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 13, 2020

14363 - Aadhaar- Daily update - 12 January 2020


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 12 January 2020

Two held for forging details on Aadhaar cards
The Hindu
The motor vehicle theft cell of the Navi Mumbai Police has arrested two men for making fake election cards and using them to obtain genuine Aadhaar ...

Cyber Cafes issue Fake online Aadhaar slips
Star of Mysore
Certain cyber cafes issuing edited appointment slips to gullible computer-illiterate people. Mysuru: Aadhaar Card has become a vital document to ...

Dear Shashi Tharoor, here is why BJP is in power, Aadhaar is linked to banks and those who pay ...
OpIndia
Secondly, he asks if Aadhaar is not proof citizenship, why was it linked to Bank accounts and lastly, if PAN card isn't a proof for Citizenship, why it is ...

Japan's NEC Corp looks to tap opportunities in smart digital solutions in India
The Hindu BusinessLine
Japan-based NEC Corporation, which was also involved in Aadhaar implementation programme in India, is looking to tap opportunities in smart digital ...

876 families from Ithikkara to get house: Minister
The Hindu
The adalat addressed complaints related to various pensions, issuing of ration card and Aadhaar card, services offered to the differently abled and the ...

Reserve Bank of India to Allow Local Banks and Fintech Firms to Use Video Calls to Complete ...
Crowdfund Insider
The updated rules and guidelines will allow regulated entities to remotely complete a client's identity verification procedure via local PAN or Aadhaar ...

Two-day Krishak Mela inaugurated in Sonitpur
The Sentinel Assam
He later inaugurated the exhibition and inspected various stalls put up by the allied departments. Two Aadhaar enrolment centres have also been set ...

Search for a 'nationality certificate'
Yahoo India News
The family has Aadhaar cards, voter cards, a ration card as well as backward class certificates. Meera also has a passport, having acquired one in ...

Bridgital Nation: A book that reads like a pitch for a Tata product
National Herald
India has already witnessed patients dropping out of AIDS treatment programmes due to the government mandating linking Aadhaar numbers which ...

Byju's, OYO, Ola, others global expansion result of India's JAM trinity, says NITI Aayog's Amitabh Kant
Financial Express
And this what we call the JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) trinity will enable a lot of unique transition to an advanced economy in due course,” Skoch ...

Scholarship scam Rs 45.31 cr now
The Tribune
In most cases, officials engaged in the process used to change the Aadhaar numbers and amount payable to students while sending the list to banks.

Assam: Tezpur hosts farmers' fair
Northeast Now
Two Aadhaar enrollment centres have also been set up at the venue with the view to cover any person who has not enrolled for Aadhaar yet.

Proof of date, place, year of birth: Documents needed if nationwide NRC is implemented
Hindustan Times
Just like we present our identity cards or any other document for registering our names in the voter list or getting Aadhaar Card made, similar .

Andhra Pradesh: 'Granite gang' floats 278 fake companies, evades Rs 86 crore GST
Times of India
He along with Amaraneni Venkateswarlu, Yalaka Ravi and Shaik Raffi collected Aadhaar cards, identity proofs, address proofs and PAN cards of ...
Acid-attack surviors share stories of hope
Deccan Herald
Instead of treating my case as priority, they were more keen on knowing my Aadhaar card details. I moved from one hospital to the other but it was 

Is The Modi Sarkar Deceitful Or Just Confused?
Youth Ki Awaaz
Amit Shah, in a media interview stated that Aadhaar, voter card and other government documents do not prove citizenship. “These do not decide ...

BJP would ask Tagore, Gandhi to furnish papers: Student body in Hyderabad slams CAA
The New Indian Express
Having plenty of cards including voter id, Aadhaar and PAN will not be considered as proof of citizens, but if you have BJP membership card, your ...

In this scheme of Modi government, you will get 10000 rupees pension every month
OBN
The amount of pension to investors will be through Net Banking or Aadhaar Enabled Payment System. While taking the policy, investors should share ...
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