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 24, 2019

14266 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 22nd September 2019


Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurates Bihar's first 'Aadhaar sewa kendra' in Patna
Times of India
The sewa Kendra has altogether 16 counters for enrolment of residents for Aadhaar number and updation of data and biometrics in the existing ...

Congress opposes Goa govt's move on Aadhaar at employment exchange
The New Indian Express
The Supreme Court last year had upheld the Constitutional validity of 'Aadhaar' but ruled that it is not mandatory for bank accounts, mobile ...

How to change address on Aadhaar card online and offline
Zee Business
If you have changed your address recently then it is necessary to update it on your Aadhaar card as well. The process is simple and can be completed ...

Aadhaar likely to be made mandatory for claiming GST refunds
OrissaPOST
Sitharaman Friday said that the Council had taken an “in-principle decision to link Aadhaar with registration of taxpayers under GST and examine the ...

19.96 lakh ghost beneficiaries identified in Assam: RTI
Deccan Herald
The ministry further said the beneficiaries under the Anganwadi Services Scheme are identified on the basis of Aadhaar which is used as identity

Aadhaar to be linked with driving licence
The Indian Awaaz
Staff Reporter / Patna. Union IT and Communication Minister Ravishankar Prasad has said that Driving Licence will be linked with Adahar card to ...

HC relief to JP Morgan in EPFO complaint
The Hindu
The Bombay High Court recently granted ad interim relief from prosecution to JP Morgan Services India Private Limited for not sharing the Aadhaar ...

Flipkart Pay Later feature to give instant credit of ₹5000 using Aadhaar card for Big Billion Days sale
Phones Wiki (press release) (blog)
Flipkart is among India's biggest E-commerce platforms and the Big Billion Days are their flagship sales held every year. This year, Flipkart has ...

Postmen in Kerala to act as 'mobile ATMs'; can withdraw upto Rs 10000 a day
Mathrubhumi English
The facility to withdraw money without going to bank or ATM counter is enabled through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS). The postmen will ...

OnePlus 5/5T and OnePlus 6/6T to get Android 10 stable update in October
Phones Wiki (press release) (blog)
As OnePlus has already released stable Android 10 version for OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, they are now working to bring their previous devices under the ...

4G now for BSNL users
The Hindu
Customers need to bring their Aadhaar cards or other documents of proof to change their sim for free. The centres will be open on Sunday as well to ...

Bodies of missing Odisha minor girl, youth found hanging in Jagdalpur
Odisha Sun Times
They also found an Aadhaar card from the bag. Tracking down the address mentioned in the Aadhaar card, the Jagdalpur police came to know that ...

FPR seeks NHRC's intervention
United News of India
... for the past 25 years and the 24 families got all documents such as ration cards, Aadhaar cards,Voter ID and power and water supply connections.

'Social media companies can't avoid liability for damage caused through it'
Millennium Post
When the matter came up for hearing, Rubin requested the court to allow him to alter his original prayer to link social media accounts with Aadhaar or ...

Modi-Xi meet: Mahabalipuram under thick security blanket
The New Indian Express
Recently, police officials inspected the temple town and got the Aadhaar details of all the villagers. The villagers were told that they would be given an ...

BSF caught 3800 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in two years
The Sunday Guardian
These people, who cross over into India, already possess some valid Indian documents like Aadhaar card or Indian voter ID card and we have come ...

Hotel Staying To Be Cheaper As GST Council Cuts Rates
League Of India
Council has also decided to link Aadhaar with the registration of taxpayers under GST and also examined the possibility of making Aadhaar number ...

Howdy Modi?
theindependentbd.com
Last year he had supported the Aadhaar scheme saying the Aadhaar technology does not pose any privacy issue. There was a controversy about the ...

Habitual offender detained under PD Act
The Hans India
Hyderabad: Mahesh M Bhagwat, Rachakonda Police Commissioner, detained one interstate habitual cheating offender named Soumen Banerjee ...

'Unaware' Odisha couple in trouble over IT notice for Rs 4.43 crore transactions
The New Indian Express
... Bhubaneswar where they submitted document including their photos, voter IDs and Aadhaar cards as required by the firm owner who then prepared ...

Ambala: Bike-borne miscreant snatch woman's purse containing Rs 40000
Times of India
The purse contained around Rs 40,000 in cash and other important documents like PAN and Aadhaar card. She tried to call for help, but the accused ...

Bipul Pathak reviews working of ICDS
Daily Excelsior
... as well as physical and financial achievements with special reference to ICDS General, SNP, POSHAN ABHIYAN, PMMVY, SAG, AADHAAR etc.

Headlines This Morning
Pragativadi
... Haryana on 21st October; India to undertake space mission Gaganyaan next year: ISRO; Postal accounts to be linked with Aadhaar for transparency ...

Tripura TET Admit Card 2019: TRBT releases hall tickets for Tripura teacher eligibility test @trb ...
NewsX
Along with the admit card, the candidate must carry any one photo id proof such as voter ID card, passport, driving license, PAN card, aadhaar card.

Google Play Store To Finally Get a Dark Theme
http://www.newsgram.com/
ALSO READ: Any Plan To Link Social Media And Aadhaar? SC Asks Government. With Android 10's system-wide dark mode, not only do Google's ...

Biometric system Market- 2019| Overview, Analysis and Forecast to 2025
A Technology Market
In India government projects like Aadhaar program (UIDAI), coupled with the issuance of e-passports & visas, etc. further projected to propel the ...
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