AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14304 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 7th Nov 2019

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

Friday, November 8, 2019

14304 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 7th Nov 2019

Aadhaar-Ration Card Linking: Attention! Link your Ration card with Aadhaar before 31st Dec, avail ...
India TV
The Government of India has directed the citizens to link their Aadhaar card with Ration Card before 31st December. The Centre made it mandatory to ...

City-based rly ticket agents made fake Aadhaar cards for passengers
Times of India
Nagpur: A joint team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and commercial division of Central railway seized 105 fake Aadhaar cards from passengers of ...

'Aadhaar seeding' issue prevents beneficiaries from availing benefits
Eastern Mirror
The ration cards for said shop are stated to have been withheld from availing benefits due to 'issue of Aadhaar seeding,' a representation to the ...

Soon, IT department to issue PAN instantly online
Times of India
Those looking for an ePAN will need to quote their Aadhaar and verify the details using a one-time password (OTP). Since the data provided in

The Biggest Challenges for India's Tech Leaders
Bloomberg
... wrestling with questions of privacy and security when he joined India's government to develop Aadhaar, its highly controversial national ID program.

Attention! SBI urges pensioners to submit life certificate before Nov 30; check submission modes
India TV
Provide Aadhaar number, Mobile number, Pension Payment Order(PPO) number & Account number. Then provide biometrics (Fingerprint).

Aadhar To Babri Masjid Ruling: Does SC Have A History Of Employing Delaying Tactics?
Youth Ki Awaaz
However, the enlisting of people by the UIDAI, the nodal agency for Aadhaar, had started way back in 2009, by executive order. The government ...

Gang duping job-seekers, making money via Bitcoin busted in Lucknow
Times of India
A police team arrested Rakesh Kumar Singh, Bittu Yadav and Pradeep Deo (all from Bihar) from Chinhat and recovered 16 ATM cards, two Aadhaar ...

Differently-abled deprived of facilities
The New Indian Express
Differently-abled children, staying in open shelter homes, have been moving from pillar to post to get Aadhaar card and disability certificate, required ...

Bollywood taps political issues to cash in on national sentiment
Livemint
And come December, Suman Ghosh will direct Viineet Kumar Singh in a comedy drama called Aadhaar —about a man who is the first in his village to ...

Hyderabad: Spelt wrongly, body denied funeral
Deccan Chronicle
After she was brought to the rescue home, cleaned, medicated and given proper nutrition for days, she gave us her Aadhaar card, in which, her name ...

The Generic Aadhar is developing the pharma business without putting a solitary rupee in ...
BіоPhаrmа Dіvе
In 2018, he established Thane-based Generic Aadhaar, a pharma startup that gives conventional quality meds from rumored pharma organizations at ...

Foreign national caught at Bengaluru airport with Indian passport
The Hindu
He stayed in Kolkata were he got a job in a grocery store as an attendant, and later applied for an Aadhaar and Pan card. Using these identity ...

Woman booked for fraud
The Tribune
In order to get the loan, Rubi and several other women, who were in her contact, gave Rs 5,000 each to Anu on August 23, along with their Aadhaar ...

Jagananna Amma Vodi guidelines released
The Hindu
The beneficiaries should also possess a valid Aadhaar card or should have been applied and verified. In case of orphans and street children, who are ...

Hyderabad to get model shelter for urban homeless
The New Indian Express
... lockers, recreation area, common kitchen, television, health care systems, assistance in preparation of Voter ID, Aadhaar card, among others.

EPFO subscribers alert! Beware of this Provident Fund (PF) account fraud
Zee Business
Reportedly, these scamsters call innocent PF account holders to ask about their Aadhaar card number, PAN card number or even UAN (Universal ...

Banks disburse over ₹68 cr. in loans during 2-day event
The Hindu
Services extended included account opening (savings bank account and BSBD account), Aadhaar seeding and authentication with consent of the ...

Over 1 lakh buildings could be on 'objectionable lands' in the city
The Hindu
We just give them Aadhaar and other information. We are yet to have any clarity. We are scared,” she said. Revenue Department officials said they ...

WhatsApp row: Company that backed Israeli cyber technology company NSO Group has an 'India ...
Economic Times
... the company said, “CrossMatch has a long history of providing high-performing biometric enrollment and verification devices in support of Aadhaar”.

Viineet Kumar begins shoot for ''Thiruttu Payale 2'' remake
Outlook India
... Akshay Oberoi. Viineet was recently seen in "Saand Ki Aankh". His next release is Suman Ghosh-directed black comedy "Aadhaar". PTI JUR RB RB ...

Notice for pensioners
E-Pao.net
... Life Certificate either through Common Service Centre/Bank/EPFO field officers with their Aadhaar card, Bank Account and contact mobile number.

Kakinada: Mini Job Mela today
The Hans India
Those interested can attend with their certificates, Aadhaar identification and Xerox copies of certificates. For further details the interested can contact ...

Officials seek probe against WhatsApp and the hack using spyware
ETtech.com
... hearing a transfer petition by Facebook from the Madras High Court, which was originally about linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar.

Cooperative societies tighten norms for availing loans
The New Indian Express
It was also found that Aadhaar number, PAN and address of a small trader had been used for providing loan to another trader, a circular issued by the ...

Toll revenue to swell to Rs 1 lakh crore per annum in next five years: Gadkari
Construction Week Online India
Talking on the sidelines of a conference on "One National One Tag - FASTag - Aadhaar for a Vehicle" to roll out the process for having a unified ...

IndiGo Staff In Odisha Fired For Helping Girlfriend Avail Concessional Ticket
OdishaBytes
The accused Rakesh Vyas had got the ticket for her by “tampering” the Aadhaar card, which the 23-year-old woman was using, a source said.

Army recruitment rally from Nov 27 to Dec 6
Hindustan Times
These documents include certificates, issued by the education department, Aadhaar card, residence and caste certificate, issued by tehsildar/SDM, ...

Viineet Kumar begins shoot for 'Thiruttu Payale 2' remake
Afternoon Voice
Actor Viineet Kumar has commenced shooting for his next, the Hindi remake of Tamil hit “Thiruttu Payale 2” in Varanasi. Produced by Ramesh Reddy, ...

5 arrested in immigration racket
Times of India
Bhatia said police have recovered 159 passports, fake Aadhaar cards, credit cards, debit cards and torn pages of passports with visa stickers.

Jind man eyeing job in Dubai duped of ₹2 lakh
Hindustan Times
He also submitted his passport and Aadhaar card,” said assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Partap Singh, the investigating official in the case. When he ...