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 24, 2019

14318 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 23rd Nov 2019


Aadhaar card update: Check out the new features of Aadhaar app
Livemint
A new mobile app has been launched to enable Aadhaar holders to download their Aadhaar details on mobile phones. The app is meant to carry ...

How to find nearest Aadhaar enrolment centre
India Today
An Aadhaar card is a 12-digit unique identity number that is issued to every citizen in India, based on their biometric and demographic data. This data ...

SC notice on plea challenging law on private entities using Aadhaar
Economic Times
The petition by retired army officer S G Vombatkere and social activist Bezwada Wilson has urged the top court to declare the Aadhaar and other laws ...

PIL says Aadhaar breaches privacy, Supreme Court seeks government response
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar's tryst with litigation continues as the Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the finance ministry and the Unique ...

SC to examine validity of amended law allowing private firms to use Aadhaar data
Livemint
“In the present case as well, we have come to the conclusion that Aadhaar Act is a beneficial legislation, which is aimed at empowering millions of ...

SC seeks Centre's reply on plea against changes in law allowing private firms to use Aadhaar data
Times of India
Earlier, a five-judge constitution bench, while upholding the validity of Aadhaar act, had made certain exceptions and said private entity cannot be ...

Syntizen in talks with Indian state governments to boost data privacy with Aadhaar number redaction
Biometric Update
Hyderabad-based Syntizen is currently in talks with multiple Indian State Governments to provide its subsidy management and Aadhaar-masking ...

UIDAI operationalizes 21 Aadhaar Seva Kendras
Doordarshan
Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has operationalized 21 Aadhaar Seva Kendras as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar ...

SC notice to Centre, UIDAI on plea on Aadhaar use
Deccan Herald
The Aadhaar and Other Laws Amendment Act, 2019, came into operation on July 24. This provided for e-KYC authentication on voluntary basis under ...

No proposal to link social media accounts of individuals to Aadhaar: Law Minister Ravi Shankar ...
Hindustan Times
The government has no proposal for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. “There is no ...

SC to examine validity of amended law allowing Aadhaar for bank, mobile sims
Daily Pioneer
The Supreme Court Friday decided to examine the constitutional validity of amended Aadhaar law and the regulations allowing private entities to use ...

SC Issues Notices On Plea Challenging Aadhaar Data Usage By Private Entities
BW Businessworld
The petition, jointly filed by retired Indian Army officer SG Vombatkare and human rights activist Bezwada Wilson, challenged the constitutional validity ...

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to validity of Aadhaar Amendment Act
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the petition challenging the amendment to the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, ...

SC seeks reply from Centre on Aadhaar Amendments Challenge
The Leaflet
The petitioners have submitted that the said Act created a backdoor entry to private parties to access the Aadhaar eco-system, thus enabling state and ...

After Telangana, Uttar Pradesh uses this code to track subsidies
Economic Times
Digital identity solutions provider Syntizen has tied up with the Uttar Pradesh government for its Aadhaar based subsidy management system, which ...

Aadhaar Act: SC asks Centre to reply to plea against amendments allowing private firms to use data
Scroll.in
In September 2018, a five-judge Constitution bench had upheld the validity of the Aadhaar Act, but said private entities cannot be allowed to use the ...

Supreme Court issues notices on plea challenging Aadhaar data usage by private entities
WION
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Central government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on a petition ...

SC notice on validity of Aadhaar access to private entities
The Weekend Leader
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking examination of the constitutional validity of amended Aadhaar law and the ...

Aadhaar: Govt risking security of personal data?
United News of India
New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging the validity of Aadhaar and Other Laws ...

Aadhaar Services Provided in Bidhan Nagar Enrolment centre
Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar is mandatory for all Indian residents and the same applies to residents of Bidhan Nagar. Bidhan Nagar residents must visit their nearest ...

SC notice on plea claiming amended law opens Aadhaar data to pvt firms
The Indian Express
The petition, filed through advocate Vipin Nair, challenged the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar ...

Over 80% of rescued children had fake Aadhaar cards
Times of India
Explaining that the girls carried their Aadhaar cards with them, she said the date of birth in all the three cards was mentioned as January 1, 2000 and ...

21 UIDAI-run Aadhaar Seva Kendras now operational
Devdiscourse
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday said it has operationalized 21 Aadhaar Seva Kendras as part of its blueprint to open ...

SC issues notice to centre and UIDAI over Aadhaar data usage by private entities
The Hans India
SC issues notice to centre and UIDAI over Aadhaar data usage by private entities. ANI | 22 Nov 2019 1:04 PM IST ...

Review petition in SC against its Aadhaar verdict
Stock Daily Dish
A review petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking re-examination of its verdict by which the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme was ...

13 million farmers in UP would miss out on PM Kisan Nidhi due to ID issues, govt sounds alarm
Economic Times
... release of further instalments and cause discontentment among farmers. Aadhaar-seeding is considered essential to prevent frauds in the scheme.

Supreme Court seeks response from Center, case related to use of Aadhaar data
News Track English
Earlier, a five-judge bench had raised some objections while retaining the validity of the Aadhaar law and said private companies cannot be allowed ...

SC Seeks Centre's Reply On Plea Against Changes In Law Allowing Private Firms To Use Aadhaar ...
Khabar India
Later, the Centre amended the law allowing voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connection.

79.6 lakh MSMEs registered on Udyog Aadhaar Portal
SME Times
Nearly 80 lakh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have registered on Udyog Aadhaar Portal, an official statement said on Thursday.

Top news of the day: Uddhav Thackeray emerges as consensus choice for Maharashtra Chief ...
The Hindu
Top news of the day: Uddhav Thackeray emerges as consensus choice for Maharashtra Chief Minister, Supreme Court seeks reply on Aadhaar data ...

'As Per Puttaswamy Judgment, Production of Aaadhar Not Mandatory': Delhi Govt Files Affidavit In ...
Live Law
The petitioner believes that linking property documents with Aadhaar will help in curbing corruption as black money holders would be forced to ...