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

Saturday, October 26, 2019

14297 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 25th Oct 2019


TigerIT's Biometric Software Ensures Citizens' Right to Privacy in Indian Aadhaar Project
PRNewswire (press release)
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Privacy and data security are the new tech buzz words on social media as we feel its impact on ...

Aadhaar-Social Media Linking: Delhi High Court Asks BJP Leader To Verify If Matter In Top Court
NDTV
The Delhi High Court said on Thursday that it would hear a plea seeking linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or the voter's ID only if no ...

Aadhaar data for identifying dead bodies: Karnataka HC asks Centre, state to spell out their stand
Times of India
According to Hussain, sharing of Aadhaar demographic information of the deceased persons will not cause any hardship to any person .

Plea seeks to link social media accounts to Aadhaar
The Hindu
A petition before the Delhi High Court has sought directions to the Centre to take steps to link social media accounts to Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card ...

This 17-year-old founder's pharma startup is taking on ecommerce firms to keep small retailers in ...
YourStory.com
In 2018, he founded Thane-based Generic Aadhaar, a pharma startup that ... stores increase their margins by using the Generic Aadhaar branding.

HC asks UIDAI's response on sharing Aadhaar data with police for identifying dead bodies
The Hindu
AS UIDAI informed the petitioner that demographic demographic details of Aadhaar-holders cannot be provided to others sans voluntary permission ...

Supreme Court transfers all pending social media-Aadhaar linking cases to itself
ThePrint
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred to itself all cases related to linkage of social media profiles with Aadhaar pending in different ...

Verify if plea for Aadhaar linking with social media accounts is before SC: HC to BJP leader
Yahoo India News
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it will hear a plea seeking linking of social media accounts, like Facebook and Twitter, ...

Aadhaar: MeitY's Pankaj Kumar is now UIDAI CEO
Tech Observer
The UIDAI is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar on July 12, 2016 by the government under the Ministry of Electronics ...

Don't link Aadhaar with social media accounts | Analysis
Hindustan Times
In September 2018, while upholding the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar programme to a limited extent, the Supreme Court (SC) made two ...

AP's first Aadhaar Seva Kendra operated by UIDAI has begun operations in Vijayawada
The Rahnuma Daily (press release)
Vijayawada, Oct.24 (NSS): Andhra Pradesh's first Aadhaar Seva Kendra operated by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has begun ...

Without the consent of customer, bank cannot use Aadhaar
News Track English
In today's time, the Aadhaar card is needed in all places, one of them is the bank. Bank uses the Aadhaar card to know the customer (KYC). But it is not ...

Goa Govt. Websites Taken Down After They Redirected Users From Aadhaar Link To Porn Sites
ScoopWhoop
Apparently, officials received multiple complaints that Aadhaar card-related sub-links on those websites were redirecting visitors to pornographic ...

How to upload documents to DigiLocker account: Simple steps to follow
India Today
DigiLocker helps in securing important documents like Aadhaar, PAN etc online and safe. Its working can be defined in five major steps including ...

The Future of Biometrics: Opportunities and Challenges
The Diplomat
India's Aadhaar is a form of biometric identification, which has the express intent of improving the delivery of government services. In the Supreme ...

Skynet, But For Welfare: Automating Social Services Is Killing People
Techdirt
Here, we learn of the horrifying human impact that has befallen families as a result of Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identification number that the Indian ...

Now, withdraw your money of any bank, any branch from post office
Times of India
PANAJI: Citizens with a bank account linked to Aadhaar can now carry out cash withdrawals, deposits and balance enquiry at their nearest post office ...

India catches up with China in the unicorn race (and other top stories of the day)
YourStory.com
Thane startup Generic Aadhaar provides generic quality medicines from reputed pharma companies at up to 80 percent lesser prices. It offers a huge ...

AP's first Aadhar Seva Kendra opens in Labbipet, AP
United News of India
Vijayawada, Oct 24 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh State's first Aadhaar Seva Kendra operated by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) begins its ...

Here's how NRIs can apply for PAN in India
MENAFN.COM
To link your PAN and Aadhaar via SMS mode, type a text message in this format: UIDPAN (space) 12-digit Aadhaar number (space) 10-digit PAN, and ...

HC seeks action-taken report on Pavagada water woes
Deccan Herald
The petitioner sought the intervention of the high court in the interest of the justice to direct Central government to share the Aadhaar information with ...

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case: Gujarat ATS Arrests Key Accused
The Wire
“Since he was the area manager, I submitted a copy my Aadhaar card to him to complete the joining formalities as per the company policy. Now I have ...

Two govt websites hacked
The Navhind Times
On clicking the Aadhaar image at the bottom of the respective website pages visitors were taken to external website with pornographic content.

SC stays HC proceedings on deferring bypolls in state
Deccan Herald
An outside view of Supreme Court, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2018. The Supreme Court today declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar ...

PayNearby and TRRAIN to digitally upskill 20 lakh retailers
Deccan Chronicle
Retailer services are focussed on Aadhaar based banking services, ... It is the sole technology provider using Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services ...

GO issued on Nethanna Nestham
The Hindu
The Assistant Directors of H&T would submit the list of eligible weaver families, along with their bank account and Aadhaar numbers, every year with ...

Nearly 22k dairy farmers in Mysuru awaiting incentive for milk supplied in April
Times of India
However, owing to errant entries of the IFSC code of the farmers' banks, change in their home branches and failure to link accounts with the Aadhaar ...

CM Yediyurappa too now has postal bank account with zero balance
The New Indian Express
To open an account here, all you need to do is opt for biometric scanning at your nearest post office and have an Aadhaar card on hand. Of course, in ...

Laughter isn't a panacea but it definitely helps: Punit Pania
The Hindu
... shows his taste for humour appealing to a pan-Indian audience, with his tongue-in-cheek takes on topics such as Aadhaar card, television serials, ...

Moinuddin, one of the two men who murdered Kamlesh Tiwari, was a delivery boy with Zomato
OpIndia
His Aadhaar, PAN, driving licence and other past court records were also independently checked by an agency before the food aggregator hired him.

Protests in Karnataka over Centre's flood relief aid
Frontline
“When their homes have been washed away, how can they produce their Aadhaar cards? There are norms, but why can't these be relaxed in dire ...

Banks disburse Rs 60cr loans at outreach programme
Times of India
Trichy: Ensuring quick process of loans through the customer outreach initiative, the banks disbursed loans worth Rs 60.33 crore to 1,168 ...
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