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 30, 2019

14322 - Aadhaar articles Dated 29th Nov 2019


Ajay Bhushan Pandey, author of the Aadhaar story, humbled by its global recognition
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar led to savings of more than $15.7 billion for the government during the past four years by eliminating ghosts and duplication ...

72% find Aadhaar convenient: Survey
Hindustan Times
The 2019 State of Aadhaar report released on Monday, found that 72% of those surveyed appreciate the convenience of Aadhaar — a 12-digit unique ...

Aadhaar Seva Kendra starts operations in Hyderabad
The Hindu
People can avail Aadhaar related services such as enrolment and updations of address, name, gender, date of birth, mobile number, e-mail ID, photo ...

Privacy breach not a key concern for 92% Aadhar card holders: Report
Business Today
The State of Aadhaar 2019 report, prepared by Dalberg, a social impact ... "More than half of those who used Aadhaar to get a SIM card or bank ...

Odisha to open Aadhaar centres at hospitals
Elets
The Odisha government has decided to introduce Aadhaar facilitation centres at the hospitals and urban local bodies for the generation of the 12-digit ...

Has Modi Govt failed in making Aadhaar reach the poor? 30% homeless people don't have their ...
ABP Live
Five percent (about 28 million) of the country's population still doesn't have their Aadhaar card. It majorly includes religious minorities and people who ...

Hurry Up! Two Days Left to Link Aadhaar Card with PM-Kisan Scheme or Else You Won't Get Rs ...
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
But to get the third installment, farmers are required to link their Aadhaar card with PM Kisan yojana before 30 November. Now, farmers have just two ...

Ten years on, India's biometric ID excludes homeless, transgender people
Sight Magazine
More than 1.2 billion Aadhaar IDs have been issued, according to government data. It is the world's largest biometric identity system, and the 12 digit ...

UIDAI launches new Aadhaar app for iOS, Android smartphones
Research Writeups
UIDAI has launched the new mAadhaar app that is more secure than the old Aadhaar app. Users can also avail personalised services using the ...

Nodal officer appointed for Aadhaar registration work
The Sentinel Assam
A Correspondent. Dibrugarh: To carry forward the Aadhaar registration work of the district, an Assistant Commissioner of the district, Rashmi Pratap, ...

Linking profile with Aadhaar: SC to hear FB's plea for transfer of cases
Denton Daily
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PF Withdrawal: Provident Fund Account holders alert! Avoid committing these mistakes to save ...
Zee Business
Since everything is now connected with one's Aadhaar Card number these days, if the existing PF account is attached with the Aadhaar number then ...

Telangana's first Aadhaar Seva Kendra opens in Madhapur
NYOOOZ
By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: The state's first Aadhaar Seva Kendra operated by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) kick-started ...

Nuapada old age pensioners worried lot
Daily Pioneer
"The present system has to continue; we have heard that the Panchayat has sent notice to submit Aadhaar for bank linking; we would not do that,” said ...

Sonia writes to Cong CMs, asks them to ensure easy disbursal of Rs 6000 maternity benefit
Outlook India
The online payment scheme, which is linked to the Aadhaar card, has proven somewhat unreliable. Misallocation of the amounts, wrong Aadhaar ...

Global Fingerprint Module Market: Growth, Trends, and Forecasts (2019-2024) - Expanding ...
Business Wire (press release)
In India, 1.24 billion people have an Aadhaar number as of June 2019, covering more than 99% of the adult population. The project that had been ...

Snatchers target 2 in city
The Tribune
... complained that two miscreants riding an Activa scooter snatched her purse containing Rs 1,200, an ATM card and an Aadhaar card in Sector 15 on ...

ETtech Top 5: New guidelines for Ola, Uber, H-1B visa squeeze for Indian IT firms & more
ETtech.com
Aadhaar led to savings of more than $15.7 billion for the government during the past four years by eliminating ghosts and duplication while ensuring ...
Government has launched new Aadhaar app
Dekh News
This new update enables all the Aadhar cardholders to access their Aadhar ID details on a single-window for all Aadhar related online services on ...

Evolution of banking in India – Are we there yet?
Moneycontrol.com
Then again, a couple of years back, the government introduced the concept of Aadhaar – a unique biometric identity aimed at increasing inclusion of ...

Court allows man facing forgery cases in Mumbai to see wife, kid in America
Free Press Journal
... Goregaon, Ulhasnagar, Borivli and Vakola police stations for fabricating the documents, including his birth certificate, Aadhaar and PAN cards and ...

JH-POLL-RAVISHANKAR-STABILITY (COR)
Outlook India
Being the IT minister, he said, the state also had done tremendous work in making availability of Aadhaar, digital governance, setting up BPOs in small ...

NEET UG 2020 notification and application form to be released on December 2
Careers360
The report further said that candidates will have to upload a live photo and an identity proof, preferably Aadhaar card. The NTA is awaiting approval ...

TS govt to extend subsidised onions to all Rythu Bazaars in Greater Hyderabad
Telangana Today
Hyderabad: The Telangana government, which launched a sale of onions for Rs 40 per kg per person at Rythu Bazaars in Mehdipatnam and ...

When Sukhwinder Singh charged just Rs 101 for a song
Hindustan Times
There's one more good film, Aadhaar, starring Viineet Singh; I have sung one song for that. The makers got to know I was on tour, they contacted me ...

Notorious inter-state criminal Gundala Vamsi held in Nellore
Times of India
VIJAYAWADA: Police arrested a notorious inter-state criminal involved in eight cases, including kidnapping, murder, dacoity, rape, robbery and ...

Niti Aayog lauds Kerala's eHealth project
Times of India
The project is funded by the Centre and is designed to provide citizens with a convenient centralised healthcare system. As the system is Aadhaar ...

Modi govt to amend IT Act to trace rogue messages on WhatsApp
Tech Observer
Meity also said that there is no such proposal for linking Aadhaar with social media accounts of individuals. On rising instances of cyber crime, Meity ...

Ruling-BJD MLA Questions Odisha Govt's Token System In Paddy Procurement
Odisha Television Ltd.
Bhubaneswar: Expressing concerns amid the ongoing row over the token system for paddy procurement in western Odisha, especially in Sambalpur ...

Odisha MLAs demand withdrawal of online token system for paddy procurement
The New Indian Express
Seeking the cooperation of the members, the Minister said Aadhaar-seeding and biometric identification is a must to keep middlemen away from the ...