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

Thursday, October 17, 2019

14288 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 15th October 2019 -


How Aadhaar Bill Will Benefit Startups And The Fintech Segment
Inc42 Media
On July 8th, 2019, Aadhaar bill was passed in both of the houses. The Supreme Court gave its verdict on Aadhaar on September 26, 2018. Once the ...

SC junks plea seeking to link Aadhaar with social media accounts
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking mandatory linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar to check ...

SC rejects PIL seeking to link social media accounts to Aadhaar
India Today
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL seeking to link all social media accounts to Aadhaar to stop fake, troll accounts from overpowering ...

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Yet Another PIL On Linking Aadhaar With Social Media
Inc42 Media
The Supreme Court (SC) of India on Monday (October 14) refused to entertain the public interest litigation (PIL) which sought linkage of Aadhaar with ...

UIDAI Offers These Six Services At Aadhaar Centres. How To Book An Appointment Online
NDTV Profit
Those looking to update six kinds of details fed into the Aadhaar database are required to visit an Aadhaar centre. For any update or correction in ...

Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system for Health Department staff
The Hindu
To put an end to this, the department is now set to introduce an Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system (AEBAS). Work on installing AEBAS ...

Supreme Court rejects plea to link Aadhaar to social media accounts, says let Madras HC decide
Hindustan Times
New Delhi, India, July 24, 2013 :: Employees mark their attendance through Aadhaar based System in the Planning Commission. The system is ...

Supreme Court rejects plea to link social media accounts with Aadhaar, says Madras High Court ...
Firstpost
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to link Aadhaar to social media accounts. The court has said all ...

FASTags will work as Aadhaar to track vehicles, says Nitin Gadkari
The Hindu
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday called FASTags — a device to make automatic payments at toll booths — the equivalent of Aadhaar for ...

SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Linking of Aadhaar with Social Media Accounts to Check ...
News18
The apex court is already hearing a separate petition filed by Facebook Inc seeking transfer of cases related to Aadhaar linking with social media ...

SC declines plea for linking Aadhaar with social media
Deccan Herald
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL for linking of Aadhaar with social media accounts to end the menace of fake news and ...

SC rejects plea seeking mandatory linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar
Entrackr
The Supreme Court has rejected a fresh public interest litigation (PIL) seeking mandatory linking of Aadhaar with social media accounts. The top court ...

Supreme Court rejects plea to link social media accounts with Aadhaar, says Madras HC hearing it ...
Scroll.in
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation that sought to link social media accounts with Aadhaar, Bar and Bench reported.

SC Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Link Of Aadhaar With Social Media
Republic World
The SC refused to entertain public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the central government to link social media accounts with Aadhaar ...

SC refuses to hear plea on linking Aadhaar card with social media
EastMojo
Guwahati: The Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to entertain a fresh petition on mandatory linking of Aadhaar card with social media ...

India- Here's how Aadhaar can come handy in emergency situations
MENAFN.COM
The Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer facility (DBTL) can help you receive government-sponsored subsidies such as the LPG connection subsidy ...

Many in Odisha denied PDS rice due to non-seeding of Aadhaar
The Hindu
The 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme seems to be not working in favour of many in Odisha, according to a survey that found that hundreds of ...

P&H HC Directs States To Decide On Linking Of Aadhaar Cards With Property Documents ...
Live Law
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to decide the issue of linking ...

Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking linkage of Aadhaar with social media profiles
National Herald
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a fresh PIL seeking linkage of Aadhaar with social media profiles, legal news website barandbench.com ...

Supreme Court rejects plea for linking social media accounts to Aadhaar
Northeast Now
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL which sought linkage of the 12-digit Aadhaar number to social media accounts. According to media ...

FASTag will be like Aadhaar for vehicles: Gadkari
Hindustan Times
Addressing “One Nation One Tag – FASTag” conference held in Delhi, the minister said the FASTag is being positioned as the “Aadhaar” for a vehicle; ...

SBI Account-Aadhaar linking: Simple steps to do it online or through ATM
India TV
SBI Account-Aadhaar linking: It is mandatory for customers to link Aadhaar with all savings accounts with the State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest ...

SC dismisses plea seeking mandatory linking of Aadhaar to social media accounts
Elets
SC dismisses plea seeking mandatory linking of Aadhaar to social media ... Litigation (PIL) seeking linkage of social media accounts with Aadhaar.

Will FASTag raise privacy concerns?
Livemint
New Delhi: FASTag, an electronic device that enables direct, cashless toll payment, has been touted as the Aadhaar for vehicles as it would help the ...

Here's how to book online appointment to get, update Aadhaar card
Newsd.in
Aadhaar centers will provide Aadhaar-related services like new enrolment, address update, name update, date of birth updates, etc. Currently, these ...

BSNL To Offer Aadhaar Enrolment Services In Guwahati, 36 Centres Across State
Guwahati Plus
GUWAHATI: A total number of 36 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) customer care centres in Assam will offer Aadhaar enrolment services.

E-nomination facility for EPF subscribers launched: Norms, procedures, benefits; all you need to ...
Firstpost
... Aadhaar card number of the nominee is mandatory for e-nomination; Using the member sewa portal of EPFO, one can check if one's EPF account is ...

Supreme Court rejects fresh PIL seeking to link social media accounts with Aadhaar
The Leaflet
The petitions filed before the Madras High Court sought mandatory linkage between peoples' Aadhaar card – the Government's already controversial ...

Here's how Aadhaar can come handy in emergency situations
NewsBytes
With a plethora of government services linked with your Aadhaar, it is one of the most important documents you will ever hold. Also a vital proof of ...

For a migrant to Delhi, obtaining legal identity is a tough ask
The Indian Express
I have linked my phone number to my PAN, my PAN to Aadhaar and my Aadhaar to my bank account. Every time I link two “identities”, something else ...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Mandatory Linking of Social Media Accounts With Aadhaar
India.com News
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking a compulsory linking ...
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