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

Sunday, November 17, 2019

14310 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 16th Nov 2019


Aadhaar card address mismatch? Banks will accept new address on self-declaration
Livemint
Carrying out a change of address on Aadhaar card has become easier now, the government has amended the anti-money laundering rules to allow ...

Anti-money laundering rules amended to make Aadhaar use easier
Livemint
NEW DELHI : The government on Wednesday amended the anti-money laundering rules to allow people to use Aadhaar for identification and yet use ...

Government relaxes address related Aadhaar norms
The Hindu BusinessLine
You can now give a more functional address, say a place of work, while furnishing Aadhaar as proof of identity for know-your-customer (KYC) ...


Supreme Court re-examines Aadhaar as money Bill, refers issue to larger bench
India Today
A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court has doubted the correctness of the Aadhaar judgment, stating that the Aadhaar Act could not have ...

Angry over Aadhaar card issue, man threatens to blow up Haridwar ghat: Police
Hindustan Times
A man who had called Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat's mobile phone and threatened to blow up the Har ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar ...

Check Aadhaar status online. Here's how
Times Now
New Delhi: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) offers a host of online services from Aadhaar update, status check and more. You can check ...

Man's Aadhaar, PAN data misused for loan fraud
Times of India
Somebody used the photocopies of his ID proofs, including PAN and Aadhaar cards, to open a savings account with the bank. The person/s later used ...

PSC profiles should be linked to Aadhaar
Mathrubhumi English
PSC informed that the facility to link the profile with Aadhaar can be used by clicking the Aadhaar Linking button seen on the home page of the website ...

You Can Now Give An Address Other Than That On Your Aadhaar For Bank KYC
Goodreturns
Now, when one submits their Aadhaar as identification proof for KYC (Know Your Customer) formalities at a bank, but want their current address on ...

Attention Aadhaar card holders! You may have to pay Rs 10000 fine for making this mistake
India TV
Aadhaar cardholders there's an important update in the rules. Providing the wrong 12-digit biometric id number can attract a fine of Rs 10, 000. Hence ...

Finance ministry amends money laundering law to simplify KYC process
Business Today
The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday amended the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to allow people who have used Aadhaar for KYC ...

Many Aadhaar enrollment centres non-functional in Assam
The Sentinel Assam
Many Aadhaar Enrollment Centres have been non-functional at several places across the state since September. As a result, the public has been ...

Migrants to benefit from relaxed Aadhaar norms
Daijiworld.com
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS): The government has amended rules that will allow citizens to use their Aadhaar number for know-your-customer (KYC) ...

Government eases norms for change of address on Aadhaar
Free Press Journal
New Delhi: The government has allowed migrants to change address on Aadhaar by giving self declaration, a move aimed at helping them open bank ...

Aadhaar-based biometric attendance collapses in UT
The Tribune
The Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system, introduced to improve punctuality in the government offices of the erstwhile state of J&K, has ...

Kartarpur: As confusion prevails, Sikh pilgrims seek passage with Aadhaar, denied
The Indian Express
“Many people are still coming here with Aadhaar card. They want us to allow them to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. We have a tough time dealing with ...

Government amends PMLA rules, makes banking easier for citizens
India Today
People who submitted Aadhaar card with a permanent address as KYC at ... other than the one on Aadhaar card will be sufficient as address proof.

'Self-declaration' works for banks, helps update Aadhaar too
The Draft (blog)
'Self-declaration' works for banks, helps update Aadhaar too ... a client has provided his Aadhaar number for identification under clause (a) of sub-rule ...

Aadhaar-like Security of Citizens' Data yet to be Carried out
The Sentinel Assam
Aadhaar-like Security of Citizens' Data yet to be Carried out ... either the RGI or the MHA unless the NRC data is secured with Aadhaar-like security.

Aadhaar Ventures India reports standalone net loss of Rs 0.06 crore in the September 2019 quarter
Business Standard
Net loss of Aadhaar Ventures India reported to Rs 0.06 crore in the quarter ended September 2019 as against net profit of Rs 0.03 crore during the ...

Income tax: No ITR refund till you verify it. Here's how to do it
Livemint
"To receive refund, complete your e-filing process by e-verifying using Aadhaar OTP or netbanking," says the income tax department. How to e-verify ...

How to link your SBI savings account to your PAN Card
Business Today
Your Aadhaar card and Permanent Account Number (PAN) details are very important if you want to avail services such as opening a savings bank ...

A balancing act
The Hindu
The linkage of Aadhaar to social media profiles is expected to be challenged, especially because the current Aadhaar Act only allows unique personal ...

PayNearby Partners With NPCI To Set Up Micro ATMs Across India
Inc42 Media
The company has partnered with NPCI and Equitas Bank. PayNearby plans to set up 1 Lakh ATMs across the country. It will allow Aadhaar and debit ...

Supreme Court to examine Lok Sabha Speaker's decision to treat Aadhaar, 19 other bills as money ...
NewsX
A constitutional bench formed by Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan's decision to treat Aadhaar ...

Challenges in getting right data entered in documents
The Hindu
From Aadhaar to bank accounts, the public face several instances when the data entered is wrong. It can be a simple spelling error or a completely ...

What is money bill's scope, ambit? SC asks a 7-judge bench to decide
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Observing that the Supreme Court, while delivering its verdict in the Aadhaar case, had not extensively examined and substantially .

'Automatic Facial Recognition System is made legal by a 2009 cabinet note,' says NCRB
MediaNama.com
NCRB also said that the AFRS will not be integrated with the Aadhaar database. There is no clarity if the NCRB would revise the 172-page Request for ...

Chennai students innovate with biometric voting machine
The Hindu
The machine can then procure their corresponding Aadhaar data, based on which, they will be shown the candidates for their constituency,” explained ...

Candid Notes
Daily Pioneer
When this person was eventually traced and arrested, he revealed that he was under duress because he is not able to make his Aadhaar card from ...

The big news: SC to rule on Rafale, Sabarimala review pleas today, and nine other top stories
Scroll.in
Supreme Court doubts correctness of Aadhaar judgement, refers it to a ... in September 2018 that the Aadhaar Act was a 'fraud on the constitution'.

India's Foreign Minister Urges Nations To Come Together To Solve Cybersecurity Issues
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