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

14274 - Aadhjaar Articles Dated 29th September 2019


Aadhaar card lost? How to get a new one
Livemint
If you have lost or misplaced your Aadhaar card, you need not worry. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has made provisions for ...

PAN-Aadhaar linking date extended to 31 December
Livemint
New Delhi: The deadline to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar has been extended till December 31, a CBDT order said on ...

Bajrang Dal wants Aadhaar mandatory at Dandiya to keep 'non-Hindus' out
Hindustan Times
The Bajrang Dal on Saturday asked 'Garba and Dandiya' event organisers in Hyderabad to make Aadhaar cards mandatory for those taking part in

UIDAI Issued A Warning, This Kind Of Aadhaar Card Will Not Work
Daily Watch Reports
Be careful if you have laminated your Aadhaar Card from the shop or are using it as a plastic card. Aadhaar issuing authority UIDAI has issued a ...

Mandatory Aadhaar card-ration card linkage becomes bane for Seema's survival
OrissaPOST
Raisuan: The mandatory linkage of Aadhaar card with ration cards of National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries has brought misery to Seema, ...

Government extends last date for PAN-Aadhaar linking
indiablooms
New Delhi: For the seventh time, the government has extended the last date for linking PAN with Aadhaar card by three months, media reports said.

Check Aadhaar cards to identify non-Hindus: Bajrang Dal to Garba, Dandiya organisers
The Indian Express
In order to identify “non-Hindus” at Navratri celebrations, Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has urged all 'Garba' and ...

Why states' farmer schemes are making deeper inroads than PM-KISAN
Business Standard
Aadhaar seeding—linking it with the bank and the scheme—is a mandatory requirement under PM-KISAN for getting the third installment of Rs 2,000.

The big news: Modi returns from US, says India is respected much more now, and 9 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.

Endless struggle: Process to update IDs after sex change traumatic, say trans women
Hindustan Times
“Within a month I got an updated Aadhaar. The feeling of holding the first document with my new name, new picture and gender was unexplainable.

The big news: NDRF deployed in Bihar as heavy rain kills at least 13, and nine other top stories
Scroll.in
In Hyderabad, Bajrang Dal asks garba, dandiya organisers to use Aadhaar checks to keep non-Hindus out: The group said that youth belonging to ...

Taking a flight from Delhi, Bengaluru airports? Soon you might not need boarding pass
Livemint
... project, air passengers will have the option to create a new DigiYatra id by giving identity cards like voter id, driving license, Aadhaar, passport, etc.

Sim-swap frauds on rise; expert gang operating in Bengaluru, suspect police
Times of India
“The miscreants submitted photocopies of my Aadhaar card in these stores. Meanwhile, I received text messages on my phone stating I had raised ...

9 booked for abducting 2 minor girls
Times of India
Pilibhit: Nine people, including seven of a family, have been booked for allegedly abducting two 17-year-old girls in two different localities under

Headlines This Morning
Pragativadi
PAN-Aadhaar Linking Deadline Extended Till Dec 31 ... Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar extended till Dec 31; Afghan presidential election: Tense ...

KPTCL Admit Card 2019 available for download now at kptcl.com, for Kannada Language Test
AglaSem News
Candidates are strictly advised to carry the hard copy of the admit cards positively along with one valid photo id proof of either (aadhaar card / pan

SC seeks govt response on social media usage guidelines in 3 weeks
DFS Caller
The petitioner, Antony Clement Rubin, had sought directions from the court to ask the government to make it mandatory to link Aadhaar or any other ...

Rising Prices: Government Bans Export Of All Varieties Of Onion
League Of India
CBDT extends the date for linking PAN & Aadhaar from 30th September, 2019 to 31st December, 2019. Notification issued on 28.09.2019.

BJP Releases List of 36 Candidates for By-Elections to the Legislative Assembly Constituencies of ...
LatestLY
The Union Finance Ministry on Saturday extended the deadline to link Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar to December 31 from ...
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