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 16, 2020

14366 - Aadhaar- Daily update-15 January 2020


Aadhaar- Daily update-15 January 2020

How to Update or Correct Address in Aadhaar Card?
Jagran Josh
Have you recently relocated or want to make changes in the existing address mentioned in your Aadhaar Card? Don't worry as updating address in ...

How to link Aadhaar with UAN?
Times of India
NEW DELHI: According to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), it is important to link your Aadhaar number with Universal Account ...

NRC fear fuels card rush
Telegraph India
Around 6.2 crore people in Bengal have seeded their Aadhaar cards with ration cards since the state government launched a drive to link the two in ...

NPR + Aadhaar + NRC: A Toxic Cocktail?
The Quint
Towards the end of December, the Centre announced that it had approved Rs 3,941 crores for updating the National Population Register, or NPR.

Digitisation Of KYC Process
BW Businessworld
Until the launch of Aadhaar, KYC was mainly carried out by way of physical means through collection and verification of physical certified copies of ...

Were Bangladeshi refugees in WB given Indian IDs for votes? | Ghanti Bajao
ABP Live
In our ground reality check, we found that the ones in West Bengal have been provided all kinds of Indian Identity Cards, be it Voter ID or Aadhaar ...

Atal Pension Yojana: You can get more than Rs 5000/month pension! Here's why
Financial Express
PFRDA says, “The prospective applicant may provide Aadhaar and mobile number to the bank during registration to facilitate receipt of periodic ...
Central Bank Of India Asks Consumers For NPR Details For Verification, Backtracks Later
The Logical Indian
The bank, on the addition of NPR document said that according to RBI's directives, along with NPR other documents such as passport, Aadhaar ...

India Post Payments Bank looking to appoint new MD and CEO
MediaNama.com
In September, it rolled out Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) services allowing for withdrawal of cash from Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.

Bengaluru: Property in foreign land - Former minister KJ George receives ED notice
Daijiworld.com
He has been asked to bring PAN card, Aadhaar card, passports, bank account documents etc standing in his and his family members names in the ...

KJ George summoned to appear before ED
The Hindu
The ED has sought copies of Aadhaar, PAN and passport of all four members of the George family, along with bank account details from both India ...

Bengaluru: Vigilance squad to stop irregularities in housing schemes - Somanna
Daijiworld.com
He said that Aadhaar and ration cards will be linked with each other to stop wrong use of housing schemes. He felt that members of the same family ...

Not mandatory: Central Bank of India clarifies stance on NPR for KYC process
Times of India
“Why is the bank asking for an NPR certificate when Aadhaar and PAN are sufficient for KYC?,” asked one Twitter user. Many claimed that the bank ...

Transgenders air their woes at adalat
The Hindu
Though they have Aadhaar cards and transgender cards issued by the Social Justice Department, their voter cards with the term 'third gender' on ...

Govt planning to build 6 lakh houses in 3 years: Housing Minister V Somanna
Deccan Herald
Going forward, the government will make Aadhaar and BPL cards mandatory for beneficiaries. Somanna said he had unearthed a scam in his ...

Push fertiliser direct benefit transfer to save subsidies and also the soil
Financial Express
Right now, the government has a quasi-DBT that involves the beneficiary farmer identifying himself using an Aadhaar biometric while buying the ...

Chennai: CAA marginalises, makes people with disabilities vulnerable, say activists
Times of India
The problems of mismatch of Aadhaar-generated biometrics has deprived many poor and ... They don't have Aadhaar cards or any other document."

Letter from NPR a valid document for KYC process, says RBI
The Hindu BusinessLine
Even as protests rage over the National Population Registry (NPR), a letter from the registry with your name and address on it has been made a valid ...

HD Kumaraswamy's pet loan waiver scheme may be on its way out
Deccan Herald
Over 1.13 lakh farmers have been left out of the waiver scheme as their Aadhaar, ration cards and land records - mandatory for farmers claiming the ...

No documents will be asked or biometric taken for NPR: Home Ministry
Livemint
While updating the register in 2015, the government has asked details like Aadhaar and their mobile number. This time, the information related to their ...

Free Credit Score for all! Here's how to check online, download CIBIL, other credit reports
Financial Express
You will need to provide the date of birth, address, PAN or Aadhaar number, identity proof etc. Some credit bureau may send you the report in 24 ...

Taxing Times
India Legal
... 'income from house property' you have to furnish details of name, Aadhaar or Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the tenant and unrealized rent.

NPR document not mandatory for KYC process, clarifies RBI
Entrackr
“As per RBI's directives, not only the letter issued by the National Population Register, even other documents like passport, driving licence, Aadhaar ...

Jamtara Fraudsters Posing As Paytm Execs Dupe Customer
Inc42 Media
In addition, the user was also asked to share his Aadhaar and PAN card number. Then over the next two days, the complainant lost over INR 1.2 Lakh.

Threatened by AR for filing PIL, alleges NPF
E-Pao.net
... May 6 last year when he was whisked away by an AR team led by Captain (now promoted to Major) Dheeraj Gautam for not having Aadhaar card.

Jallikattu 2020: Bull Taming Sport Begins at Avaniyapuram Village of Madurai, Authorities Review ...
LatestLY
Madurai, January 15: Tamil Nadu's much-awaited Jaillikattu event has begun in Madurai from today. In temple-town of Madurai, the bull-taming sport ...

Now, pay on Flipkart, Amazon without OTP; RBI's new rule makes online digital payments easier
Financial Express
Meanwhile, the RBI recently introduced Aadhaar-based Video Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) to allow banks and other lenders to remotely ...

Kerala moves Supreme Court against CAA on the move: can state governments challenge central ...
Daily Gaming Worlld (press release) (blog)
The Supreme Court rejected West Bengal's 2017 motion against the Aadhaar Act, which was filed under Article 32 of the Constitution and empowers ...

How will poor people who lost documents in floods prove their citizenship, asks Tejashwi Yadav
ANI News
"I have three points to put forth. Till now, citizenship could be proven with a passport. Secondly, if Aadhaar is not a proof, why did the government direct ...

Dead body found in a deformed condition in sugarcane field, police engaged in investigation
News Track English
After that, the police got a photo of Aadhaar card state from Mangu's pocket and Joni told that "his father used to live scared for a long time." He was ...
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