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, November 9, 2019

14306 - Aadhaar Related articles dated 8th Nov 2019


Aadhaar card update: Number of times name, date of birth, gender can be changed in Aadhaar
Economic Times
UIDAI has now placed limits on the number of times you can update/change your name, date of birth and gender details in your Aadhaar card.

CBDT notifies PAN-Aadhaar interchangeability
Economic Times
The Union Budget presented in July had amended Section 139A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 to provide for interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar ...

Get Aadhaar related help via this Twitter account
Economic Times
Individuals can tweet to @Aadhaar_care if they have any questions regarding Aadhaar related services, to share feedback on the services taken from ...

State-wise information on every land holding: Govt plans database with Aadhaar seeding to double ...
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: A national farmers' database seeded in Aadhaar with details on different types of crops being cultivated and area under each type is the ...

Distributors cheer as Aadhaar e-KYC makes a comeback
Morningstar India
We need clarity on whether Aadhaar e-KYC is considered full KYC,” says Kunal Bajaj, Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations at ...

SEBI Allows Intermediaries, Funds to Use Aadhaar for e-KYC
Regulation Asia
Intermediaries and mutual fund distributors are not allowed to store investors' Aadhaar numbers “under any circumstances”. SEBI (the Securities and ...

BBMP officials insisting on Aadhaar to verify voter details, say residents
Times of India
BENGALURU: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) block-level officers have been insisting on Aadhaar details from citizens to complete the ...

CBDT enables PAN-Aadhaar interchangeability
Moneycontrol.com
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has allowed interchangeability between permanent account number (PAN) and Aadhaar number for over ...

Have query related to Aadhaar? Use UIDAI's official handle to raise a complaint
Times Now
New Delhi: If you have any problem related to Aadhaar, then now you can complain through twitter as well. It may be noted that the Unique ...

Property, Aadhaar Linking To Curb Black Money And Increase Transparency
Goodreturns
Just as the unique biometric-enabled Aadhaar has now been made mandatory for getting PAN card as well as to file ITR, the process i.e. linking of ...

Indian government's food security programme will have the same problems as Aadhaar
Scroll.in
But the One Nation, One Ration Card system – also linked to Aadhaar – would eliminate the need for a new card. This way, it aims to deliver the ...

Aadhaar can be used instead of PAN: CBDT notifies Amendment in various Income Tax Forms ...
taxscan.in (press release)
The Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT ) has notified Amendments in various Income Tax Forms which provide Aadhaar can be used instead of ...

Third Aadhaar Seva Kendra opens in Delhi
CitySpidey.com
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has operationalised the third Aadhaar Seva Kendra in New Delhi which is located in Mohan Estate, ...

Beggar Woman Found With Cash, Bank Account And Aadhaar Card
Republic World
Officials of a temple in Puducherry were shocked to find a beggar having cash totalling Rs 15,000 and a bank account with Rs 2 lakh to her credit.

SBI asks pensioners to submit life certificate this month. Here's how to do it
Livemint
2) Digital submission at SBI branch: Go to your nearest SBI branch and share your Aadhaar number, mobile number, pension payment order (PPO) ...

Mass surveillance fears as India readies facial recognition system
The Japan Times
India's Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling in 2017 on the national biometric identity card program Aadhaar, said individual privacy is a fundamental ...

Want to withdraw EPF or EPS money? Here's how to do it offline using Composite Claim Form
Times Now
One is for those who have seeded their EPF account with Aadhaar and the other is for those who have not seeded their account with Aadhaar.

How you can get instant e-PAN online
Times Now
The Aadhaar details are used for e-signing the PAN card application and for the authentication of identity through the Aadhaar Authentication system, ...

Here's how a viral visiting card made this domestic help from Pune's Bavdhan a trending story
Pune Mirror
To it, I added a small line saying Aadhaar Card verified to let people gain confidence in her. I placed the order for 100 cards and we received a bunch ...

Rain-affected farmers yet to get relief
The Tribune
... and buildings has been submitted to the state government, but now it has asked us to send the Aadhaar-linked account numbers of the farmers.

Theft reported from house
The Tribune
The complainant later found Rs 30,000 and a photocopy of the Aadhaar card stolen from his house. The police have registered a case at the Sector 26 ...

New rules for PWD engineers passed
The Tribune
It made Aadhaar mandatory for registration under the Act. Section 10, which provided for composition levy, was amended to provide relaxation in ...

How Are Indian Startups, Government Bodies Fighting Cybersecurity Risks?
Inc42 Media
Aadhaar number is a 12-digit random number issued by the government to the residents of India. This number is connected to citizen's biometric ...

What Indians think of demonetisation, three years after the jolt
Quartz
Make linking of all property-ownership to Aadhaar, too, compulsory. The disgruntlement aside, over 10% of those surveyed called for another ...

The ravages of hunger & anger in Jharkhand
Telegraph India
The Raghubar Das government did claim a huge leap in transparency after compulsory Aadhaar linkage to ration cards, Dutta said, but it “keeps 

Puducherry Beggar Found With R
ndtv.com
12,000 in cash, a bank account with Rs. 2 lakh to her credit and an Aadhaar Card. The beggar identified as Parvatham, 70, claimed that she earned ...

You can't coerce India to adopt digital payments. Here's what Modi govt should try instead
ThePrint
Going by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2019 speech, these may include BHIM UPI, UPI-QR code, Aadhaar Pay, certain debit cards, ...

Panjab University prepares for digitalising Senate elections
The Tribune
... mentioned in the PU Calendar 2007 Volume-I, should be amended by including the information like e-mail ID, Aadhaar card number, phone number ...

Farmer aids CBI nab 'corrupt' cop, finds key docus held back
Pune Mirror
“Bhagwan confiscated some of my important documents such as PAN, Aadhaar and voter cards, and started demanding money from me for releasing ...

Documents lost in floods restored with tech help
The Hindu
These documents included Aadhaar, SSLC and Plus Two mark books and certificates, driving licences, land deed documents, and caste and ...

Now PAN Card Will Be Made In Few Minutes
Daily Watch Reports
According to the government's plan, if you apply online PAN card through Aadhaar card number, then you will get an e-PAN card in a few minutes.

Mega Job Mela by APSSDC on Nov 10
The Hans India
He asked the candidates to bring more photocopy sets of Aadhaar card, bio-data, and admission card downloaded from the website. The candidates ...
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