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 22, 2019

14294 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 21st October 2019


Aadhaar card updation: How to change address, mobile number, photo
Livemint
If you are looking to update six kinds of details into the Aadhaar database, you just need to visit an Aadhaar centre near your house to get it done.

Aadhaar failure: 35% people in three districts in Odisha denied ration for two months
National Herald
Odisha government made linking of Aadhaar with PDS compulsory for all beneficiaries; technological issues like low internet penetration contributing ...

Why it is necessary to safeguard your Aadhaar, and how you can do so
CNBCTV18
Earlier this year, the Union Cabinet cleared an amendment bill which now allows the voluntary disclosure of your Aadhaar card for several tasks

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna: Aadhaar card not mandatory! Check pmkisan.gov.in, claim Rs ...
Zee Business
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna: After exempting the mandatory Aadhaar Card for Indian farmers to get Rs 6,000 annual subsidy, around 3.31 crore ...

Centre seeks 3 months to finalise norms to link Aadhaar with social media
ANI News
... Oct 21 (ANI): The Central government on Monday sought three months time to finalise the new and revised social media norms to link Aadhaar with ...

Agri ministry to check Ujjwala theme to boost PM KISAN payment system
Industry Reporter
The agriculture ministry plans to boost the system of paying money to farmers below the PM Kisan theme by finding out the Aadhaar-based payment ...

Here's why Fintech startup Syntizen is betting big on Digital Identity market
Moneycontrol.com
Initially, with the introduction of UIDAI's Aadhaar and its Biometric/OTP verification, Indian market paved the way for Digital Identification of citizens.

Maharashtra, Haryana election 2019: You can show these ID proofs to support voter slips on voting ...
Business Today
Aadhaar card. 6. Passbook issued by bank or post office. 7. MGNREGA job card. 8. Health insurance smart card issued under the scheme of the ...

How To Submit Life Certificate For Pension Continuation For Your Parent Anywhere?
Goodreturns
To able to make such a submission online, the pensioner needs to have his/her mobile number linked to Aadhaar to perform Aadhaar authentication.

Sangrur district tops in providing e-services
The Tribune
The DC said a total of 223 public services, including online, offline and third party services (passport, Aadhaar, PSPCL, BSNL bill, etc) are being ...

What Privacy? India Is Among The Top Three Surveillance States In The World, Claims Report
India Times
On top of that, the Aadhaar system has been breached multiple times as well, showing that all the private data of citizens being taken from them is not ...

Documentation submission camps for tea farmers
The Hindu
Farmers should be report with copies of Aadhaar card, smart card issued by the board, bank details, PAN card and phone number, board officials said ...

Upgrading to a digital census makes sense
The Tribune
And, unlike the UK, we already have an Aadhaar-centric database. Amit Shah has indicated a few such points in our context — like opening the ...

How frequently should one verify voters list when any election is announced?
Star of Mysore
The visiting team as well as staff at the Zonal Office are asking for Aadhaar card even when an existing EPIC (Elector's Photo Identity Card) copy is ...

Byelection in five constituencies today
The Hindu
Apart from the voters' ID card, passport, driving licence, PAN card, Aadhaar card, photo-affixed SSLC Book, and photo-affixed passbooks issued by ...

Mission impossible: Don't blame NRC coordinator for its failures, this project is fundamentally flawed
Economic Times (blog)
It is precisely because of poor documentation in India that the Aadhaar application provides a pathway for people without documents. Even for people ...

Will Lucknow Cantonment spring surprise? 3.85 lakh voters to decide today
Times of India
The list includes passport, driving licence, Aadhaar card, PAN card, ration card, bank passbook, electricity/water/telephone bills and marksheet of ...

How POS payments solution provider ePaisa is evolving into an omnichannel platform for SMEs
YourStory.com
The application expanded to let small merchants accept all forms of wallet payments (Paytm, UPI, Aadhaar Pay, etc.), generate digital receipts, and

Duo booked hotel near Kamlesh Tiwari's house
Hindustan Times
Naithani said the two suspects booked the hotel room apparently with their original Aadhaar cards under the names of Sheikh Ashfaq Hussain and ...

Spotlight on medicine & law
The New Indian Express
Dr K Narasimha Rao, a practicing orthopaedic surgeon from Tiruchy advocated an innovative solution with Aadhaar. Stay up to date on all the latest ...

Youth alerts VHP leader, detained
Times of India
Agra: A youth, claiming to be an aspirant for civil services, was detained by Aligarh police on Sunday after he approached Vishwa Hindu Parishad's ...

Stage set for Dakha Assembly byelection
The Tribune
... can exercise their franchise using alternative documents, including Aadhaar card, passport, driving licence, service ID cards with photograph issued ...

Govts change, but our hardships still remain, say Nandurbar tribals
Hindustan Times
Nine years ago, Sonawane made headlines when she was selected as the first person in the country to get the Aadhaar card from the Congress-led ...

Haryana Asembly election polling 2019: All set for Gurugram to elect new MLAs, 54 in fray across 4 ...
Hindustan Times
... PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, health insurance cards issued by the labour ministry and pension-related documents along as identity proof to cast their ...

Holding verification cards, family awaits return of fisherman in Bangladesh custody
The Indian Express
... Rekha Mondal (40), had rushed to Kakmarichar border outpost, manned by the BSF, with her husband's voter ID and Aadhaar cards for verification.

BSSC: Counseling of remaining teachers in 34540 assistant teacher recruitment from 7 November
Herald Publicist
He mentioned that for counseling, the candidate can be required to convey with him all instructional, pacific certificates, Aadhaar card, unique copy of ...

MP: STF nabs poacher who killed many sloth bears, consumed their genitals to enhance sexual ...
Times of India
Three fake voter IDs and Aadhaar cards have also been confiscated from his possession. During interrogation he confessed to poaching several tigers ...

Kamlesh Tiwari massacre: Police announce reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on Tiwari's killers
News Track English
In the hotel, both the accused gave their Aadhaar card as ID. The killers from the Aadhaar card were identified as Sheikh Ashfaq Hussain and Pathan ...

Chandigarh: On Day 2, 59 traders get municipal corporation vending coupons
Times of India
... measures and the coupons are being issued to only those submitting the attested copies of their photo IDs - either Voter ID card or Aadhaar.

Nagpur: Found with sensitive images in mobile, woman being quizzed
Times of India
She also had a fake Aadhaar card which mentioned Raipur in Chhattisgarh as her place of residence. The woman claimed to have got it made to stay ...

JIASOWA fair gives fillip to J'khand tourism
Daily Pioneer
In a bid to boost tourism in State, the Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation (JTDC) is spreading awareness among visitors at Jharkhand IAS ...

Skill training at RUDSET
Star of Mysore
Aadhaar card, Caste Income certificate, photo, BPL/ APL card are compulsory for attending the programme. For details, contact The Director, RUDSET ...
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