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

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

14335 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 16 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 16 December 2019

Mandatory to link PAN-Aadhaar by 31 December: IT Dept
Livemint
NEW DELHI : It is mandatory to link your PAN with Aadhaar by the end of this year, the Income Tax Department said in a public message on Sunday.

Get reprinted Aadhaar delivered in 15 days
Times Now
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) recently launched the new version of mAadhaar app. The app can be downloaded by ...

Ahmedabad: 9 ration shop owners arrested for theft of Aadhaar details
The Indian Express
The Cyber Crime Cell of Ahmedabad, on Friday night, busted a gang involved in impersonation of fingerprints and theft of Aadhaar data, to print fake ...

Mandatory To Link Your Pan With Aadhaar By December 31: Income Tax Department
News Nation
It is mandatory to link your PAN with Aadhaar by the end of this year, the Income Tax Department said in a public message on Sunday. “Building a ...

A look at data breaches, cyberattacks India saw in 2019
Deccan Herald
Aadhaar data of thousands of farmers' was compromised this year. The leaked database included private information of Andhra Pradesh farmers like ...

Bangladeshi caught with Indian passport at KIA
Deccan Herald
Mia, the officer continued, produced a fake certificate to obtain the Aadhaar card. He later submitted the Aadhaar card and the house rent agreement ...

Why Modi govt is amending Aadhaar Act and what it means for your privacy
Denton Daily
“The Supreme Court…. explicitly prohibited use of Aadhaar by private parties by declaring Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, as unconstitutional.

Review petition in SC against its Aadhaar verdict
Denton Daily
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 ...

India's payments revolution
FT Alphaville
Aadhaar put simply is one of the biggest banks of biometric data in the world. Back in 2010, the Indian government decided it would take full digital ...

Here's how you can withdraw your EPF corpus online
Livemint
This has been made possible after it became mandatory to link the Universal Account Number (UAN) with Aadhaar and bank account number.

Boon for some, bane for others: Aadhaar faces an identity crisis in India
Denton Daily
The program—named Aadhaar, the Hindi word for foundation—began signing up users in 2010 but took several years to roll out to almost all Indians.

The Aadhaar Effect: Say bye to your privacy
Stock Daily Dish
Target boxes underneath their faces list their Aadhaar numbers, names, mobile numbers, emails, residential addresses, dates of birth, etc, with some ...

UPSSSC Exam: To prevent rigging in the Subordinate Services Selection Commission Recruitment ...
Herald Publicist
UPSSSC Exam: To prevent rigging in the Subordinate Services Selection Commission Recruitment Exam, filling the Aadhaar number on the form is ...

The future of security... so far, biometric's the way to go
Economic Times
Welfare delivery by governments: This is done by assigning a biometric ID to individuals, such as Aadhaar, a unique ID number, to Indian residents.

In The News podcast | Violent protests against Citizenship Act; Zomato could takeover Uber Eats ...
Moneycontrol.com
In The News podcast | Violent protests against Citizenship Act; Zomato could takeover Uber Eats; last date to link Aadhaar-PAN card and more ...

Money & Relationships: 5 financial steps parents need to take when a child turns 18
Economic Times
... for conducting all financial transactions, the parents should start by helping him apply for a PAN (permanent account number) card, Aadhaar card, ...

India's Quiet Digital Revolution
INSEAD Knowledge (blog)
Some 1.2 billion people are now registered on Aadhaar, the national biometric digital identity programme introduced in 2009. More than 80 percent of ...

'Maternity scheme exclusionary, need benefits for all'
The Hindu
Activists say that registration for the scheme requires an applicant to provide her husband's Aadhaar details along with her own, affecting single ...

List of documents required to submit for PAN card: A complete guide
India Today
AADHAAR Card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India; Elector's photo identity card; Passport; Driving License; Central Government ...

Voter ID card, passport prove citizenship: Court
Times of India
While Aadhaar card does not confer any right or proof of citizenship, the ration card is issued only on “humanitarian grounds” for protecting the ...

Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship Act protests turn violent in Delhi, Narendra Modi says those ...
The Hindu
The deadline to link the permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar was extended till December 31 by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ...

The draft Personal Data Protection Bill is flawed | Opinion
Hindustan Times
The recent debate on privacy that started with Aadhaar is at a curious inflection point with the introduction of The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 in ...

Bitter Onion: out of kitchens and common man's reach
The Hindu
People have been waiting in serpentine queues since the morning at Rythu Bazaars to buy 1 kg onions at ₹25 per head after getting their Aadhaar ...

UPPSC preliminary exam 2019 for PCS, ACFRFO today; check details
Business Today
They also need to carry any of the photo ID cards to the exam centre, including your driving licence, Aadhaar card, passport and PAN card. You also ...

Sri Lankan refugees worry more about everyday life than CAA
The New Indian Express
You really think people are bothered about citizenship, voter card or Aadhaar?” asks 33-year-old Manikandan, a second generation youth, whose ...

Woman found dead in WB, family claims she killed self because of fear of NRC
Daily Pioneer
Though her son, 19, had Aadhaar card but he didn't have a birth certificate and voter ID, due to which Shipra was scared that her son might be ..

Online gold loan marketplace Rupeek disburses ₹1000 cr in 3 years
Livemint
Rupeek, started in 2015 as an asset-backed lending marketplace, leverages digital know your customer and verification of customers using Aadhaar ...

Mumbai's suitcase murder accused a minor
Times of India
Till the finding — courtesy the accused's birth certificate and Aadhaar card — the girl's age was believed to be 19 years. Police said the two documents ...

Cooperative societies oppose proposed amendment to rules
The Hindu
All this starts with the mandate that all societies will collect copies of Aadhaar card, PAN card, and other details to set up a KYC data base. This will be ...

Bangladesh migrant 'suicide' linked to citizenship fear
Telegraph India
“We have Aadhaar and voter cards, but now, we are convinced that these are not enough to save us,” he added. Police have refused to confirm if ...
Lost your PAN card? Here is how to apply for duplicate online
Zee Business
Submit your PAN Card number, Aadhaar card number and date of birth details;. 4] Choose the option of receiving OTP on mobile or email or both;.

Woman found dead in Bengal, family claims scared of NRC she killed self
Yahoo India News
Though her son, 19, had Aadhaar card but he didn't have a birth certificate and voter ID, due to which Shipra was scared that her son might be 'thrown' ...
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