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

Friday, December 13, 2019

14332 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 12 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 12 December 2019

PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline is December 31. Here is how to link the two
Economic Times
Have you linked your Permanent Account Number (PAN) with your Aadhaar number? If you haven't done it yet, you have time till December 31, 2019 ...

UIDAI issues standard certificate to help individuals applying for Aadhaar card without documents
Economic Times
In a bid to make applying for Aadhaar card easier for individuals not having the required documents, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) ...

Aadhaar a game changer but concerns on security remain
Livemint
The rollout of the 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar has been one of the biggest game changers for India in the past decade. Modelled ...

Opinon | Why Aadhaar has fallen Short of its Promise
Livemint
But then, as more people began to enrol themselves into the system, we began to see what Aadhaar really had to offer. It gave people an identity ...

Aadhaar mandatory for getting PM-Kisan benefits from December onwards: Centre
Economic Times
Aadhaar was made optional for availing the first installment (December 2018 - March 2019) except for farmers of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and ...

Because of Aadhaar, over one million children in India were denied admission to schools
Scroll.in
More than 75% of school-age children in five states were required to provide their Aadhaar – a 12-digit, biometric-based, unique identity number – for ...

States must not delete ration card holders' names for lack of Aadhaar: Paswan
Economic Times
Identification of beneficiaries in Fair Price Shops (FSPs) is done primarily on the basis of Aadhaar authentication through electronic Point of Sale ...

PM-Kisan dues to be transferred only to Aadhaar-linked back ac/s
Daily Pioneer
The fourth instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan) due this month will be transferred only to Aadhaar-authenticated ...

UIDAI: Update address, book Aadhaar Seva Kendra appointment, request reprint online. Check ...
ET Now
These centres have the capacity to service up to 1000 Aadhaar enrolment or update requests per day. Visit an #ASK today to experience Aadhaar ...

Aadhaar card address update using rent agreement: This is how to do it as per UIDAI
Zee Business
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has suggested what to do if you are using rent agreement for address update in Aadhaar. UIDAI in a ...

Students without Aadhaar fail to register for exams
The Tribune
Mukta Rani, mother of a Class V student, said she had not applied for an Aadhaar card for her daughter. “It was not intimated earlier that Aadhaar card ...

HC refuses to order Aadhaar-social media link
Daily Stock Dish
The Delhi high court on Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake accounts, ...

Anaj Mandi Fire Refusal to offer Autopsy without Aadhaar Card – Grain marketplace fire: refusal to ...
OBN
The family members of those whom destroyed their particular life as a result of the fire when you look at the factory operating in Grainmandi location ...

We are in the most exciting phase of e-governance in the history of India, says NSDL e-Gov Chief
YourStory.com
... agencies like the Election Commission to execute some of the most complex nationwide projects (PAN cards, eKYC, eSign, Aadhaar identification, ...

Speaker LB Das inaugurates Aadhaar Centre in Rangpo
United News of India
Guwahati, Dec 11 (UNI) In the wake of widespread protests in the city over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, section 144 has been imposed in ...

Wakf Board and mosques prepare community for NRC, Census 2021
Times of India
Bengaluru: From Aadhaar cards to death certificates, Muslim families in Karnataka are compiling a slew of government documents they plan to keep ...

Ram Vilas Paswan Asks States Not To Omit Names From Ration Card Database
Sky Statement
New Delhi: The central government has asked states and union territories to ensure that names of people are not deleted from the ration card ...


With 23 starvation deaths in 4 years, Jharkhand struggles to curb hunger
Business Standard
For Birija's brother's family, getting Aadhaar cards would mean travelling to the district headquarters over 120 km away--the local authorities refuse to ...

Droom Fixes Security Flaw That Exposed Private Data, Banking Details of Millions
NDTV
All these details such as user name, address, phone number, Aadhaar number, PAN card number, bank account number, purchase history, and more ...

Opinion | Where has all the money gone from the system?
Livemint
But spends over a certain amount now need an identifier—PAN or Aadhaar—and while multiple PANs are still there, the tax-PAN-Aadhaar link makes ...

On Data Privacy, India Charts Its Own Path
The New York Times
... own use of sensitive data on its residents, which include the fingerprint and iris scans that are part of the Aadhaar national ID system and its detailed ...

Ban on swimming in tanks, quarries soon
Deccan Herald
“Using Aadhaar numbers and income certificates, officials themselves have to identify the beneficiaries. An amount of Rs 7,000 crore is being spent for ...

Supreme Court notices to States on Food Act implementation
The Sentinel Assam
The Chief Justice said he was part of the judgement where it was ruled that essential services couldn't be disrupted due to non-availability of Aadhaar ...

Impeachment, British Election, Jersey City Shooting: Your Wednesday Briefing
The New York Times
But it has fewer restrictions on the government's use of personal data — like the fingerprint and iris scans that are part of the Aadhaar national ID ...

Scoot to Rythu Bazaar, get kg onion for 40
The Hans India
One can purchase a kilo onion each day by producing their Aadhaar card. A customer can take subsidised onions between 4 pm and 7 pm. People ...

Droom Fixes Security Flaw This Exposed Private Data, Banking Details of all Millions
The News Pocket
These details like username, address, contact number, Aadhaar amount, PAN card number, bank account number, purchase history, and even much ...

PM-Kisan: Beneficiaries will get next installment after Aadhar Seeding
News Track English
Aadhaar was kept optional to get the first installment of December 2018-March 2019. However, farmers in Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu and ...

Bill to universalize social security, lower EPF contribution introduced in Lok Sabha
Livemint
... from all or any of the provisions of the code and makes Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits under various social security schemes. Once the bill ...

View from India: Financial inclusion for all through better design and distribution
E&T Magazine
... has created a financial technology revolution through UPI or Unified Payments Interface, Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) and Aadhaar.

Empowering India Digitally Through Connected Platforms
BW Businessworld
The high-level coverage of Aadhaar has helped accelerate access to telecom services and financial inclusion on a large scale. Increased use of ...

Morgan Stanley to cut 2% jobs globally, Citizenship Amendment Bill passed
Business Today
... Lok Sabha; Delhi High Court declines to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card; and more news on News Blast.

Garma volunteer held for rape attempt on woman in Nellore district
The Hans India
... of Kaligiri Mandal has phoned the woman at evening 7:30 pm on Monday and told to bring Aadhaar, bank passbook, land documents copies to him.