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, October 8, 2019

14281 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th October 2019


Get these Aadhaar details updated without any documentary proof
Times Now
New Delhi: Did you know that you can get certain Aadhaar details updated without any documentary proof? According to the Unique Identification ...

Want to avoid Aadhaar Card misuse? Here is how to lock or unlock your UIDAI number online, via ...
Zee Business
Aadhaar Card Online: With an aim to cement Indian citizen's privacy and security, the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has incepted a ...

How to link Aadhaar card with voter ID card – Online, SMS, Phone, Offline
CIOL
Today we are going to talk about the simple process to link Aadhaar card with voter ID card. We are covering all the processes including Online, SMS, ...

Call for liquor sale-Aadhaar linking
The New Indian Express
Speaking to mediapersons along with former union energy secretary EAS Sarma, she said linking of Aadhaar card would help regulate liquor sale.

Aadhaar Linkage Data Reveals Huge Farm Loan Irregularities In Odisha
Odisha Television Ltd.
Bhubaneswar: While the Odisha government has introduced strict rules of linking Aadhaar with bank accounts for farmers willing to get loans for crops ...

Aadhaar Card May Pose Hindrance on Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
Recently, the government has announced that Aadhaar Card is mandatory to avail or apply for any scheme for every citizen including farmers. As per ...

40 pc pensioners still without Aadhaar seeding
OrissaPOST
Bhubaneswar: Despite the pressure from the Union government to ensure Aadhaar seeding of the pensioners in the state, 40 per cent of the ...

Busan Review: In 'Aadhaar,' India's Nationwide Registration Campaign is the Backdrop for a ...
The Film Stage (blog)
For every viewer there are forms of storytelling, visual expression that are more familiar than others. The references, codes, cinematic language of ...

Aadhaar authentication must for Odisha's e-medhabruti scheme
The New Indian Express
Around 3,000 students who have scored 60 per cent and above in Plus II will receive an annual scholarship of Rs 5,000 for three years.

Identifying illegal migrants a challenge: C'magaluru SP
Deccan Herald
Majority of these labourers possess Aadhaar and voters identity cards. It is a challenge to identify illegal migrants by identifying their fake identity cards ...

Delhi gang, that stole power bills to open bank accounts and siphon off money, busted
Hindustan Times
... prepare fake rent agreements or affidavits and then use it to procure Aadhaar and SIM cards that were in turn used to open several bank accounts.

JioFiber Connection: Here's Why the Services are Still not Available to Some Users
DATAQUEST
You have to pay Rs 2500 as a refundable deposit and with your Aadhaar, E-KYC will be done in a minute – they will take your photo with their mobile ...

Man presumed to be dead returns home in Ajmer district
Times of India
Prakash had lost his Aadhaar card in Jodhpur where he works as a labourer. However, he was thought to be dead when his Aadhaar card was found ...

Youth, 16-yr-old girl hang themselves from same fan at hotel in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times
“The youth had used his Aadhaar card to book the room. The girl's Aadhaar card was also found among her belongings,” he said. Police confiscated ...

Payworld eyeing 5 lakh retail touchpoints in 3 years
Times of India
Talking about the challenges, Dhabhai said fintech companies also should be allowed to use Aadhaar e-KYC for verification of customers. He also ...

Online OP at Medical College Hospital not yet fully on
The Hindu
New project part of e-Health, which is an Aadhaar-based system that will help citizens have a unique identification number and a unique health record.

Evolution of business models in the era of privacy by design
Livemint
BENGALURU : The right to privacy became a talking point in India two years ago when the Supreme Court upheld the overall validity of Aadhaar while ...

Trees cut down at Aarey amid tight security
Telegraph India
Residents of the area need to show their Aadhaar cards to move around. We are ensuring that no one is allowed free access to the area,” he said.

Mumbai Beggar Passes Away, Police Find Over 10 Lakh Savings Including Coins Worth ₹1.5 Lakh
ScoopWhoop
According to NDTV, police personnel found documents and fixed deposits worth ₹8.77 lakh at a beggar's house in Mumbai after he died in an ...

Pakistani woman gets Indian citizenship after 34 years
Gulf News
Now, Zubeda is eligible to get her name registered on the voter list and get her documents- voter identity card, Aadhaar card and ration card.

Vision cash-lite: A billion UPI transactions is not enough
Financial Express
UPI has the potential to reach all bank customers with a smartphone or Aadhaar card (estimated at over 700 million unique customers). While UPI is ...

Need to bring behavioural change among alcoholics: NGO
The Hindu
“The government should take Aadhaar card number before selling liquor to a person. People who buy more quantity of liquor should be noted and the ...

Supreme Court should speak up. UK ruling is a test case
Moneycontrol.com
That is best displayed in the Aadhaar judgment, where the Court blindly accepted the Attorney General's submission that “no State would be interested ...

Rajkot: Tough task for farmers selling groundnut at MSP
Times of India
There have been cases where there have been errors in feeding of Aadhaar numbers of farmers in Devbhumi Dwarka district. Instead of one farmer, ...

₹ 31-crore loans disbursed
The Hindu
He added that those with copies of their Aadhaar cards and other documents regarding financial holdings can instantly receive loans. At the outreach ...

Houses for flood-hit: Law Minister's count differs from reality
The Hindu
The remaining 11,949 entries are pending because of issues like dispute over ownership and succession, and lack of Aadhaar and ration cards.

Aarey: Lockdown results in traffic snarl, locals inconvenienced
Free Press Journal
The local residents were allowed to enter the colony only after producing Aadhaar cards as proof of their residence. BEST bus routes 342, 451, 452 ...

Shifting allegiances of hackers causing confusion for defense efforts
TechRepublic
The report went through many of the major breaches that plagued companies in 2018, including Marriott International, Aadhaar, Equifax, Cambridge ...

Self-styled techie lands behind bars in Visakhapatnam
The Hans India
Visakhapatnam: Sanjay Kumar Gurade, 41, a self-styled techie, was arrested by the city police on charges of cheating public by claiming himself to be ...

Temperance? Control? Or to liquidate the liquor lobby?
The Hindu
The government is thinking to introduce online system of sales on production of Aadhaar Card, at the point of purchase. This will restrict the belt shop ...

Odisha camps to connect with tribals in Maoist-hit area
The Hindu
Through special 'Jan Sampark Sibir', the administration has started to reach out to tribals living in the Maoist-hit 'Swabhiman Anchal' in Odsha to ...
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