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 30, 2019

14272 - Aadhaar SArticles Dated 28th September 2019


PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline this month: The 3 mistakes that can lead to trouble
Livemint
NEW DELHI : You run the risk of making your Permanent Account Number (PAN) "inoperative" or useless till the time it is linked with Aadhaar number ...

Aadhaar to weed out bogus social security beneficiaries
Deccan Herald
The state government has decided to link all social security schemes with Aadhaar to weed out bogus beneficiaries, Revenue Minister R Ashoka ...

PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended to December 31
Deccan Herald
PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended to December 31 ... link an individual's Permanent Account Number (PAN) to the Aadhaar database has been ...

'Need to expedite delivery of Aadhaar cards'
Deccan Herald
People are not receiving their Aadhaar cards due to technical issues, causing major problems. There is a need for additional funds to upgrade the ...

Delhi cops arrest two for duping 1000 people of Rs 10 crore over 'linking' Aadhaar
Times of India
The caller asked the man for his Aadhaar details, debit card number and CVV saying that it would be required for linking the Aadhaar number.

5 income tax rule changes that came into force this month
Livemint
3) Interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar: Where a person's Aadhaar number is linked to his PAN, he/she is free to quote his Aadhaar number instead ...

Unable to link Aadhaar, orphaned Odisha girl fails to get PDS rice
Odisha Sun Times
Bhubaneswar: Even though the Centre made it mandatory for the beneficiaries of National Food Security Act (NFSA) to link ration cards with Aadhaar ...

No need to carry original documents anymore. Here's how DigiLocker will do the job for you
India TV
DigiLocker service is linked to your Unique Aadhaar Number. • Can store personal space of upto 1GB. • One can e-sign documents with the help of ...

The big news: Army soldier, three militants killed in Ramban encounter, and nine other top stories
Scroll.in
CBDT extends last date for linking PAN with Aadhaar to December 31: This is the seventh time the government has extended the deadline. Ajit Pawar ...

Farm loan waiver to be key issue in Jhabua bypolls
Times of India
Those having their loan accounts linked with Aadhaar had their names in a list on green paper while farmers whose accounts were not linked with ...

DC visits civic workers houses and tribal hamlet
Deccan Herald
Therefore, the district administration should provide a facility for Aadhaar enrolment. The deputy commissioner assured the providing of mobile kits for ...

News updates from Hindustan Times: PM Modi lands in Delhi after week-long US visit, recalls 3rd ...
Hindustan Times
In a notification issued on Saturday, the ministry of finance has extended the deadline to link Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar to ...

Hitches in sanctioning of crop loans alleged
The Hindu
“Tenant farmers are being asked to produce self-attested photo copies of the Aadhaar cards of landowners. Will any landowner provide copies of his ...

Teenage girl abducted in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri
India Today
The victim told the police that the man took his Aadhaar card details and also asked for debit card numbers and CVV numbers, the ones linked to his ...

BJD focus on 5T, doubling party members
The New Indian Express
BJD has asked the new members to provide their Aadhaar number and voter identity card during enrollment. The Aadhaar number will be linked with ...

India's welfare schemes give world a 'new hope' for better future, says PM Modi at UNGA
Financial Express
Referring to the Aadhaar initiative, Modi said, “When a developing country, launches for its citizens, the world's biggest digital identification program, ...

A tribe that pays dowry to the bride
The Hindu
Marri Srinivas and Durga, both in their 20s, entered into a wedlock in August in Pedana town of Krishna district, keeping alive the Yanadi tribe's ...

PM Modi calls upon world leaders to unite against terrorism
Doordarshan
From Swacchata Abhiyaan to Ayushman Bharat as well as Jan Dhan Yojana and the Aadhaar scheme PM Modi presented his government's flagship ...

Maharashtra polls: BJP eyes to sweep North Maharashtra, once citadel of Congress
Economic Times
... Gandhi had addressed a rally in Nandurbar for the first time while launching the UPA government's flagship scheme- Aadhaar - from the district.

The return of Gandhi
The Hindu
If on his 150th birthday, the Mahatma were to come back, the Salt March would become the Aadhaar Satyagraha, challenging the idea of citizenship ...

UP CM likely to formally launch Kanya Sumangla scheme on Diwali
Hindustan Times
... the eligibility criteria for the scheme is the family needs to be a native of UP, for which they will have to produce documentary evidence like Aadhaar, ...

Two men arrested for duping over 1K people
The Tribune
... duping over 1,000 people by persuading them to share confidential details on the pretext of linking their Aadhaar cards with their mobile numbers, ...

Two men arrested for duping over 1000 people on the pretext of linking Aadhaar cards
Devdiscourse
Then they would ask the victim about their debit card details on the pretext of linking their Aadhaar number with their mobile number. "Once the victim ...

Landslide caused due to rainfall leaves two families homeless in Hyderabad
The Hans India
The victims were asked to bring their documents of the property and Aadhaar cards to get the compensation under natural calamity scheme," said ...

India Is Planning to Implement Facial Recognition for Police
Beebom (blog)
A typical example of how the Indian government claimed a new technology to be secure and severely backfired would undoubtedly be Aadhaar cards.

Pensioner's physical verification in Wokha
Morung Express
Wokha, September 27 (MExN): Treasury Officer, Wokha, T. Thungalee Khuvung has informed all the pensioners and family pensioners who are ...

4 Lakh Taxpayers Will Be Checked Via Faceless Tax Assessment; This Means No Corruption!
Trak.in (blog)
... however, the Govt has now made linking your Aadhaar card with your PAN card necessary, without which you will not be able to file your income tax ...

Tomato prices surge 50% in a day in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times
Under the initiative, only two kilograms are being sold against one Aadhaar card. An official in Maloya said the demand has been rising. Deepa Negi ...

SSC Phase 7 Admit Card 2019 likely in first or second week of October; Exam from 14 to 18 Oct
AglaSem News
... phase 7 admit cards along with a recent passport sized color photographs, a valid identity proof of either voter card / aadhaar card / college ID card ...

Now farmers can directly enrol for benefits under PM-Kisan scheme
OrissaPOST
The farmers have to fill up details regarding their Aadhaar, bank account and land documents for verification without waiting for any state agency or ...

Vahana Mitra to be launched on Oct 4
The Hans India
Amaravati: YSR Vahana Mitra scheme under which a cash incentive of Rs 10,000 would be given to drivers who own autorickshaws, cars and maxi ...

New Benches: Welcome Reform, Uncertain Future
India Legal
Petitions challenging the constitutionality of Aadhaar too suffered be
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