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, January 3, 2020

14353 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 2 January 2020


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 2 January 2020

Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar extended to March 2020
Hindustan Times
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday extended the deadline to link the Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar from ...

India helping Afghanistan to set up its own Aadhaar
Outlook India
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Afghanistan is trying to set up its own Aadhaar -- a biometric and demographic database of its residents on the same pattern ...

Aadhaar PAN Linking: Easy steps to link PAN card with Aadhaar card online
India TV
Income Tax Departement has yet again extended the deadline of linking your PAN card and Aadhaar card. Earlier, the last date was set to December ...

Odisha pensioners told to link Aadhaar by April
OrissaPOST
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to stop payment of social security pension in the state from April 2020 if the pensioners fail to ...

PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended: Here's how you can do it online
India TV
PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline: PAN cards which are not linked to the Aadhaar card will become "inoperative" after March 31st, which is the new ...
SBI Online: BHIM Aadhaar App service launched! Digital payments on your fingertips now
Zee Business
SBI Online: Revolutionalising the digital payment system in India, the State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced the BHIM Aadhaar App service for its ...

Watch: Linking your Aadhaar with Pan Card, 8 things you should know
Hindustan Times
The income tax department has once again extended the deadline for linking of PAN card and Aadhaar card. After the 2018 Supreme Court verdict on ...

No Pension Without Aadhaar Linkage From April 1, 2020
Odisha Television Ltd.
Bhubaneswar: From April 1, 2020 onwards, pensioners availing the benefits under the State-run Madhu Babu Pension Yojana and National Social ...

Trimulgherry Post office opens additional counters for Aadhaar
The Hans India
On Wednesday, he was speaking at a programme to inaugurate two additional counters at Trimulgherry post office for Aadhaar enrolments and ...

Odisha govt directs districts collectors to ensure completion of #Aadhaar seeding of all beneficiaries
Odisha Diary
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt directs collectors of all districts to ensure completion of Aadhaar seeding of all beneficiaries enrolled under the State-run ...

Odisha Collectors Must Complete Aadhaar Seeding of Beneficiaries by March 15
OdishaBytes
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has reminded the district collectors to complete the linkage of the Aadhaar number of beneficiaries under the ...

PM-Kisan misses half of target due to implementation hurdles
Hindustan Times
Aadhaar-based enrolment and cash transfers, slow internet connections in many rural centres, and messy land records have slowed the programme, ...

State govt directs dist collectors to ensure completion of Aadhaar seeding by March 15
Pragativadi
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government issued a fresh notification and directed all district Collectors to ensure the completion of Aadhaar seeding of all ...

NPR 2021: Head of family will have to furnish ID details
Economic Times
The government will launch a drive instructing the “head of the family” to make available details of 21identifiers during enrolment in the National ...
T. Nagar e-seva centre has turned into a parking lot, say residents
The Hindu
The centre, launched in 2016, was supposed to be a one-stop shop for getting Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, paying electricity bills, water charges and tax, ...

Revenue secretary to hold meeting with officials on GST system streamlining, plugging leakages ...
Financial Express
... ahead with e-invoicing, new return system and feedback, e-way bill linking with Fastag, pendency of refunds, linkage of Aadhaar to GST registration, ...

India organises training programme for Afghan civil registration authority officials
Outlook India
The programme elements included study of system of registration of citizen''s births and deaths, vital statistics and indicators system and Aadhaar, the ...

Now, generate UAN online
The Tribune
A person who has registered his mobile number with Aadhaar will be able to self-generate his UAN. Through this facility, after successful verification of ...

Portrait of a country
Telegraph India
Nisha's father, Mohammed Nazruddin, runs a canteen in a school. “We have Aadhaar cards but the names of some of my children have been misspelt ...

Crorepati ATM thieves held
Telegraph India
Ranchi City SP Saurabh Kumar said: “The employees had got their jobs in the agency (SIS) by procuring fake Aadhaar cards, and police had ...
Akhilesh Yadav should stay in Pakistan for a month: UP BJP chief
Yahoo India News
“Woh samjhein NPR kya hai, NPR kuch nahi hai, usmein maanga jayega Aadhaar Card... driving licence hai, nahi to aisa koi teen vyakti hain kya is ...
Kerala joins 11 other States for ration card portability
The Hindu
The beneficiaries will be identified through the biometric method using Aadhaar card. E- PoS machines used for the purpose are being updated in the ...

Woman who attempted immolation succumbs
The Hindu
“She purchased two litres of petrol on December 31 from a petrol pump by showing her Aadhaar card, concealed it in her bag and started to search for ...

Six duped of ₹5 lakh by cyber fraudsters in Maharashtra
The Hindu
He also asked the complainant to share his Aadhaar and PAN numbers, which the victim did, Narkar said. The complainant then got several ...

Youth resist bid to sacrifice idea of India: Satchidanandan
The Hindu
This is being done with the help of the new media, technology, Aadhaar cards and mobile apps and by the imposition of Section 144 and precluding ...

Name change: CBSE must issue fresh certificates, orders court
Times of India
It was stated that the plaintiff has already got her name changed in her driving licence, PAN card, Aadhaar card and even passport on the basis of

New year, new beginnings: Here are some things that change in 2020
Times of India
NEW DELHI: From cheaper online fund transfers to GST getting a makeover, there are several changes that will come into effect in 2020. Here's a look ...

Yadagirigutta: Narendra Modi is a threat to Indian Parliamentary system, says CPI Narayana
The Hans India
Yadagirigutta: Communist Party of India national secretary Narayana stated that there was no threat to parliamentary system neither from the foreign ...

Ease of doing business for NRIs
Business Standard
The income tax department, through an email, had asked to link his PAN number with Aadhaar before December 31, 2019, or his PAN would be made ...

Andhra Pradesh ranks top in health insurance, clean water & sanitation: SDG 2019
Times of India
... AP includes: wards with 100% door-to-door waste collection; births registered; and population covered under Aadhaar and households electrified.

Why the New Year has begun on a depressing note
Yahoo News UK
And why should the NPR be used for welfare subsidy distribution when the government has already adopted Aadhaar for the same? Mr Modi's ...
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