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

Sunday, October 13, 2019

14286 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 12th October 2019


Urban properties to be linked to Aadhaar
Daily Pioneer
Urban properties in all cities of Uttar Pradesh will now be linked to Aadhaar numbers of the owners. The Yogi Adityanath government is getting ready ...

Now you can update Aadhaar card address without submitting address proof
Free Press Journal
Now Aadhaar card holders who are planning to change their houses or city can immediately update their current address on their Aadhaar card ...

UP plans to link welfare schemes with Aadhaar
Hindustan Times
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to disburse funds for scholarships and all social welfare schemes only after Aadhaar validation to ensure ...

Odisha: 272 families denied full quota of food rations due to lack of Aadhaar-linking, say activists
Scroll.in
Of this, 435 members were struck off the PDS lists either because they did not have an Aadhaar number or because the number could not be linked.

Aadhaar Update: 'Technical glitch' puts citizens in a fix at Kamptee Head Post Office!
Nagpur Today
Nagpur: Following the directives of UIDAI, the Aadhaar Updating and Enrollment drive was initiated at Banks, Post Offices and other Government ...

PAN card lost or damaged? Don't worry, just order a reprint online for ₹50
Livemint
The PDF file issued by the income tax department is to be treated at par with physical copies of the PAN card. Aadhaar cards are also similar to PAN ...

India debates linking social media accounts to government IDs
The Straits Times
While the High Court in Chennai has discounted the possibility of linking Aadhaar with social media accounts in its observations, it remains a 

Walmart strikes gold within Flipkart
Economic Times (blog)
It also pays tribute to the wisdom of the vision that set up the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in 2008 and, subsequently, Aadhaar and ...

Yogi Govt to link all welfare schemes with Aadhar
The Siasat Daily
“Yes, we propose to link all social welfare schemes with Aadhaar now. In order to check misuse, disbursement of scholarships, old age pension, ...

Government to issue new ration cards only after bogus ones are eliminated
Financial Express
After linking ration cards with Aadhaar numbers to check bogus entries, the Narendra Modi government is working on a system to ensure that new ...

Kedarnath reconstruction projects being monitored through drones: Amit Shah
Moneycontrol.com
... that the government has used technology in several initiatives like Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar, mobile and usage of Gem portal for purchasing.

We still need an overall privacy law in country: TRAI Chairman
The Hindu BusinessLine
Unfortunately, the law hasn't been introduced yet and we still need an overall privacy law in our country. The Aadhaar Bill limits the usage of data and ...

The EPF is changing
The Hindu BusinessLine
Originally, only members whose Aadhaar details had been authenticated and seeded against the UAN could submit their withdrawal, settlement and ...

Cabinet approves 5% hike in dearness allowance; Diwali gift, says Prakash Javadekar
Hindustan Times
The minister also announced a relaxation till 30th November 2019 for the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding for release of benefits under 

PM-Kisan scheme: 34 lakh farmers get Rs 1318 crore
Times of India
The Centre makes proper verification of the data provided by the farmers, like the spelling of their names, Aadhaar and bank account numbers.

Godavari, Krishna floods led to sand scarcity, says Minister
The Hindu
Mismatch of data with the Aadhaar data, absence of registration in the pulse survey are prime reasons for excluding farmers from the financial ...

Bank to pay you Rs 100 per day penalty for delay in transaction beyond these limits
Economic Times
Account debited but transaction confirmed not received at merchant location for payments made by Aadhaar Enabled Payment System including ...

'Malevolent Republic – A Short History of the New India' review: Why the India founded in 1947 is ...
The Hindu
This is partly evident from the emphasis on 'one' since 2014: One nation, One tax; One nation, One ID (Aadhaar); One nation, One language; One ...

Verify details in electoral roll by October 15: DC
The Hindu
... can get their details verified from booth-level officers by producing either their ration card or the Aadhaar card when the BLOs visit their houses.

Agriculture Department Completes The Exercise On Raithu Bharosa Scheme Beneficiaries
The Hans India
Agriculture Commissioner Arun Kumar said ion Saturday that the exercise has been completed to ensure the implementation of the Raithu Bharosa ...

The big news: Cellphone services to be partly restored in Kashmir on Monday, and 9 other top stories
Scroll.in
In Odisha, 272 families denied full quota of food rations due to lack of Aadhaar-linking, say activists: A survey by the Right to Food campaign showed ...

Closure of BSNL a Baseless Rumour: Chief GM Sandeep Govil
The Sentinel Assam
Govil also mentioned about BSNL Customer Service Centers being designated as AADHAAR SEVA KENDRA by Unique Identification Authority of ...

Tracking personality traits by reading fingerprints
The New Indian Express
Why do you think your irises were scanned and the fingerprints taken while registering for your Aadhaar card? It is because they are unique.

Maharashtra, Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: Poll Date, Full Schedule, FAQs –Here's Your ...
India.com News
New Delhi: The much-awaited Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will be held in a single-phase on October 21 and the results will be ...

FINER lauds Manipur's achievement in MSMEs' registrations; calls it 'an inspiration'
Knn India
As per the Ministry of MSME, report, from 2015 to 2019, a total of 68.25 lakh business registrations were done in the Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum ...

Imposter held for duping people in name of PMAY
Times of India
Police have recovered four Aadhaar cards, copies of four bank passbooks, two photos, a BSP card, an ATM card, a licence, a bike, a mobile and Rs ...

Manipur tops in MSME registration among NE states
Eastern Mirror
... Government of India report, from 2015 to 2019, a total of 68.25 lakh business registrations were done in the Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) for ...

MLA Rajini takes part in auto drivers rally in Chilakaluripeta
The Hans India
Chilakaluripeta: MLA Vidadala Rajini participated in a rally organised by the auto drivers' union of Chilakaluripeta on Friday as a mark of gratitude to ...

Chhattisgarh: Travel hassle free as cops will now accept e-documents
Times of India
... can show it whenever asked by traffic cops, Vij explained, adding, that entering Aadhaar number before accessing the vehicle details is mandatory.
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