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, January 7, 2020

14357 - Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 6 January 2020


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 6 January 2020

Motorists fume as Aadhaar mandatory to recharge FASTags
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Even as the Supreme Court has clarified Aadhaar should be made mandatory only for availing benefits under government schemes, ...

No need for Aadhaar to get tatkal passport
Times of India
Visakhapatnam: The Aadhaar number is no longer mandatory submission for people applying for tatkal passports at the Visakhapatnam regional ...

Matuas scale up protest
Telegraph India
The incorrect Aadhaar entries, which many villagers did not notice earlier, have made us worried about proving our identity. The central government ...

NPR already happened in Telangana: Expert
Deccan Chronicle
Mr Kodali speculated that the state government could have even created its own version of a unique identification number akin to Aadhaar.

NPCI Launches Blockchain-Based Vajra Platform To Secure Payments
Inc42 Media
... payments, this blockchain-based technology will also help the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in facilitating Aadhaar authentication.

Postal Department to conduct special camps
The Hindu
Aadhaar enrolments and updation works were also taken up at the camp. Any organisation or institution that wants to conduct such camps can contact ...

ITR filing: 6 key changes in ITR-1 you need to know
Economic Times
PAN or Aadhaar details of your tenant ... out a property, then you will have to provide name and Aadhaar or PAN details of your tenant, if available.

Tamil Nadu to operationalise 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme, says Governor
The Hindu
... said: “Tamil Nadu with its fully computerised, Aadhaar-enabled PDS operations, is able to operationalise the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme.

Indore: Sex reassignment surgery fails, woman ends life
Free Press Journal
Police said Palak possessed documents like Aadhaar card, driving licence etc in the name of Palak Tiwari. Sources said Palak was known as Harish ...

Plea challenges IT rules on digilocker: HC seeks Centre stand
Outlook India
The Digilocker app can be used to store online scanned documents and certificates, including vehicle registration, driving license, PAN and Aadhaar, ...

Corp to conduct beneficiary meet of LIFE, PMAY scheme
Times of India
The civic body will also put up counters to receive applications of ration card, Aadhaar card, gas connection, Ayyangali Urban Employment Guarantee ...

The IRS Tried to Crack Down on Rich People Using an “Abusive” Tax Deduction. It Hasn't Gone So ...
Moneylife
"The due date for linking of PAN with Aadhaar as specified under sub-section 2 of Section 139AA of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 has been extended from ...

Scholarship scam
The Tribune
... from Himachal at other centres, only for reports to surface that fake bank accounts had been opened using the Aadhaar details of the students.

Chidambaram calls the Government's bluff on NPR 2010
National Herald
... for information on the last place of residence, the place of birth of the parents, voter identity, passport number, driver's licence, PAN and Aadhaar.

Sri Lankan President calls for a single data collection centre for citizens' personal information
MediaNama.com
India had made the blunder of initiating Aadhaar without a data protection law which often was at the centre of debates and controversies.

Amendments to CGST Acts by Finance Act, 2019 notified [Read Notification]
taxscan.in (press release)
The process of authentication or furnishing of proof of possession of Aadhaar Number for every registered person has been introduced. A registered ...

Two arrested for car theft in Pratapgarh
Times of India
A car and two Aadhaar cards were seized. Pratapgarh SP Abhishek Singh said, “Police are looking for three more members of the gang identified as ...

Anticipating NRC, Over 5000 Illegal Bangladeshis Have Left India In The Last Two Months, All You ...
Swarajya
He also said that many of them carried Aadhaar cards, ration cards, and voter ids. Reportedly, a process of regular low-key push back of illegals is on ...

MP PEB TET 2020 registration begins at peb.mp.gov.in, check details
Times of India
Professional Examination Board (PEB), Madhya Pradesh has invited application from eligible candidates for the Primary School Teacher Eligibility ...

Citizen kaun
Mumbai Mirror
I managed to get a voter ID card and an Aadhaar card only in 2009. I don't know if they can be used as proof of citizenship now,” says Shaikh, who ...

JEE Main 2020 begins today
Pragativadi
New Delhi: Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2020 begins today. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is conducting the examination ...

Odisha Sets Conditions For Ayushman Bharat-BSKY Merger
Odisha Television Ltd.
... to consider two conditions for BSKY & Ayushman Bharat merger that include doing away with mandatory Aadhaar requirement in State-run hospitals ...

In Maharashtra, linking land records to PM Fasal Bima saves time, plugs leaks
Yahoo India News
Farmers opting to insure their crops under the PMFBY, are required to share their Aadhaar number, their bank details, as well as their land records at ...

CAA Protest: Akhilesh Yadav said, all deaths during anti-CAA demonstrations in UP by police bullets
OBN
Indian is against CAA and NRC (National Civil Register). When Aadhaar has all the information, why also NPR (National Population Register)? ".

EPFO Likely to Cut Interest Rate by 15-25 Basis Points For This Fiscal: Report
India.com
For EPF balance check through SMS, one's UAN and bank account has to be linked with PAN and Aadhaar card number. Those who want to check ...

QKolkata: 'Very Worried', Says Father of Hurt JNUSU Prez & More
The Quint
... the Matua residents of the area — which is located along the Bangladesh border — were panicked over incorrect entries in their Aadhaar cards.
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