaar Card Menace
The Sentinel Assam
It's unbelievable that at present for the entire subdivision there is only one centre offering services to citizens applying for Aadhaar cards. It is a local ...

How To Use DigiLocker To Upload DL, Aadhaar & More
OdishaBytes
Did you know that you don't have to carry physical ID cards such as driving licence, PAN, Aadhaar, and others even to the airport? Digital certificates ...

40 Irula families in Villupuram live a life without identity
The Hindu
Sanjeevi is the only person among the 12 families in Jagampettai, who has a community certificate and an Aadhaar card. “I had to get it because of my ...

No Aadhaar Link Norm During Congress Membership Drive In Odisha
OdishaBytes
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress will have no Aadhaar link provision in its membership drive in the state. Informing the media on Monday, senior

Opinion | India's unique public digital platforms to further inclusion, empowerment
Livemint
India Stack, as the public digital platform is commonly referred to, comprises of three key components: digital identity in the form of Aadhaar, digital ...

Check Out The Teaser Trailer Of National Award Winner Suman Ghosh's Vineet Kumar Starrer ...
Movie Talkies
National Award-winning director Suman Ghosh is marking his Bollywood debut with Aadhaar and the teaser trailer of the Vineet Kumar starrer has ...

Banking | Restriction on multiple current accounts is the need of the hour
Moneycontrol.com
The Permanent Account Number (PAN) has been linked with Aadhaar numbers and those not endowed with a PAN, can simply quote their Aadhaar ...

With their hypocrisy and irresponsibility, how intermediaries hurt India | Analysis
Hindustan Times
Following no redressal on their complaint, they filed two public interest litigations (PILs) in which they asked for pre-requisitioning Aadhaar before a ...

Guidelines issued for financial assistance to auto, taxi drivers in AP
The Hans India
Application procedure: The registered owner will be asked to link Aadhaar number to his vehicle, driving licence database in Transport Department ...

Local bodies should convene meetings: HRC
The Hindu
Special arrangements should be made to replace important documents such as Aadhaar cards, land-related papers, ration cards, and other ...

Private colleges oppose SU's biometric attendance system
The Hindu
As per the university's 55th executive council meeting resolutions last October, the Vice-Chancellor had approved implementation of Aadhaar-based ...

'Skill Connect' drive today
The Hindu
The candidates need to come to the venue with their bio-data, Aadhaar cards and original academic credentials. They can get themselves registered ...

ITR filing: Don't forget to verify returns to get income tax refund
Business Today
You can e-verify your ITR using Aadhaar-based OTP, netbanking, electronic verification code or login directly to your account on the income tax of ...

23 suspects detained in cordon and search operation in city
The Hindu
The police teams questioned inmates in all the houses and checked their Aadhaar cards and other proofs of identity. The Fingerprint Identification ...

On Assam citizens' list, SC rejects Centre, state demand for re-verification
Hindustan Times
... Gogoi and Justice RF Nariman directed NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to adopt a security regime as provided for protection of Aadhaar data.

Displaced Hakki-Pikki families set to be rehabilitated
The Hindu
... Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, widow and old age pension, ration cards, Aadhaar cards and other social security benefits.

Meet the 4 companies that are helping kiranas go digital
YourStory.com
PayNearby empowers retailers at the first mile to offer digital services such as Aadhaar-based banking services, bank savings, bill payments, card ...

Suman Ghosh to direct a love story after 'Adhaar'
Times of India
I penned the story after the synopsis was selected in Busan International Forum in 2016. Aadhaar is basically a social satire. It captures modern India ...

PF queries: EPFO proposes 3-day settlement period
Deccan Herald
We are working towards a 3-day settlement period for KYC complaint beneficiaries, who have UAN linked to their Aadhaar number, have a bank ...

Booking train ticket online? Here are the new IRCTC service charges
Times Now
However, users whose IRCTC accounts have been verified through Aadhaar ID are eligible to book 12 tickets per month. The ceiling limit of 12 tickets ...

Tamil Nadu Sets New Benchmark in Transforming PDS
Elets (press release)
To these details, Aadhaar information from the QR code in the Aadhaar card was seeded. A family card holder database was thus created with the ...

FSL recreates gunshot scene at IAS house, seeks Anita's fingerprints
Times of India
... experts have sought from police Anita's fingerprints as recorded with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) that issues Aadhaar cards.

Leveraging IT & Data Analytics to make PDS in Rajasthan Transparent, Pilferage-free & Citizen ...
Elets (press release)
Can you throw light on the requirement of ration cards in an age of Aadhaar biometric authentication and how do you plan to make them NFSA ...

Virtue of Not Being China
Economic Times (blog)
Writing about GoI's JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, Mobile) trinity, Pal stated that this is the largest technological breakthrough of any nation in living 

SSC JE Admit Card 2018-19 to Release soon @ssc.nic.in. Check SSC JE Exam Date 2019 and ...
Jagran Josh
Candidates must carry their SSC JE Admit Card 2019 with at least one original Photo ID such as Voter's ID, Aadhaar Card, Driving License, ID cards ...

Missing papers: 13 GDs filed, cops simplify format
Times of India
The format then has options for people to tick on heads like Aadhaar card, driving licence, voter card, passport, educational certificates, trade licence, ...

Innovations in PDS Ensuring Food Security and Dignity for Millions
Elets (press release)
As a result, all the existing 23 crore ration cards have been digitised and most of the cards have been seeded with Aadhaar numbers. Moreover 

Woman cop's purse snatched
NYOOOZ
... miscreant riding a motorcycle came and snatched her purse containing Rs 20,000, driving licence, registration certificate, Aadhaar card and an ATM ...
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