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

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

14331 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 10th Dec 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 10 December 2019
NEWS

HC declines to order linking of FB, Twitter, WhatsApp accounts with Aadhaar, PAN
Economic Times
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake ...

Only Aadhaar-linked accounts to get funds under PM Kisan scheme hereon
Livemint
This will be the first time that the government is insisting on mandatory condition of Aadhaar seeding, a report on the Economic Times said Monday.

Despite Supreme Court Stricture, Schools In 5 States Asked 75% Children To Show Aadhaar
IndiaSpend
Mumbai: More than 75% of school-age children in five states were required to provide their Aadhaar--a 12-digit, biometric-based, unique identity ...

HC not for linking social media accounts with Aadhaar
The Hindu
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass any order for linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card, saying it would ...

No linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN: HC
Pune Mirror
#NEWDELHI The Delhi High Court (HC) on Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding ...

PAN-Aadhaar Interchangeability: 5 Places Where You Can Use Aadhaar In Place Of PAN
Goodreturns
In Budget 2019, PAN-Aadhaar interchangeability was allowed through an amendment made in Section 139A of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

In rural Jharkhand, Aadhaar has become a hurdle in providing food security
Scroll.in
By November 30, 91.3% of the state's population had Aadhaar cards, as against the national figure of 89.6%, said a report by the Unique Identification ...

Aadhaar linking case: HC says no to order of linking social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN
Firstpost
The Delhi High Court Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake accounts, ...

Aadhaar-ration linking: SC notice to states over 'starvation deaths'
OrissaPOST
Issuing the order, CJI Bobde said, “I was a member of the bench (which decided the Aadhaar case). The verdict in this case clearly mentioned that ...

Odisha Govt To Link Aadhaar In All Welfare Schemes
Odisha Television Ltd.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to link Aadhaar cards in order to ensure transparency, weed out bogus beneficiaries and also ...

Odisha Govt To Link Aadhaar With All Welfare Schemes
OdishaBytes
Bhubaneswar: To streamline delivery mechanism of its welfare schemes and ensure transparency, the Odisha government is planning to make ...

NRC rush tells on bank
Telegraph India
A nationalised bank was ransacked at Harishchandrapur on Monday by people who gathered for corrections in their Aadhaar cards after they were ...

Man furnishes fake bail bond, booked
The Tribune
The police have booked Maan, a resident of the city, for allegedly furnishing fake bail bonds/surety bonds in the court using different Aadhaar cards.

'Open-ended' FIR filed in Aadhaar leak case
Valliant News
NEW DELHI/JALANDHAR: Delhi Police has registered an “open-ended” FIR in connection with the alleged leak of Aadhaar data for a fee+ . The FIR ...

Delhi HC refuses to pass directions to Centre to link social media accounts of individuals with ...
Yahoo India News
The court observed that to weed out the around 18 and 20 per cent fake and ghost account, date related to Aadhaar, Voter Id card, PAN card and other ...

Pregnant minor tribal girl struggling to get amenities offered by govt.
The Hindu
According to the boy's Aadhaar card, he is born in January 2003. Two years ago, the duo got married with the consent of their elders. “My wife is ...

SC issues notice to all States over allegations of starvation deaths
Big News Network (press release) (blog)
CJI Bobde said, "I was part of the bench (which decided Aadhar case) it said people can't be denied services over Aadhaar. We want to appoint a high ...

Pakistani man falls in love with Indian woman, makes Kurnool his home, gets Aadhaar
The New Indian Express
According to the information given by the family members and local police, Gulzar Khan hails from Pakistan and went to Saudi in search of a job.

Fingerprints scam: Three held in Ahmedabad
Times of India
Inspector V B Barad said two laptops, one CPU, several mobile phones, a machine to make rubber stamps, one rubber sheet, and about 400 Aadhaar ...

Old-age pension to reach beneficiaries' doorsteps
The Hindu
Hence, the government had decided to link Aadhaar to get these pensions. This would be stop the leakage of about ₹1,000 crore. Since the Aadhaar ...

View from India: 'Data is renewable energy and is also recyclable'
E&T Magazine
The country began its data storage journey with Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identity number obtained by residents based on their biometric and ...

Banks can continue with Aadhaar-enabled payment system, says UIDAI
Denton Daily
The Aadhaar-enabled payment system, or AEPS, allows consumers who don't have smartphones or debit cards to perform basic banking transactions ...

Now, you can get telecom firms to delete your Aadhaar details: Here's how
Denton Daily
span.p-content div[id^=”div-gpt”]{line-height:0;font-size:0}. Mobile service customers who want to get their Aadhaar details deleted from records of their ...

SC seeks report from states on implementation of Food Security Act
Outlook India
... and some other activists, alleged that poor people have been denied food in absence of Aadhaar card which was against the apex court guidelines.

Taking a cue from India, now Malaysia likely to implement Aadhaar model
Denton Daily
span.p-content div[id^=”div-gpt”]{line-height:0;font-size:0}. Taking a cue from India's initiative, wants to bring changes in its system for target delivery of ...

EPF subscriber? How to update EPFO KYC online
Times Now
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allows you to complete the KYC process online. It uses Aadhaar and PAN for e-KYC verification.

I am a college student. What is the best way to invest my spare pocket money per month?
Economic Times
Since you will be a major next year, ensure proper documentation like PAN card, Aadhaar and bank accounts. Investments in mutual funds should be ...

2 Bangladeshi immigrants nabbed from Kangeyam
Times of India
... were staying in Kangeyam and working in a knitwear unit, were found possessing fake documents including Indian passports and Aadhaar cards.

How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) online or offline
Moneycontrol.com
You will be redirected to a new page where you need to provide your Aadhaar card number and name as per your Aadhaar card. You will also find an ...

Committed to protecting citizens' right to privacy, reports of surveillance misleading, says govt
Hindustan Times
He also termed reports that say Aadhaar database includes information such as purchases, bank accounts, insurance as “baseless assumptions”.

Opinion | The inevitability of errors in determining citizenship
Livemint
The State Of Aadhaar Report 2017-18 by IDinsight, covering 2,947 households, found that 8.8% of Aadhaar holders reported errors in their name, age, ...
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