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

Friday, October 4, 2019

14276 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 1st October 2019


Why another omnibus national ID card?
The Hindu BusinessLine
However, the proposal to link this national card to several other identification documents that residents hold such as the unique ID (Aadhaar), .


Plea in SC seeking linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar to check fake news
Eastern Mirror
The plea sought linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, saying those “offend the right to know” as fake and paid news influenced choice in a

India- Want to link Aadhaar with bank account? Here's how
MENAFN.COM
To do so, type a text message in this format: 'UID (space) 12-digit Aadhaar number (space) bank account number' and send it to the bank-specified ...

Two arrested for duping people of ₹10 crore on pretext of linking Aadhaar cards
Hindustan Times
Police said the conmen tricked account holders into sharing confidential details in the name of linking their Aadhaar cards with their mobile phones, ...

Plea for Linkage of Social Media with Aadhaar Filed in Supreme Court
The Sentinel Assam
Plea for Linkage of Social Media with Aadhaar Filed in Supreme Court ... with Aadhaar to weed out duplicate and fake accounts and control fake news.

One card proposal, logistical problems
Deccan Herald
He said the single card “will link all utilities like Aadhaar, passport, bank account, driving licence, voter card”, and any other existing marker of identity.

Want to link Aadhaar with bank account? Here's how
NewsBytes
For the sake of user convenience, banks offer various ways to link Aadhaar with account. You can facilitate the linkage via online mode, offline mode, ...

Aadhaar Film Is Neither Pro nor Anti, It's Neutral: Viineet Kumar
The Quint
Aadhaar, directed by Suman Ghosh, is all set to premiere at 20th Busan Film Festival on 6 October. Viineet Kumar, who plays the main lead in the film, ...

Mahua Moitra bats for privacy, approaches Madras HC in social media traceability case
The News Minute
This came after two petitions were filed in the Madras High Court for linking Aadhaar to social media accounts. While the HC said that Aadhaar would ...

Plea filed in SC for linkage of social media with Aadhaar
New Kerala
New Delhi, Sep 30 : A public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court seeking to link social media sites including Twitter and Facebook with ...

Keonjhar orphan girl gets PDS rice after 2 months
Daily Pioneer
The girl had not received PDS rice as she does not have an Aadhaar card to link with her ration card. Women and Child Development Minister Tukuni ...

NRC: Governments & Rejected Persons in the Dark about Details
The Sentinel Assam
Therefore, we've written a letter to the State NRC Coordinator to let us update the status of proving Aadhaar-like security regime. We've also written ...

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Roam Rome Mein to be screened at Busan International Film Festival
India Today
Mukkabaaz actor Vineet Singh's Aadhaar is among the Indian films scheduled to be screened at the festival. Directed by National Award-winning ...

Why customer experience is the new battleground
Express Computer (press release) (blog)
The account verifies the customer's Aadhaar in real time and opens the account at the click of a button. PNB MetLife Life Insurance Company, uses a ...

TMC MP Mahua Moitra seeks to implead herself in Aadhar-social media linkage case
Economic Times
... has expressed concern over potential violation of privacy that would arise in case government identity proofs, including Aadhaar, are linked to social ...

People who fight for child rights awarded
Hindustan Times
... volunteer who prevents child marriage in Jharkhand, an officer with the UIDAI department who issued Aadhaar cards to thousands of street children, ...

nCipher nShield HSM Achieves Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Certification
Yahoo Finance
That number is expected to grow as the country embarks on its Digital India initiative, continues to roll out the Aadhaar biometric ID system, and

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Roam Rome Mein to be screened at Busan Film Festival
Onmanorama
Other Indian films that will be showcased in the festival include Mukkabaaz actor Vineet Singh's Aadhaar, Gitanjali Rao's animated film Bombay Rose, ...

Andhra Pradesh Junior Lineman Results 2019 announced, check here
Times of India
... respective division office and take the appointment orders duly producing the hall ticket and any Identity proof such as Aadhaar Card or Licence etc., ...

Maharashtra assembly polls: 3000 flood-hit families to get fresh papers to cast vote
Times of India
... smart card, MNREGA job card, health insurance smart card, pension document, official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs and Aadhaar card.

DDC Anantnag chairs DLRC Meeting
5 Dariya News
“With respect to linking of Aadhaar numbers with the banking accounts for availing benefits under different schemes, all the bankers have been ...

Arvind Kejriwal hates people from UP-Bihar but loves Rohingyas and Bangladeshis: BJP leader ...
OpIndia
... free medical treatment in Delhi government hospitals to those people who do not have a voter card or Aadhaar with a Delhi address as proof.

Mathura: NGT allows e-rickshaws on Govardhan Parikrama marg
Outlook India
"Vehicles owned by local residents would be issued passes on the basis of the Aadhaar card. They shall also be issued temporary vehicle passes on ...

Administration to expedite development projects in 'Swabhimaan Anchal'
OrissaPOST
... with services like health, pension for the old aged and widows, electricity, banking, Aadhaar card and MGNREGA registration, PDS and solar light.

Best of BS Opinion: Educated unemployed mark India's looming crisis
DFS Caller
... would feel the need to subject citizens to another identification drive when over 90 per cent of them are covered by Aadhaar, our second edit.

BJP And RBI Looting The Country With Digitization? Here's The Truth!
NewsPatrolling (press release) (blog)
We have seen various examples in the past, for example, when Aadhaar was made compulsory for receiving subsidies and other benefits. Linking of ...

Air India Offers Heavy Discount On Flight Tickets, Details Here
India.com News
Proof of family identification such as passport, any other government-issued document indicating the family members name, Aadhaar Card etc. is ...

12th Pass Govt Job Alert! UPSRTC Samvida Parichalak recruitment 2019 notification released, for ...
AglaSem News
Applicant height, caste, permanent address, correspondence address, mobile number, aadhaar number, email-id, total marks intermediate marks, etc.
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