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

Monday, December 30, 2019

14349 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 29 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 29 December 2019

CSCs to open 700 new centres for Aadhaar services
Economic Times
After the government administered digital kiosks in far flung areas of the country were stopped from providing Aadhaar enrolment and updation

Linking PAN, Aadhaar not mandatory for NRIs
Khaleej Times
Indian expats in the UAE are advised to ideally link their Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN) by December 31, 2019, but the process isn't ...

Maoists misusing Aadhaar to prove innocence: Gadchiroli police
Times of India
In support of their claims, the villagers have produced Aadhaar cards of the duo who were killed and others who have been untraceable since the ...

Asking For Biometrics For NPR When Census And Aadhaar Already Exist Is Against My Privacy
ED Times (satire) (blog)
The hue and cry over the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship Amendment Act weren't over yet when the government planned to add ...

India: Top 5 judgements of the Supreme Court in 2019
Gulf News
Aadhaar Judgement: The Supreme Court, on November 13, while referring the case on the Finance Act 2017 being passed as Money Bill to a larger ...

10 ways your personal finance changed in 2019
Times Now
From the return of Aadhaar based e-KYC to income tax sops and repo rate-linked loans, 2019 was a financially vital year. Before you step into the new ...

Amul lodges extortion complaint in UP over slanderous video
India Today
A public notice has been issued here asking for linking an Indian resident's PAN with his/her Aadhaar card before December 31, Gulf News reported ...

Now, workers can generate UAN from provident fund portal directly
The Tribune
To generate your UAN, you need your Aadhaar number and must have your mobile number registered in Aadhaar database. Without this, UAN cannot ...

Post Office will present SMS alert to their account holders – Now post workplace account holders ...
OBN
Post Office will present SMS alert to their account holders – Now post workplace account holders may also get this facility, cellular and Aadhaar ...

All you need to know about National Population Register and the NRC link
Hindustan Times
Having Aadhaar number would help to provide one's biometric data. Those, who don't have Aadhaar, can enrol for the 12 digit unique number and ...

Social Media Corner 29th December 2019
Narendra Modi (press release) (blog)
Aadhaar crosses 125 crore mark and it has been used 37000 crore times since inception!https://t.co/z8EvoOBZER#IndiaOnTheRise ...

Engineer whose US passport was impounded gets bail
Times of India
Though a citizen of the USA, FRRO accused him of illegally obtaining voter, Aadhaar and pan card in India, and termed it as overstaying. He was also ...

Non-citizens? Meet a journalist, a caterer and bonded labourers without papers
The New Indian Express
They do, however, possess Aadhaar, ration and voter ID cards. Their hope is that their neighbours and relatives might be able to testify for them, if they ...

Patna duo return Rs 50000, bag & ATM card with PIN lost by two in auto and temple
Times of India
“But thanks to the auto driver, Bhagat Singh, who sent me a WhatsApp message after he failed to contact my number mentioned on my Aadhaar Card ...

No MDR on payment through RuPay, Bhim UPI from Jan 1
Deccan Herald
Payments made through indigenously developed digital gateways such as RuPay Debit card, UPI QR code, BHIM UPI and Aadhaar Pay will BE ...

CPI (M)'s Raghuvulu scoffs at Jagan's 3-capitals idea
The Hindu
“Instead of a National Population Register and National Register of Citizens, the NDA Government should treat Aadhaar as a proof of citizenship,” Mr.

Mumbai: Gangster Ejaz Lakdawala's daughter Soniya Shaikh arrested
Free Press Journal
Last year, she got an Indian passport from Mumbai by submitting fake documents like PAN card, AADHAAR card, bank account details among others.

'AIPC doesn't have any official spokesperson': Congress disowns RJ Ria after her TV debate gaffe
Free Press Journal
She couldn't explain how NPR would disturb minorities and was flabbergasted when asked who came up with Aadhaar. Her answers left fellow ...

& # 039; One Nation – One Ration Card & # 039 ;: Don't grow to be a necklace!
OBN
Under this, ration playing cards are being linked to Aadhaar playing cards. According to the official info of the Food Ministry, until final yr 19 crore out of ...

Amid Confusion Over CAA, NRC, And NPR, Union Minister Adds One More Condition To Stay In ...
India Times
There is so much confusion that not many people, including those with all kinds of documents like voters ID, Passport and Aadhaar know exactly who ...

Prepare beneficiaries list for house sites: CCLA Neerab Kumar
The Hans India
Kakinada: Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Neerab Kumar directed the officials concerned to prepare list of beneficiaries for ...

Protesters confident of defeating CAA-NRC
Deccan Herald
“The act is so vague that it will create a room for corruption — a situation compounded by the fact that voter IDs, Aadhaar and driving licence are not ...

TMC organises sit-ins across Bengal in protest against CAA
Millennium Post
Coming down heavily on the BJP, Hakim said the BJP leadership has said that EPIC cards and Aadhaar cards are not enough to prove a person's ...

How to evade the police state while out at a protest
Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: Anti-face make-up, use of colour, covering one's face with a funky hairstyle: these are some techniques by young protesters to outwit ...

Who is Andrea D'Souza aka 'Ria Revealed', the panelist in viral Times Now clip embarrassing herself
OpIndia
... moniker Ria D'Souza, who claims to be a political analyst, was left googling to figure out basic questions about the chronology of Aadhaar and NPR.

2019 an year of judgements – Supreme Court's five landmark rulings
Afternoon Voice
The Supreme Court said that linking social media accounts with Aadhaar Card would be a breach of privacy policies, Facebook readily agrees.

There'll be 'social vetting' of NPR entries, UPA-2 minister told LS
Times of India
“....the Local Register of Usual Residents (LRUR) along with aadhaar number would be published in the local areas for inviting objections and claims.

Narasaraopet MLA's twin programmes to air public grievances
The New Indian Express
While interacting the people he received many representations for housing sites, Aadhaar cards, Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) sanctions, ...

Patiala: Stern rules keep the homeless away
Times of India
They can show Aadhaar card or other identity proof. However, if someone from other district or anyone who looks a genuine person and does not have ...

Out-of-Box Policy Ideas for 2020
The New Indian Express
Out-of-Box Policy Ideas for 2020. Shankkar Aiyar, author of Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India's 12 Digit Revolution, and Accidental India .

'NRC to be smooth, no Indian to be deprived of citizenship'
The Rahnuma Daily (press release)
“People got their Aadhaar very easily. I can assure whenever NRC happens, it will be so smooth and not a single Indian citizen will be deprived of ...
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