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 20, 2019

14339 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 19 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 19 December 2019

Indian government withdraws Aadhaar social media monitoring tender as brokerages await eKYC ...
Biometric Update
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has withdrawn a tender for monitoring social media chatter about Aadhaar and help it engage with ...

To achieve its full potential, Aadhaar should be made easier and safer to use
The Indian Express
Aadhaar has touched the life of almost every Indian resident. If there is one learning from the study, it is that the best way to deliver on the promise of ...

Why's Aadhaar not enough, asks Didi as Bengal clashes continue
Times of India
I want to know from the Union home minister, if Aadhaar is not a proof of citizenship, why did the government spend Rs 6,000 crore? If having a voter ...

'Is it something like Aadhaar?': Little awareness about CAA, NRC in country's tribal belt
Hindustan Times
People in the country's tribal-dominated hinterlands say they are not very aware of the new Citizenship Amendment Act but are worried about not ...

Name mismatch in Aadhaar, land records hits Kodagu farmers
The Hindu BusinessLine
Funds shortage, by-elections and mismatch of the names across official records have delayed crop loan waivers for over 7,400 growers in Karnataka's ...

Aadhaar, GST should empower banks to give loans to small companies, says OakNorth India MD
Times of India
UK-based fintech unicorn OakNorth relies on data and AI to make lending decisions, with a focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across ...

'Why link Aadhaar if not proof of citizenship'
Millennium Post
Banerjee questioned why the Centre had earlier stressed on linking Aadhaar with all personal details like phone number and bank account, if they ...

Aadhaar, 10 years on
Yahoo India News
For a large number of these people, Aadhaar was the first usable ID, in the absence of which they found it difficult to access services.

Sector 19 vendors take Aadhaar 'bias' to Punjab and Haryana high court
Times of India
CHANDIGARH: As many as 22 street vendors of Sector 19 have moved the Punjab and Haryana high court calling the decision of the municipal ...

After Google tells the Fed to emulate UPI for RTGS, BIS paper recommends Aadhaar-UPI model to ...
Financial Express
It comes as a welcome surprise that, within a few weeks of one another, there have been two ringing endorsements of India's approach/work in the ...

SC to hear CAA petition on Jan 22, asks govt to make people aware about law
Business Standard
As protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) continued across the country for a third successive day on Wednesday, the ...

India Shows How Policy Can Solve Financial Inclusion: BIS Paper
Regulation Asia
The paper highlights India's Aadhaar programme, which promotes financial inclusion, offers more robust AML/CFT checks, and has led to the creation ...

MCC to rehabilitate family living in toilet
The Hindu
Ideally, the board should have taken a call and rehabilitated them much earlier, but they do not have any documents like voters IDs or Aadhaar to ...

Common documents, no pre-1971 or parents'' papers needed for proposed NRC: Official sources
Outlook India
"This is likely to include voter cards, passports, Aadhaar, licenses, insurance papers, birth certificates, school leaving certificates, documents relating to ...

Flawed claims about NREGA implementation
Down To Earth Magazine (blog)
Sinha seemed to have completely ignored the widespread issues relating to Aadhaar. Money going to completely unrelated accounts, payments ...

Mamata Banerjee targets Amit Shah over CAA
Deccan Chronicle
Why are you asserting that the Aadhaar cards will be of no use? If so, what was Aadhaar card made for? That means the cat is out of the bag.”.

CAA Protests: Dia Mirza asks if religion decides she's Indian, Twitter counters with 'don't you have a ...
Free Press Journal
Have you not filed the religious column while applying for the 'passport', 'Aadhaar Card' or other Govt. ID proofs? Don't become so smart. You don't ...

Biometric point-of-sale payments growth led by India, China
Biometric Update
The Aadhaar system adopted in India also enables payments because it is linked to bank accounts. Launched ten years ago, it is held by 95 percent of ...

Don't add fuel to fire, Mamata warns Shah
The Statesman
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today contested Union home minister Amit Shah's assertion yesterday that neither Aadhaar card nor the voter's ...

WB-CITIZENSHIP 2ND LD MAMATA RALLY
Outlook India
"This government made us link everything from bank accounts to mobile phones to Aadhaar. And now it is saying Aadhaar is not a valid proof (of ...

Govt does well to cut costs and curb corruption; now needs to harness tech and deliver better
Financial Express
While it is floating a tender to get more such companies on board, it would be better if India were also to implement Health Stack based on Aadhaar.

Nearly 1 lakh swasthya mitras to spread 'Nirogi Raj' campaign
Times of India
Gehlot launched the 'Jan Aadhaar' scheme by distributing Jan Aadhaar cards to five women for effective implementation of 'One Number, One Card, ...

Fraudsters get instant loan in victim's name, empty account
The Hindu
... blocked because I had not linked my account with Aadhaar. He said he would do the needful online and convinced me to share my log in details.

CPI(M) leader urges Union Govt. to resolve Koottupuzha bridge imbroglio
The Hindu
It was Kerala that had issued documents including ration cards, Aadhaar cards and voter identity cards to the residents. Mr. Jayarajan demanded that ...

Mamata tells Amit Shah his job is to douse fire, not set the country on fire
The New Indian Express
Referring to Shah's comment that Aadhaar was not a proof of citizenship, she said, “You are saying Aadhaar is not a proof of citizenship. Then why ...

Didi to Shah: What's sufficient proof of Indian citizenship?
Times of India
I want to know from the Union home minister, if Aadhaar card is not a proof of citizenship, why did the government spend Rs 6,000 crore for it? Why is it ...

The problem with GTD Lists: Life hacks by Charles Assisi
Hindustan Times
Any piece that screams about how to be insanely more productive or some such thing always got my attention. I have a hypothesis on why. Now that ...

32-year-old Model trying to buy second-hand motorbike online duped of Rs 1.60 lakh
Free Press Journal
Mairh said that the accused also sent him a photograph of his Aadhaar card and asked him to transfer the amount online. "I first transferred Rs 1 lakh ...

Investors should approach an entrepreneur's idea without judgement, says Shripati Acharya ...
YourStory.com
... then moved to Cisco and worked with emerging markets for nine years. Later, he worked on authentication and the applications of UIDAI's Aadhaar.

Govt distributes Onions for subsidized price of Rs 25 per kg in Tuni
The Hans India
Upon knowing this, the women reached the spot and acquired the onions for Rs 25 per kg after submitting ration card or Aadhaar card.

No citizen should worry about NRC, Citizenship Amendment Act, says govt in document released ...
Firstpost
Just like we present our identity cards or any other document for registering our names in the voter list or getting Aadhaar card made, similar

Common documents, no pre-1971 or parents' papers needed for proposed NRC: Official sources
Yahoo India News
'This is likely to include voter cards, passports, Aadhaar, licenses, insurance papers, birth certificates, school leaving certificates, documents relating to ...
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