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

Saturday, December 28, 2019

14347 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 27 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 27 December 2019

PAN-Aadhaar linking: What will happen if PAN is not linked with Aadhaar by December 31?
Economic Times
The deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar is just a few days away, i.e., December 31. According to income tax laws, if your PAN is not linked with Aadhaar ...

Aadhaar crosses 125 crore mark, used 37000 crore times since inception
Livemint
In just about a decade of its implementation in 2010, registrations under the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) Aadhaar project have ...

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

When NPR, Aadhaar caused a rift within UPA 8 years ago
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The controversy over National Population Register (NPR) refuses to cease. While opposition parties including Congress are opposing ...

Over 100 Aadhaar cards found abandoned along bank of a lake
The Hindu
Over a 100 Aadhaar cards were found abandoned along the bank of a lake in Hosur. The cards, found by a few locals late Wednesday, were meant to ...

Use Aadhaar data for NPR, Govindacharya urges Amit Shah
Outlook India
Govindacharya has proposed to the government that it use existing IDs like Aadhaar, PAN Card, driving licence, passports, and voter ID for the NPR ...

Why India should shelve NPR, the National Population Register
ThePrint
This government decided it will carry out the NPR, and separately issue biometric identity cards under a new law. Hence, we have the Aadhaar card.

Aadhaar-PAN linking: What will happen if these two are not linked by December 31, here's what ...
ET Now
New Delhi: The deadline for Aadhaar-PAN (permanent account number) linking is December 31, 2019, earlier the deadline to link the two was ...

First made artificial Aadhaar card once again, began doing job in dance club now carrying it out.
OBN
Along with this particular, she got a job when you look at the party club of Kolkata first by using artificial Aadhaar card, then began sex trade again.

What changed your money matters in 2019
Livemint
NEW DELHI : From the return of Aadhaar based e-KYC to income tax sops and PPF tweaks, 2019 was financially much vital. As we step into the New ...

Hemant Soren's tweets win praise from all
Telegraph India
However, from the time of Santoshi's death, it was apparent that mandatory linking of ration cards with Aadhaar proved costly for many poor families in ...

Current Affairs in Short: 27 December 2019
Jagran Josh
Current Affairs in Short: 27 December 2019. The central government has made Aadhaar mandatory for the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana.

Rahul calls Modi liar, BJP retorts Cong set up detention centre
Daily Pioneer
They ask, “if available”, provide Aadhaar number, mobile number, Voter ID number, driving licence number. What is the need for licence number, ...

Won't allow detention centres in Bengal as long as I am alive: Mamata
United News of India
Ms Banerjee slammed the Centre on the issue of Aadhaar, saying, " Until a few years ago the government made us link everything from telephones to ...

“We Have Come to Protest Against CAA in the Name of Dharma”
The Citizen (press release)
“They made us run after Aadhaar and are now torturing us for NRC. Aadhaar could be used as identification of a person, then why do we need to ...

DGGI Chennai unearths GST Fraud involving rupees Rs.900 Cr
taxscan.in (press release)
Also, search at the residential premises of one the accomplice resulted in the seizure of 100s of PAN and Aadhaar, said to have been collected from ...

These vital guidelines are altering from January 1, it is vitally vital so that you can know
OBN
The final date to hyperlink your PAN to Aadhaar is 31 December. If you didn't do that work, then the PAN card will grow to be inoperative, ie monetary ...

DCs told to form career counselling desks for those orphaned due to militancy
Outlook India
For a quick transfer of funds, the DCs were asked to open bank accounts with Aadhaar and conduct district-level screening committee meetings ...

Raj Thackeray To Adopt Sena's Hindutva Politics, Announcement Likely On Jan 23
Republic World
Maintaining that there was a lot of confusion regarding the law, he claimed that the government had deemed Aadhaar as an inadmissible document to ...

Karnataka to pay Rs 300 per quintal above MSP for tur
The New Indian Express
To avail the facility, the growers have to get their Aadhaar card which is linked to their bank account to facilitate the Aadhaar enabled payment.

In-Depth | Understanding the alphabet soup: What is the NPR-NRC-CAA conundrum and how ...
Moneycontrol.com
This data was updated by conducting door-to-door survey, and in 2015, it was seeded with the details of Aadhaar. The digitisation of the updated ...

Slugfest over NPR continues
Millennium Post
In the 2020 version, new features include date and place of birth of parents, last place of residence, Aadhaar number, driving license number, Voter ...

Govt to establish career counselling desks for violence-hit orphans
Rising Kashmir
For quick transfer of funds, DCs were asked to open Bank Accounts with Aadhaar Numbers and conduct District Level Screening Committee (DLSC) ...

Rs 106.14 Cr expended on RD works in Anantnag: Director RDD
5 Dariya News
The ACD also informed the meeting that 83 per cent Aadhaar Seeding has been completed, while as Aadhaar Verification of 103573 accounts has ...

Spurt in KYC fraud in e-wallet in Pune: cyber police
Hindustan Times
To update the KYC information, the man on the call asked the complainant to share details like name, phone number, Aadhaar card, PAN card, among ...

Rahul Gandhi to Lead Citizenship Bill Protest in Guwahati
India West
The form introduced by the Modi government violated the right to privacy as it demanded Aadhaar number, mobile number, voter card and the driving ...

Sensex up 200 pts, SBI 2%, RIL 1%
WeForNews (satire) (press release) (blog)
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a milestone of sorts with the total number of Aadhaar cards issued so ...

Delhi shivers at 4.2 deg C, season's coldest
United News of India
New Delhi, Dec 27 (UNI) Now 125 crore residents of the country have Aadhaar. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced a new ...

Youngest casualties in UP: Children injured, shot at, at least two are locked up in jail
The Indian Express
The minor's eldest brother, who works in a jeans factory, said his brother's school records and Aadhaar card proves he is a minor. In Muzaffarnagar ...

I was proposing civil disobedience with smile: Arundhati Roy over Ranga-Billa row
indiablooms
... courted a controversy saying, "They will visit your homes, take your name, phone number and ask for documents like Aadhaar and driving licences.
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