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

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

14350 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 30 December 2019


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 30 December 2019

PAN-Aadhaar cards linking: What happens if you miss the deadline
Livemint
You can go to the income tax department's e-filing portal to complete the interlinking process and also to check the status of your PAN-Aadhaar linking.

Govt To Restart Aadhaar Service Centres In 700 Districts By 2020
Inc42 Media
The decision of restarting Aadhaar services comes after it was stopped in 2017. CSCs will be similar to Aadhaar Seva Kendra in terms of highest ...

Pan-Aadhaar linking final deadline is December 31: Know how to link PAN card with Aadhaar card ...
Jagran Josh
Aadhaar-Pan linking: The final deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar is December 31, 2019. This was announced by the Income Tax Department on ...

PAN Card, Aadhaar Card Linking Deadline Is Tomorrow: How to Check Status, Link Aadhaar-PAN ...
NDTV
Wondering how to link PAN card with Aadhaar card, it is quite simple and requires just a few steps. Similarly, it is also easy to check the status of ...

Do I need to link my Aadhaar and PAN card as an NRI? All your questions answered
Gulf News
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BREAKING: Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended
India TV
BREAKING NEWS: CBDT extends Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline to March, 2020 from December 31, 2019. India TV Business Desk New Delhi ...

Maharashtra Police Say Maoists Using Fake Aadhaar Cards, Masquerading as Farmers
The Wire
To support their claim, they submitted the Aadhaar cards of Sukhram and Pusali. In response, the Gadchiroli police have stated that Maoists have ...

Man jumps in front of Defence minister Rajnath Singh's convoy, says wanted to get name changed ...
Hindustan Times
“He claims that he wanted to get his name on his Aadhaar card changed. He is being jointly interrogated by police and intelligence officials,” Mittal ...

Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended again. Check new date here
Times Now
New Delhi: The deadline to link the permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar was extended till March 2020 by the Central Board of Direct ...

Bengaluru: HC takes Aadhaar as proof, orders husband to pay alimony
Daijiworld.com
Bengaluru: HC takes Aadhaar as proof, orders husband to pay alimony ... mentioned as husband in Aadhaar card, ration card, and birth certificate.

Syntizen, Tech5 set up biometric face liveness detection for transport department in India
Biometric Update
Syntizen develops other digital identification solutions including ABAS (Aadhaar-based Attendance System), edo Suite (Aadhaar masking solution), ...

Topsy tuvy reform in cashless payments and the power sector
Economic Times (blog)
The reality is that UPI is a great innovation made possible by Aadhaar and the India Stack (a collection of Application Programming Interfaces for ...

Top 5 Current Affairs: 30 December 2019
Jagran Josh
The final deadline for linking the pan card with the aadhaar card is December 31. Those who haven't yet linked their pan with aadhaar can check how ...

10 mn cows to be inseminated, tagged, tracked by March 2020
Hindustan Times
The government is planning to introduce an Aadhaar-like identification among the country's cattle population in a project to improve breeds and ...

Start-up comes up with digital penalty charger
The Hindu
The QR Code scanner within the device lets the officials scan the QR code from the Aadhaar card of the offender to access the offender's identity.

Biometric Punch: Real-Time Attendance in Janata Bhawan
The Sentinel Assam
... M Angamuthu said, “A decision has been taken to introduce Aebas (Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System) in the State Secretariat.

Digital 2020: The march towards an intelligent enterprise
Financial Express
... for 100 smart cities; launching the world's most extensive biometric identity programme, popularly known as Aadhaar; reforming India's tax structures ...

NEET PG 2020: NBE releases details about Admit Card
Education Medical Dialogues
In case, the candidate reports to the test centre with an e-Aadhaar card with Aadhaar number printed on it as proof of identity, the e-Aadhaar card ...

In Yadgir, woman gives birth in auto after PHC denies admission
The Hindu
According to sources, Devibai, a native of Mudnal Dodda Tanda, was allegedly denied admission at the PHC for not producing Aadhaar card and ...

Stop NPR, hold consultations with people: Forum urges Edappadi
The Hindu
The State Platform for Common School System has urged the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to stop the process of the National Population Register and ...

Protest add to winter sting
Free Press Journal
Some are asking why the government does not strengthen Aadhaar as it already has our digital biometric details. If our retina scan and finger prints do ...

Mini Job Mela at Collectorate today in Kakinada
The Hans India
Kakinada: A mini-job-mela will be conducted at Kaushal Godavari and Vikasa near the Collectarate here on Monday. Vikasa Project Director K ...

NPR designed to misuse and abuse: Kamal Nath
Economic Times
The third issue was loans with wrong Aadhaar numbers and those who have died. About six lakh farmers are in these categories. For those with ...

This Mumbai man created fake FB profiles of women and offered nude webcam sessions for Rs 1000
Free Press Journal
Police said with the help of this bank account number, Singh found an Aadhaar card linked to it, and a mobile number linked to the document. With the ...

Bihar Police Constable Admit Card 2020: CSBC admit card download
Primetime
Link your PAN card to the Aadhaar card before 31 December. Last Friday, the Income Tax Department has sent a reminder that the last date for linking ...

Maharashtra: Valuables, cash stolen in three break-ins
Times of India
NASHIK: Cash and other articles worth over Rs 10 lakh were stolen on Saturday in three house break-ins registered with the Nashik Road, Deolali ...

Loving freely, right to privacy, NOTA, Ram Mandir — 10 historic SC judgments of the decade
ThePrint
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar in September 2018. In a majority 4-1 judgment, a constitution bench, headed by then ...

In December, here is what the government did
Hindustan Times
The big decision: The ministry decided to create a database of all farmers in the country, based on Aadhaar, for a unified and integrated IT-based

60 Yr Old Man Robbed Of Rs 13 Lakh Via Paytm KYC Fraud: This Is How Scamsters Tricked Him
Trak.in (blog)
Every week, we report to you new stories of online fraud, each one more shocking than the rest. In recent history, people have been scammed under ...

NRC in Assam: Digital mode to track excluded migrants
Outlook India
... able to avail any kind of government identity documents, including the electors photo identity card (EPIC), passports, driving license, Aadhaar card, ...

Indian Air Force AFCAT 2020 application process to be closed today
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) will close the application process for Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) on its official website today i.e. ...
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