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

Friday, January 24, 2020

14373 - Aadhaar-Daily update -23 January 2020,


Aadhaar-Daily update -23 January 2020

PAN won't become inoperative if not linked to Aadhaar till SC judgement: Gujarat High court
Economic Times
South Indian Bank Ltd. 2019, has referred the issue of 'whether Aadhaar Act was rightly introduced as a 'Money Bill' for consideration by a Larger ...

Reforms sought in Aadhaar enrolment, updating process
Times of India
Aurangabad: Renuka Ratnaparkhe was in dire need of an Aadhaar card for seeking the subsidy benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana ...

Give Aadhaar, get photographed for Rs-10 thali; govt set to launch scheme on January 26 at 15 ...
Mumbai Mirror
For the first three months, anyone will be able to buy a Rs-10 thali after getting their face photographed and providing their Aadhaar details. However ...

Crop loan waiver: Maharashtra farmers against mandatory Aadhaar
Times of India
Highlighting the alleged inordinate delays in Aadhaar enrollment and update, farmer groups have raised apprehensions that the desired benefit might ...

Rajasthan: Ration card to club with Jan Aadhaar card
Times of India
JAIPUR: The state IT department is working on amalgamation of ration card with the Jan Aadhaar card. The ration card is all set to be revised and the ...

Aadhaar centre crunch
Telegraph India
The Bengal government's hesitation to open up adequate permanent Aadhaar centres is one of the major reasons for winding queues of common ...

Govt can't invalidate PAN for lack of Aadhaar linkage: Gujarat high court
Times of India
The HC made it clear that until the apex court decides the issue of the Aadhaar Act's validity as a money bill in Rojer Mathew v/s South Indian Bank Ltd ...

Aadhaar not must for Rs 10-thali, but no word on how the poor will be identified
Mumbai Mirror
"Shiv Bhojan is for poor and needy people, but they need not submit an Aadhaar card for it… Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis ...

Not sharing PAN/Aadhaar? Employees can lose over 20% of income in AY 2020-21!
Financial Express
PAN/Aadhaar rules for AY 2020: As per Section 139A(5B), it is obligatory for employers (who are responsible for deducting tax at source) to quote PAN ...

Masked Aadhaar: What is it and how to download masked Aadhaar card
Moneycontrol.com
Since its launch in 2009, the Aadhaar Card has become the most crucial ID and address proof document in India. The Government of India has ...
Aadhaar card not needed for Shiv Bhojan meal: Chhagan Bhujbal
Times of India
MUMBAI: Maharashtra food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal made it clear on Wednesday that Aadhaar card would not be needed for ...

Odisha: STF on hunt for gangs making fake Aadhaar cards
Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The special task force (STF) of the crime branch has started a probe into the operations of interstate gangs that make fake Aadhaar ...

Aadhaar card not needed for Shiv Bhojan meal: Bhujbal
Yahoo India News
Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal made it clear on Wednesday that Aadhaar card would not be ...

'Shiv bhojan' scheme to start from Jan 26, No Aadhaar card would be necessary
GNS News (satire) (press release) (blog)
GUJARATI NEWS SERVICE (GNS) was launched in July 2009 and has grown into one of the largest news agencies of INDIA providing news service ...

EPFO transfer, claim process gets simpler
Livemint
The new facility is based on Aadhaar-based one-time password (OTP). “It can only be utilized by those who have linked their EPF account with a .

Logistics, Tech Challenges May Hamper Centre's One Nation-One Ration Card Roll-Out
IndiaSpend
The ONORC facility would be “available after biometric/ Aadhaar authentication on Electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices,'' said Paswan. This points ...

RPF unearths e-ticket racket
The Hindu
Hamid Ashraf, the person who developed the software to illegally book tickets by forging Aadhaar and PAN cards, is wanted by the CBI in a July, 2019 ...

RBI Video KYC Explained: Features, Advantages, Security Aspects
Gizbot
The Supreme Court of India recently banned the Aadhaar based eKYC, but allowed voluntary use of Aadhaar and also minimum KYC m-wallets again ...

After RBI adds NPR to KYC papers, panic withdrawal from Central Bank of India's branch
India TV
If someone has an Aadhaar card, that is enough for KYC…If one has a PAN card, we will ask for a second document for address proof. So normally we ...

IMA scam victims can file for claims online
The New Indian Express
The online claim application will have features for real-time validation of Aadhaar number, mobile number, PAN, ration card number, etc. Permission ...

Juggling act
Vantage Asia
The Puttaswamy judgment struck down section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which dealt with the sharing of data with private entities such as e-commerce ...

Odisha sex racket bust: Crime Branch probes illegal immigration
The New Indian Express
The woman was apprehended by police last month for illegally staying here and a fake Aadhaar card was recovered from her possession. Laxmisagar ...

Maharashtra: Tech glitch hits registration of leave & licence agreements
Times of India
The process requires registration of necessary documents, biometric prints and Aadhaar numbers through the ASPs at their offices or at a citizen's ...

Bengaluru police arrest 3 illegal Bangladeshi nationals
Times of India
Mohammed Lokman, 55, Jasmin Begun, 35, and Raasel, 22 - worked as ragpickers for a couple of years and possessed fake Aadhaar cards and voter ...

Chandigarh: 2064 homeless people in city
The Indian Express
Around 96 per cent of them possess identity proofs like driving licenses, Aadhaar cards, voter cards, according to a nine month-long joint study by ...

Financial inclusion is Fin Min''s theme for R Day tableau
Outlook India
... Aadhaar and mobile in the hands of common man. ''People of different socio-economic realms from all over the country on both sides of the tableaux ...

PIL seeks ID verification other than thumb impression for leprosy patients
Times of India
... with alternative identity verification methods like retinal scans for Aadhaar card, ration card, opening bank account of people suffering from leprosy.

Pathalgadi supporters kill five men in Jharkhand village after clash breaks out
The New Indian Express
The clash broke out at a time when government documents like Aadhaar and Voter Identity cards were being collected by Pathalgadi activists.

How to update Date of Exit on EPFO portal: Know steps
India Today
Step 5: After filling the required details, you have to click on the option Request OTP and then, an OTP will be sent on your Aadhaar-linked mobile ..
Pan Card for Company and Firms: Online Application and Process
Grainmart News (press release)
Alternative feasible methods include e-KYC and digital signature that allows the use of Aadhaar details without having to put in photo, signature, and ...

Bangladeshi sex workers trafficking racket busted
Daily Pioneer
The couple was said to have brought the Bangladeshi women to Bhubaneswar on the basis of forged Aadhaar cards. The official said the Bangladeshi ...

Confusion over 'NPR for KYC' triggers 'huge cash withdrawal'
The Siasat Daily
... passport, voter identity card, driving license, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act card, Aadhaar and NPR letter. It was also mentioned that the ...
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