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, January 4, 2020

14354 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 3 January 2020,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 3 January 2020

Odisha Government makes Aadhaar mandatory for pension: Reports
MediaNama.com
The State Government of Odisha has made linking Aadhaar number to bank accounts mandatory for beneficiaries of social welfare schemes from April ...

5 things you need to know before you link your PAN card to Aadhaar
Hindustan Times
The Income Tax department has extended the deadline for you to link your PAN card to the Aadhaar to March 31 this year. This is the eighth time the ...

Afghan officials get exposure to Aadhaar process
The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI: India organised a training programme for Afghan officials in order to apprise them of its Aadhaar initiative. The exercise aims to improve ...

'Living hell' says techie whose Aadhaar card image was shared online
Moneycontrol.com
A copy of the Aadhaar card owned by 34-year-old Maharashtra techie Ameya Dhapre was uploaded online by miscreants years ago. The engineer ...

28 UIDAI-run Aadhaar Seva Kendras operational across the country
IBG NEWS (satire) (press release) (blog)
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASK) as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar ...

Afghanistan seeks India's help to build national biometric database
Biometric Update
Afghanistan wants to introduce an Aadhaar system similar to the Indian biometric and demographic database so it has partnered with India for ...

Now make payments with touch of your finger on State Bank of India's 'BHIM Aadhaar SBI app'
Jagran English
The SBI has introduced BHIM Aadhaar SBI app, with the help of which the customer will be able to pay only with the help of his Aadhaar number.

NRC scurry for rectification
Telegraph India
Locals and others are so frightened that they are getting minor mistakes amended showing their primary school certificates or Aadhaar cards,” Islam ...

How This Bangalore-Based Startup Is Providing Pocket-Sized Health Benefits To 60 Crore Indians ...
Analytics India Magazine
Currently, this method is very inefficient and the Aadhaar based ENACH being withdrawn as per the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar which affected ...

8 financial deadlines in 2020 that you need to know
Economic Times
The deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar has been extended to March 31, 2020. Earlier, the deadline to link the same was December 31, 2019.

India needs technology and 'logical temperament', says PM Narendra Modi
Business Standard
Aadhaar-related benefits, rural electrification, improving sanitation and building houses for the poor, among other initiatives were aided by modern ...

Watch: Linking your Aadhaar with Pan Card, eight belongings you will have to know – india-news ...
Bulletin 99
After the 2018 Ultimate Courtroom verdict on constitutional the validity of Aadhaar, the 12-digit identity quantity is necessary now not just for submitting ...

Govt unlikely to hit delete on six NPR questions that triggered a storm
Hindustan Times
The six new parameters in the new NPR form that poses 21 questions includes Aadhaar number of the resident, Voter ID, PAN, driving licence number ...

Opinion | India's twin deficits of internet connectivity and GST revenue
Livemint
It leads to cessation of e-commerce, including Aadhaar-enabled payments at small retail outlets, digital banking transactions, including all ...

Internet suspension takes a toll on online transactions
Economic Times
... and business correspondents who use National Payment Corporation of India's (NPCI) Aadhaar-enabled Payment Systems for daily banking needs, ...

Is dissent equal to riot and violence?
Deccan Herald
After 40 years of fairly trouble-free movement in and out of the country's airports, last week suddenly, my routine laminated copies of Aadhaar, driving ...

Success of facial recognition tech depends on data
Livemint
Besides the criminal database, it mentions the passport database; the Aadhaar database that includes your photo may be used too. It mentions the ...

Fraudsters held for cheating public
United News of India
Police seized 12 mobile phones, two laptops, 19 SIM cards, two Pan cards, four fake Aadhaar cards, two voter cards, 4 debit cards and 5 fake ID cards ...

Who Is The State?: Reconsidering Article 12 In The Context Of Common Service Centres
Live Law
Accessing pensions under government schemes or completing Aadhaar seeding for DBT-linked bank accounts or registering for government ...

Vodafone to Jio: My porting experience after new MNP rules
India TV
I was requested to show a government ID like Aadhaar card, PAN card or Driving Licence along with the UPC. Apart from that, I also needed a ...

NCRB extends deadline to submit bids for Automated Facial Recognition System, again
MediaNama.com
... a legal notice sent by the Internet Freedom Foundation in July, NCRB had also said that the AFRS will not be integrated with the Aadhaar database.

After being deported to Bangladesh, two men move Delhi High Court
Big News Network (press release) (blog)
Kalam also told the High Court that he has Aadhaar Card, Voted ID card, PAN card, documents issued by schools to prove that he is a bonafide citizen ...

Muslims boycott health survey mistaking it for NRC
Deccan Herald
The Health Department conducts CBS every year in the urban areas and collects all details including Aadhaar number, residential address, details of ...

Parliament Roundup : Key Legislations Of 2019
Live Law
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has amended the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and ...

#IndiaDoesNotSupportCAA takes Twitter by storm
Hindustan Times
You gave Biometrics but AADHAAR isn't proof of citizenship. You travelled Abroad but PASSPORT isn't proof of citizenship. You Voted in Elections but ...

'Stay in Pakistan for one month': UP BJP chief hits out at Akhilesh Yadav for opposing Citizenship Act
Hindustan Times
“There is nothing wrong in the NPR as it provides simple options like presentation of Aadhaar card or driving license, etc or confirmation by three ...

Republic Day: Centre rejects Bihar's tableau for 26 January Parade
Catch News
The Bihar government's proposed tableau based on the theme of "Jal-Jivan-Haryali mission" for the Republic Day parade in Delhi has failed to find ...
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