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, December 7, 2019

14328 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 6th December 2017


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 6 December 2019
NEWS

India has the world's largest biometric data store, and it is terrible at handling it
Quartz
Almost 1.25 billion Indians who have enrolled in the world's largest biometric programme, Aadhaar, may have reasons to worry. New research shows ...

Opinion | Convergence of Pan and Aadhaar: A step in the right direction
Livemint
In 2017, the government amended the tax laws to provide that every person who is eligible to obtain an Aadhaar number shall link his/her PAN to his ...

UIDAI earned over Rs 27 crore for providing Aadhaar authentication and e-KYC services: Prasad
MediaNama.com
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the statutory body which issues Aadhaar numbers to Indian citizens, earned Rs 27.75 crore ...

0% Meghalaya residents satisfied with Aadhaar experience, survey shows
CNBCTV18
While 100 percent of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh residents reported satisfaction with their Aadhaar experience, at the other end of the spectrum ...

UIDAI earning over $1M per month for Aadhaar biometric authentication and eKYC
Biometric Update
Aadhaar authentication and eKYC services have generated Rs 270 million (nearly US$3.8 million) for the Unique Identification Authority of India ...

Crossing 14 kms thro forest, officials issue Aadhaar to 12 tribal people
Mathrubhumi English
Irinjalakuda: A 9-member team of officials, including women, travelled 14 kms of forest path to issue Aadhaar to 12 people in a tribal hamlet on ...

Five held for forging papers to get PAN, Aadhaar and passports
Yahoo India News
The probe was handed over to crime branch unit-8, who found that Shuon had acquired his passport using forged PAN and Aadhaar cards in June ...

Mandatory Aadhaar seeding to hit poor hard
OrissaPOST
Bhubaneswar: Following an amendment to Aadhaar Act, the state government has directed all the departments to make Aadhaar authentication ...

RTIs Find Centre Dodging Queries on PDS Delivery, Illegal Mining, NREGA Payments
The Wire
The NCPRI said a range of questions pertaining to district mining funds, incidents of mob lynching, Aadhaar and voter ID linkage, Kathua rape case, ...

Man jumps in front of Defence minister Rajnath Singh's convoy, says wanted to get name changed ...
Hindustan Times
“He claims that he wanted to get his name on his Aadhaar card changed. He is being jointly interrogated by police and intelligence officials,” Mittal ...

Villupuram villagers threaten to surrender Aadhaar card, boycott civic polls
The New Indian Express
Demanding the authorities to retain their village in Villupuram district, they threatened to surrender their ration card, Aadhaar card and voter identity ...

Govt committed to protecting citizens'' right to privacy, reports of surveillance misleading: Prasad
Outlook India
Another factor cited is that, The Aadhaar Identification Scheme gives citizens a unique ID number and is also home to the largest biometric database, ...

Report on citizens'' surveillance is baseless: IT minister
Outlook India
Further, there is a baseless assumption that the Aadhaar database includes information such as purchases, bank accounts, insurance and others.

'Report on citizens' surveillance is baseless': IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Herald Publicist
Additional, there's a baseless assumption that the Aadhaar database consists of info reminiscent of purchases, financial institution accounts, insurance ...

Mismatch of names: Farmers' loans yet to be waived
Deccan Herald
The names of the beneficiaries vary in the Aadhaar, RTC and ration cards. As a result, Bhoomi software is not considering them as 'genuine ...

Govt data law to introduce id verification for social media users: Report
THE WEEK
Two weeks after IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that there was no proposal to link Aadhaar to social media accounts, government sources have ...

SIM Verification Method for NRIs, Tourists Likely in 2-3 Weeks: Sundararajan
Valliant News
The SIM card verification process through Aadhaar-based authentication has been simplified this week with the government allowing and other modes ...

The political face of India's technology journey
Livemint
Nilekani, for instance, pioneered Aadhaar, a technological venture for the public sector. In the author's opinion, Aadhaar's most consequential legacy ...

After Sonia Gandhi, DMK's Kanimozhi raises the issue of delayed and reduced maternity benefits
Economic Times
... card, aadhaar card, husband's aadhaar card, bank passbook, updated marital home address and the linking of bank account with aadhaar card.

Cabinet clears Personal Data Protection Bill; proposes jail term for privacy violations
The Tribune
... in its judgment in September 2018 in which it held Aadhaar as a constitutionally valid scheme but struck down some provisions in the Aadhaar Act.

BIG STORY: All You Need To Know About India's Upcoming Personal Data Protection Bill
Analytics India Magazine
In September 2018, the Supreme court stated on Aadhaar, saying linking the biometric-based identity card with PAN included negligible data to satisfy ...

Vital to end urea diversion, DBT model being piloted: Govt
Financial Express
A model is being evolved on a pilot basis where the farmer will receive the subsidy amount in his/her Aadhaar-linked bank account right at the time or ...

Schools seek addl documents, parents write to Education Dept
The Tribune
... by the employer, bank account statement for the past three years, a copy of Aadhaar card, status of residence owned/rented and a copy of PAN card.

Low-value prepaid accounts get KYC relief
Times of India
... a major challenge for payments companies after the Supreme Court struck down the usage of Aadhaar for remote authentication of accounts.

India 5th worst country for people's privacy, biometric data collection: Report
Livemint
... countries for biometric data collection as it does not permit law enforcement to get access to the national biometric database known as Aadhaar.

RBI sets up more rivals for Paytm, GooglePay, wants up to ₹10000 pre-paid platform
Livemint
Regulatory initiatives including financial inclusion, Aadhaar, and the unveiling of the Unified Payments Interface have spurred growth digital payments.

Police seek to detain Lankan Tamil under preventive detention
The Hindu
The accused, a habitual offender, had also been using illegally obtained ration and Aadhaar cards, the SP said. The accused was presently in judicial ...

PayNearby wins 'Best Fintech Innovation in Financial Inclusion' Award
IndianWeb2.com
Through their assisted tech led modules, the company offers a bouquet of services including Aadhaar banking, bank savings, domestic remittances, ...

Taking it personally
The Indian Express
It may also be recalled that one of the legitimate objections to Aadhaar was the handling of personal data by private contractors, who collected it ...

Depositors to get a voice in DHFL resolution plan
Livemint
Moreover, along with the claim form, a copy of the fixed deposit certificate, a copy of identification proof (PAN card or Aadhaar card), a cancelled ...

Inside digital payments and what's driving it
Livemint
The Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) trinity, demonetization, the GST roll-out, and the launch of the Unified Payments Interface have been key ...
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