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

Thursday, January 9, 2020

14359 - Aadhaar Daily update 8 January 2020



Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 8 January 2020

Aadhaar And Indian Fintechs - An Unfortunate Tryst
BW Businessworld
When the Government of India formed the UIDAI and officially launched the 12-digit unique identity 'Aadhaar' number more than a decade ago, it had ...

Undelivered Aadhaar cards: 6 postal staff suspended
Times of India
Secunderabad: Six postal department staff have been suspended following the discovery of thousands of undelivered Aadhaar cards and mails at a ...

SBI: Big announcement! No card, no cash, no problem! Revolutionary mode of payment BHIM ...
Zee Business
Introducing a revolutionary mode of payment: #BHIM Aadhaar. Safe and Secure payments at your customers' fingertips For more information visit: ...

Delhi elections: People talk of long wait for ration card, aadhaar issues, starvation deaths
COUNTERVIEW
Participants suggested, people were left out due to aadhaar being made mandatory. Mohd Sadiq of Sonia Vihar said that even though there are 10 ...

NRC shadow over 'routine' cordon and search?
The Hindu
What kind of cordon and search is this? Why are you asking for Aadhaar cards?” he says and then claims to have received 25 calls in this connection.

Amid confusion, no takers for night shelters in Patiala
Hindustan Times
This is because they don't have Aadhaar cards. Amid cold wave and ... Besides, there is no need to show aadhaar cards to gain entry. Someone must ...

TNPCB seeks citizenship proof to give info under RTI
The Hindu
In a 2018 case, the Chief Information Commissioner had penalised a PIO of Housing and Urban Development Corporation for demanding Aadhaar ...

CITIZEN DATA
State Times
The vulnerability of citizens' data repository guarding about a billion Aadhaar IDs was always questionable. The buyer could be anyone – an irksome ...

14.5K Karnal kids await uniform grant
The Tribune
Non-activation of Aadhaar numbers of these students is the reason behind the delay of uniform allowance. As per the authorities, students have to get ...

CISF nabs Canada-bound woman with fake passport at IGI
Outlook India
The woman had a passport in the name of 33-year-old Ananya Sachin Dhiman, a resident of Mumbai, while the Aadhaar was in the name of

Bommai asks Muslims not to fall for Cong. 'smear campaign'
The Hindu
Nothing will happen to your Aadhaar card. Nobody will drive you out from the place you are staying. Opposition parties, more so the Congress, were ...

Deoghar police arrest five cyber criminals
Daily Pioneer
From them, 349 mobile phones, 485 SIM cards, 150 ATM cards, 58 passbooks, 39 check books, two SBI cards, 8 PAN cards, 9 Aadhaar cards, three ...

Steps being taken for simplification of GST: Sitharaman assures traders
Yahoo India News
... ahead for e-invoicing, new return system and feedback, e-way bill linking with Fastag, pendency of refunds, linkage of Aadhaar to GST registration, ...

Need to use tech to experiment with options for service delivery: Alok Kumar, advisor, Niti Aayog
Livemint
Drawing inspiration from the revolution ushered in by Aadhaar in the fintech sector, we could potentially transform the lives of a billion Indians if we are ...

NPCI to adopt blockchain-based system 'Vajra' to secure online payments
YourStory.com
The platform has three types of nodes: Clearing House node (CHN) for NPCI, UIDAI node for Aadhaar authentication, and Participant node (PN) for all ...

Provident Fund Update: Is there a mistake in your PF account? Here is how to correct it
Zee Business
Provident Fund Update: If you are a salaried employee, chances are that a part of your salary will be going towards provident fund. The service allows ...

Paytm launches All-In-One QR code that accepts any UPI app and RuPay Debit Cards
MobiGyaan
... ₹50 crores need to offer customers low-cost digital payment options, including BHIM UPI, UPI QR Code, Aadhaar Pay, and debit cards, and more.

Name, date of birth and personal details can be changed online in EPF account
News Track English
If your Aadhaar is already verified, then you will not be able to make any changes in the details. 3) Fill the correct details given in your Aadhaar, after ...

Viral video shows AIMIM legislator obstructing police
Times of India
Hyderabad: The police are in fix over a viral message circulating on social media showing Charminar legislator Mumtaz Ahmed Khan of All India ...

Digitizing trade in India
The Asset
... a huge fundamental digital infrastructure under which the country's 1.2 billion population were given their digital identity called Aadhaar card India.

Doorstep Delivery Of Ration For Senior Citizens In MP
Republic World
Senior citizens living alone in Madhya Pradesh may soon get doorstep delivery of groceries from public distribution system (PDS) ration outlets.

Realme 3 Pro To Be First To Integrate Company's Proprietary UI
Gizbot
Users who wish to participate in the beta testing program have to sign-in an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) along with an ID proof like the Aadhaar ...

Odisha starts 45-day exercise to update NPR from mid-April – India news
Daily Gaming Worlld (press release) (blog)
In contrast to 2010, when the NPR was last updated, in 2020 every person would have to provide the Aadhaar number, cell phone number, voter ID ...

MDR waiver: RBI may have to shell out Rs 1800 crore to banks
CNBCTV18
... had proposed that businesses should offer low-cost digital modes of payment such as BHIM UPI, UPI QR Code, Aadhaar Pay, Debit Cards, NEFT, ...

Only approved, tendered projects to get funds: Mehta
State Times
... status of languishing projects funded under JK Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation, district credit plans, Aadhaar seeding, third party

Officials discuss ways to streamline GST system, curb evasion
New Kerala
... new return system and feedback, e-way bill linking with Fastag, pendency of refunds, linkage of Aadhaar to GST registration, enforcement module ...
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