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 27, 2019

14346 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 26 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 26 December 2019

Aadhaar made mandatory for PMVVY pension scheme
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for subscribers of the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension ...

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana: Senior citiznes have to submit proof of Aadhaar number
Times Now
New Delhi: Earlier this week, Finance Ministry on Monday, December 23, 2019, issued a notification saying senior citizens who have invested in ...

Aadhaar Card Issued to Over 125 Crore Indians, Use of 12-Digit Number For Identity Purpose ...
LatestLY
New Delhi, December 26: Over 1.25 crore residents of India now have Aadhaar card, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced on ...

Link your PAN to Aadhar by December 31
Nagpur Today
With barely a week to go for linking your permanent account number (PAN) and Aadhaar, taxpayers need to hurry since it is mandatory for filing ...

CAA, NPR and NRC: Confusion and connection explained
India Today
There is a little back story about NPR and Aadhaar. The two were considered rival projects under the UPA government of Manmohan Singh.

Pm Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna Wrong Feeds in Aadhar Card of Many Farmers – UP: 57 lakh ...
OBN
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, a lot of Aadhaar card malfunctions have been revealed. A assessment of the federal ...

Transport Dept. opts for face liveness detection solution
The Hindu
According to the release, Syntizen offers a number of tech-driven digital identification products, including Aadhaar-based Attendance System (ABAS), ...

From striking down to 377 to Ayodhya Verdict: 5 historic judgements that shook the decade
Free Press Journal
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the government's Aadhaar scheme as pro-poor and inclusionary, but scrapped provisions of ...

Refusal to try at Mohalla Clinic when there is no Aadhar Card – Delhi: Refusal to try at Mohalla ...
OBN
When he came truth be told there for the test, he didn't have an Aadhaar card at that moment. The medical practitioner declined to accomplish the test.

Top articles of BusinessLine for 2019
The Hindu BusinessLine
Earlier, this year, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had started re-printing Aadhaar cards on a pilot basis. This move - getting the ...

NPR authorities examining ways to allay NRC fears
Economic Times
The pre-test form also had a column for Aadhaar number which was to be used for verification of biometrics. “We will examine the pre-test survey ...
Odisha: Bangladeshi woman lodges sexual assault complaint; gets arrested for staying illegally
WION
The subsequent investigation revealed that she was a Bangladeshi national and had come to Odisha using a fake Aadhaar card, which had an

13 big tax changes that happened in 2019 and its impact on your personal finances
Economic Times
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her maiden budget, announced that Aadhaar number can be quoted instead of PAN wherever quoting of ...

Multiple NRC-phobia deaths make admin sit up and take notice
The Statesman
... Bill in both the Houses of Parliament, as their names and other particulars in the EPICs and the Aadhaar Cards were not matching perfectly.

RBI Introduces Prepaid Payment Instrument To Boost Retail Payments
Inc42 Media
This decision by RBI comes as an alternative of the Aadhaar KYC verification, which will also help fintech companies in their customer onboarding ...

DM holds multi-purpose camp, tours villages, talks to people
Daily Pioneer
Similarly, 15 Aadhaar cards were updated and three new Aadhaar cards were made. The social welfare department officials got four beneficiaries to ...

FPJ Edit: Right decision, wrong timing
Free Press Journal
... including date and place of birth of parents, permanent account number, Aadhaar (on voluntary basis), voter ID card, driving license, mobile number, ...

Business highlights
Business Insider India
DEL37 BIZ-PMVVY Aadhaar made mandatory for PMVVY pension scheme New Delhi: The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for subscribers ...

No sale of petrol in bottles in Vizag
The Hindu
Though the idea is good, the managements should consider giving petrol by taking Aadhaar card number or some specific identity proof,” said N.

Arundhati Roy idolises criminals like Ranga-Billa: BJP leaders hit out at author's remark on NPR
India Today
"They will visit your homes, take your name, phone number and ask for documents like Aadhaar and driving licences. The NPR will become database ...

Tirupati: 10 e-bicycles for visitors at Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park
The Hans India
... for public use and each bicycle can be used by one person by paying Rs 50 per hour along with a refundable deposit of Rs 100 and Aadhaar copy.

Panchkula: IFS officer loses Rs 1.2 lakh in bank fraud
Times of India
Rajvanshi then called up the person and shared his Aadhaar card and bank account details. The accused allegedly linked his Paytm account with the ...

Flashback 2019: Top Cybersecurity News That Made Headlines
Analytics India Magazine
Madras High Court, which supported the PIL, said: “The linking of social media profiles of the users with the Aadhaar was needed to check fake news, ...

'NRC panic' claims another life in Burdwan
Telegraph India
Besides the problem with the land documents, Sekh was also worried about incorrect spellings of his name in the Aadhaar card and voter ID. “Different ...

Year-Ender 2019: From Triple Talaq to Jammu & Kashmir Bifurcation And Citizenship Amendment ...
LatestLY
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019: Parliament passed this legislation to amend the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and ...

Saryu Roy interview: 'Will be independent… as of now govt has my moral support'
Yahoo India News
I don't think there was a problem in linking Aadhaar (with PDS), but the technology has to be pro-people. One can say there are flaws in ground-level ...

Amaravati farmers write to PM Modi, ask him to stop Jagan govt's 3 capitals plan
Hindustan Times
They sent the letter, along with the photocopies of their Aadhaar cards, in large numbers to the Prime Minster's Office through Speed Post. The farmers ...

'Jumla bells, Jumla bells'… goes Cong's carol for BJP
Pune Mirror
2020 Version adds: 1) Date Place of Birth of Parents 2) Last Place of Residence 3) Aadhaar ID 4) Driving Licence No 5) Voter ID 6) Mobile No. Thus ...

Online fraud: Chief conservator of forest duped of ₹60K in Haryana
Hindustan Times
Rajvanshi told police that a trickster, following the message, got access to his mobile number, Aadhaar number and other details. The complainant ...
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