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

Sunday, December 29, 2019

14348 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 28 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 28 December 2019

Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline is 31 December: How to check your status
Livemint
The Income Tax department on Friday sent out a reminder saying the last date for linking PAN Card and Aadhaar is 31 December and that those PAN ...

With Over 125 Cr Enrolments, Aadhaar Reaches To Every Nook And Corner
Inc42 Media
Most of the Aadhaar-based authentication requests to UIDAI comes from linking bank accounts, permanent account number (PAN), mobile number ...

Aadhaar is now compulsory for this pension scheme for senior citizens
Hindustan Times
The government has made Aadhaar mandatory for subscribers of the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a pension scheme for senior ...

Data | How many births get registered, what percentage of the population have Aadhaar, and more
The Hindu
Documents are "likely to include voter cards, passports, Aadhaar birth certificates, school leaving certificates, etc." An analysis of the coverage levels of ...

Use Aadhaar database to build population register: Govindacharya tells govt
Business Standard
The government should consider using the Aadhaar database to build a population register, K N Govindacharya, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak ...

'No detention centres as long as I'm alive'
Millennium Post
Banerjee slammed the Centre on the issue of Aadhaar saying that until a few years ago, the government made linking everything, from telephones to ...

Student to homemaker join anti-NRC agitation
Telegraph India
First, we stood in queues to get Aadhaar cards done, then we stood in one more queue to get the Aadhaar card synced with our bank accounts and ...

Man booked for cheating HDFC Bank of ₹1.27 lakh
The Hindu
A police officer said, “The Aadhaar and PAN cards were found to be forged as the original cards had the picture of another man. When a bank official ...

Ask 19 questions on CAA-NPR-NRIC when BJP workers come home
National Herald
In India the Aadhaar projects is 11 years old, PAN card has been there for 25 years and the Indian Passport for the past 70 years. If there are still ...

Cong States set to block NPR
Daily Pioneer
These include last place of residence, passport number, Aadhaar ID, Voter ID card number, driving licence number and mobile phone number.

No MDR charges applicable on payment via RuPay, UPI from 1 January: Sitharaman
Livemint
Low cost digital payment modes will include options such as BHIM UPI, UPI QR Code, Aadhaar Pay, Debit Cards, NEFT, RTGS, among others.

Top 5 judgements of the Supreme Court in 2019
The Weekend Leader
The Centre had relied on the Aadhaar judgment to strengthen its case and this led the top court examining the judgment in connection with the ...

'One nation, one ration card' to be implemented in 12 states from January 15
DNA India
... (FPS) at the subsidised using the same ration card, after a biometric/AADHAAR authentication on the earlier mentioned electronic PoS machines.

Protests against CAA, NRC remain peaceful
Millennium Post
A student alleged that he was beaten up by the police after they checked his Aadhaar card. "Why beat me up after checking my Aadhaar. Did they do it ...

Tripura Gramin Bank posts profit 19 years in a row
Outlook India
The bank, which covered over 75 per cent of Tripura''s population, mostly in the rural and interior areas, also has Aadhaar-enabled 225 micro ATMs ...

'Cong sent her to make Rahul look smart': Twitter trolls Cong's RJ Ria for failing to answer basic ...
Yahoo India News
D'Souza, who claims to be a political analyst, was left googling to figure out basic questions about the chronology of Aadhaar and NPR. She claimed ...

Elderly struggle to get Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation smartcards
Times of India
At present, senior citizens need to show their Aadhaar or driving licence for concession on tickets. From January 1, smartcards will be mandatory.

These rules will change in New Year, Know what will change
News Track English
PAN to Aadhaar - Link your PAN to Aadhaar, 31 December is the last date. If this is not linked, then the PAN card will be inoperative, apart from this ...

Credit growth muted in Sep'19, gross NPA may rise by Sep'20
WeForNews (satire) (press release) (blog)
Over the years, the Aadhaar card has evolved as a primary identification document for a number of purposes in India. The Aadhaar-based ...

Kids of nomadic tribes beg for 6 hours a day: Study
Times of India
Eighty-eight percent adult respondents surveyed had PAN cards as well as Aadhaar cards. But a majority of adults and children didn't possess caste ...

How the home ministry during UPA regime fought for implementation of NPR
MyNation
Objection was raised since the UIDAI was processing data for the Aadhaar project. Some claimed this would result in duplication of data.

BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of lying to people on NPR
APN News
... is a right step to help the poor. Mr Javadekar added that NPR and Aadhaar combination brings in transparency and identifies beneficiaries. Loading.

One Nation One Ration Card in 12 states
Clipper28 (satire) (press release) (blog)
The beneficiaries would be able to avail the entitled food grains after bio-metric / Aadhaar authentication on electronic Point of Sale devices.
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