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, January 6, 2020

14356 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 5 January 2020


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 5 January 2020

What happens if you don't link PAN card with Aadhaar by December 31
Hindustan Times
Still have not linked your PAN (Permanent Account Number) card with Aadhaar? Do it right away as the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is ...

Aadhaar-PAN link last date on December 31: A step-by-step guide
Hindustan Times
If you haven't linked your permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar yet, it is about time you do so because the deadline is just weeks away.

UIDAI alert! Here is latest update on Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK), Enrolments and Update Centres
Zee Business
UIDAI Aadhaar News: In a major development, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASK) as ...

What if Pak. sends spies as Hindus to India, asks CM at town hall meet
The Hindu
They will not allow Aadhaar or PAN card. They will only allow government birth certificates. If you can't produce them, then if you are Muslim, then you ...

Anti-CAA protests | All deaths during protests in UP caused by police bullets, says Akhilesh Yadav
The Hindu
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged that all deaths during anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh were caused by police bullets ...

BJP's pro-Citizenship Amendment Act number heats up Twitter
The Hindu
A few Twitter users tried to dissuade people from calling the number, raising the spectre of a data breach, and theft of bank details, Aadhaar and PAN ...

Happy New Year, Citizen Cow
The Hindu
But Aadhaar didn't weed out the ghuspaitiyas. Only CAA-NRC, with the help of NPR, can do that. I sincerely hope that, at least in 2020, all Indians will ...

Poets, painters voice their dissent through art
The Hindu
“Tumhari raah me mitti ke ghar nahi aate, isilye toh tumhe hum nazar nahi aate (Houses made of mud do not fall on your way, which is why you never ...

Figuring out the right answer: Busting some popular myths about investing
Business Standard
... is “likely to include” voter cards, passport, Aadhaar, licenses, insurance papers, school-leaving certificates and documents related to land or home.

In a UP district, an NGO is helping aged villagers fill up documents to avail pension benefits
Scroll.in
“There were mistakes in my Aadhaar [card], and I was not able to produce my income certificate due to problems beyond my understanding. I gave up ...

Documents in Dindori
The Indian Express
In the deep recess of the yellow bag that's ridden with holes are her Aadhaar card, a passbook and a Samagra Parivar Card, which assigns a unique ...

Man held for burning mails in Hyderabad
Telangana Today
Hyderabad: The Keesara police arrested a businessman on charges of burning several bags of India Post mails containing official letters, Aadhaar ...

Pune: Autorickshaw driver in cop net for robbery, culpable homicide
Times of India
We established Mhatre's identity on the basis of the Aadhaar card found on him. The Sassoon hospital has preserved the victim's viscera for seeking ...

Facebook 'friend' defrauds Panchkula man of ₹2.3 lakh
Hindustan Times
... phone, mentioning that his bank account had been temporarily suspended and later, a trickster got access to his Aadhaar number and other details.

'Rohingyas in Jammu and Kashmir not shielded by CAA, will be deported': Jitendra Singh
Hindustan Times
On March 25, police had recovered fake state subject certificates, voter ID cards, Aadhaar and ration cards from the temporary shelters of Rohingya ...

CAA & NRC may force Hindus to leave too: CM
Times of India
“Aadhaar and PAN cards will not be considered for proving citizenship. The government says only birth certificates will be considered. If you produce ...

Arousing Partition-like passions, setting stage for 'collision' between state and citizens
COUNTERVIEW
Since then most government services like passports, EPIC, Aadhaar, I-T returns, DBT, etc. have been digitised. The Government of India (GOI) now ...

No Document or Proof Would Be Asked for NPR: Bihar Deputy CM
LatestLY
In 2015, Narendra Modi government decided to link NPR with Aadhaar," he said."Only updation will be done in NPR. Names of those who have died ...

The Citizenship Amendment Act is nothing in front of these 3 big decisions of Modi which will ...
OBN
The government can bring a law to link property to Aadhaar. If this happens, there will be a panic among the Benami property as their assets will be ...

Video of Sadhguru's answer to Swara Bhaskar's questions goes viral
International Business Times, India Edition
Both you and I have to register for it. They are giving you various options like birth certificate, school footprints, ration card, Aadhaar card and voters ID.

“I'm dying … there's no escape”: Last, desperate calls when the factory in Delhi caught fire
Techno EA (press release) (blog)
Hakeem identified Mehboob, from the bodies of Lady Hardinge Medical College, using the 13-year-old Aadhaar card photo on his phone.
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