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

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

14365 - Aadhaar Daily update ⋅ 14 January 2020 ,


Aadhaar Daily update ⋅ 14 January 2020

Aadhaar News: How to link Aadhaar through SBI Internet banking portal
India Today
Aadhaar is considered as one of the most crucial documents in India. Aadhaar linking sometimes also become important in some places. Aadhaar

RBI allows Aadhaar-based video-KYC for onboarding and to establish identity
Biometric Update
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved remote video-based authentication through Aadhaar as a substitute for e-KYC practices, following last ...

Privacy in the Age of Big Brother: India
The Diplomat
With nearly 1.23 billion beneficiaries — most of India's population — Aadhaar has become the world's largest biometric identification scheme.

NEC seeks $1B in revenue in India by 2025 and biometrics could play a big role
Biometric Update
As of last fall, 95 percent of India residents (though not necessarily 95 percent of all citizens) aged five and older, held Aadhaar identification. What's ...

Economic reforms are best done brick by boring brick
Livemint
So, an online registration system has been implemented, started first by Odisha but now extended to other states. Then biometric Aadhaar linkage has ...

Delhi Election 2020: Here's how you can apply for Electoral bonds to fund a political party
Business Insider India
To fill the Aadhaar with current address & Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Form No. 60 as defined in Income-Tax Rules, 1962. In case Aadhaar ...

PM-Kisan: Another Farmer Scheme that Needs Implementation
NewsClick
The scheme's beneficiaries were allowed use alternative documents to receive the first instalment, of FY 2018-19, but now Aadhaar has been made ...

The costs of digital financialization in India
Livemint
The push to link Aadhaar to bank accounts and mobile numbers, blurs the financial and digital identities of individuals, making it difficult for citizens to ...

Bharathiar University's BPEd course loses recognition
The Hindu
The council seeks compliance for fire safety, pollution, details of land deed, faculty and their Aadhaar card details. The department has submitted them ...

Status of Women in India: Participation of women in curriculum committees poor, finds report
Yahoo India News
Only 54 per cent women from North East have Aadhaar. On topics like Aadhaar card, the study found that 90.62 per cent women had an Aadhaar card.

CAA, NRC, NPR an unconstitutional package: Yechury
Yahoo India News
... urged them to also decare that NPR will not be allowed in their state because you have a Census, Aadhaar Card and epic number for all the voters.

These five government apps can help you in daily life, download soon
News Track English
UIDAI's M-Aadhaar app is very useful for people, because people will get many facilities in it. People can keep Aadhaar card in digital format in this ...

NRC panic triggers BDO gherao
Telegraph India
“We saw a woman asking some of us for Aadhaar and voter cards, so it led to a panic,” said a villager. “When we surrounded her, she said the BDO ...

28 days on, anti-CAAers say stronger than ever
Deccan Herald
“This government has messed up repeatedly — on demonetisation, on Aadhaar. They are not fixing the economy. This CAA business is another ...

Delhi government's budget allocation for education is an example for everyone to follow: Sandhya ...
EdexLive
We had done a lot of interesting work on the Aadhaar-enabled payments for daily wagers and pensioners in my tenure. It had tremendous impact ...

Don't become a victim of OTP fraud
Telangana Today
The victim gets an SMS/Email having Short Links requesting the users to update the KYC of a Bank/Aadhaar Card or a PAN Card. When the victims ...

EPF partial withdrawal: How to file a claim online
Times Now
Permanent Account Number (PAN), bank details and address should be updated in the member's portal. The mobile number linked to Aadhaar should ...

Kidwai to open new OPD building in March
Deccan Herald
“Anyone with a BPL and Aadhaar card can avail this. For allogeneic transplants, a Rs 20 lakh cover will be given, while it is Rs 7 lakh for autologous,” ...

Central Bank stirs up NPR row over KYC
Deccan Chronicle
The list of documents it mentioned were PAN card, passport, voter identification card, driving licence, NREGA employment card, Aadhaar card and ...

Regn of bulls, tamers completed in Madurai
Times of India
Madurai: More than 1,000 bulls and an equal number of young men were passed fit to participate in Avaniapuram, Palamedu and Alanganallur ...

UP Begins CAA Implementation, 32000 Refugees Identified: UP Minister
NewsClick
They have border slip-in proof and on that basis, they have managed to open an account in a bank, got aadhaar card and ration card. The survey was ...

Selection trials for Jr National Kabaddi C'ship on Jan 20
State Times
Gupta further stated that all the eligible players will have to bring two passport size photographs, photocopies of their Aadhaar Card, registration of ...\

Centre helps people without any regular means of subsistence
Tehelka (satire) (press release)
The biometric Aadhaar authentication and Annual Life Certificate (Jivan -Praman) system, e-pramaan has been started. Social Audit is a concept that ...

Lost in Translation: Maharashtra Farmers Bear Brunt of Tech Trouble
News18
The scheme benefits were given using account numbers and Aadhaar details and many farmers got money in their accounts, he added. "This (auto ...

Ideological shift or tacit support to BJP? MNS chief Raj Thackeray's next move awaited
Moneycontrol.com
However, he had also questioned the manner in which CAA and NRC were going to be implemented amid reports that Aadhaar card and passport ...
CLICK ON TITLE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE - Posted by
Labels: