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 27, 2020

14375 - Aadhaar Related Articles Dated 25th Jan 2020,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 25 January 2020

20% TDS if employee doesn't share PAN or Aadhaar: IT department
Times of India
In the latest TDS circular on salaries issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Aadhaar has been added to the rules after the government ...

Aadhaar, hartal, chawl, shaadi included in Oxford dictionary
Daijiworld.com
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS): Aadhaar, hartal, chawl, dabba, hartal and shaadi are among the 26 new Indian-English words that have made it to the latest ...

Soon, bill to link voter card with Aadhaar?
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The law ministry is working on giving shape to an EC proposal to link voter ID with Aadhaar number through an amendment in the ...

20% salary to be deducted as tax if PAN, Aadhaar not given
MENAFN.COM
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Trouble and hardship is looming for those earning Rs 2.5 lakh per annum but have not provided PAN and Aadhaar details ...

Aadhaar update alert! No document required to update, add email ID to your Aadhaar
Times Now
New Delhi: You can add, update your email ID in Aadhaar without submitting any document. To update the email ID, you just have to go to Aadhaar ...

New words added in Oxford Dictionary: Aadhaar, Hartal, Chawl, Shaadi
ummid.com
New Delhi: Aadhaar, hartal, chawl, dabba, hartal and shaadi are among the 26 new Indian-English words that have made it to the latest edition of the ...

26 Indian English words including Aadhaar, hartal, shaadi make it to Oxford dictionary
OrissaPOST
New Delhi: The latest edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner;s Dictionary features 26 new Indian English words, including Aadhaar, chawl, dabba, ...

Hartal, Aadhaar, auntie among 26 Indian words in Oxford Dictionary update
Onmanorama
New Delhi: The latest edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary features 26 new Indian English words, including Aadhaar, chawl, dabba, ...

Bangladeshi Sex Racket In Odisha: Bhubaneswar Youth Provided Fake Aadhaar?
Odisha Television Ltd.
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force of Odisha Police Crime Branch now faces an uphill task to unravel the sex racket allegedly involving ...

A Bridge Too Far
India Legal
The centre's three projects CAA, NPR, NRC are unimplementable and extremely costly. When the needed data is already available through Aadhaar, ...

NRC chokes remittances as migrants return
Telegraph India
Asraful explained that he had returned home forgoing thousands of rupees of income to correct a detail in his Aadhaar card, which misspelled his ...

NIA files charge sheet against two suspected Bangladeshi terrorists
NorthEast Today
These fake Aadhaar cards were given to them by their handlers in Bangladesh. “Investigation further revealed that accused Mahmud Hassan alias ...

10 useful government apps you need to have on your phone right now
Hindustan Times
Those who have an account on this platform get cloud storage space, which is linked to their Aadhaar number. A person can put their legacy .

Karnataka: Migrant Workers Taken to Camps for 'Verification Drive', 500 Detained
The Wire
They were asked to produce documents such as Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID cards as proof of identity. The exercise revealed that around 500 of the ...

New guidelines will come quickly to purchase gold and silver, know the entire matter
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
According to the brand new rule, Aadhaar quantity could also be required as a substitute of PAN for gold and silver consumers. According to a report, ...

PF Withdrawal: EPFO subscribers alert! Avoid committing these mistakes with your Provident Fund ...
Zee Business
Since everything is now connected with the Aadhaar Card number these days, if the existing PF account is attached with the Aadhaar number then the ...

Farmers asked to insure crops for rabi season
The Hindu
Necessary land documents including chitta, adangal, seed sowing certification, photocopy of bank pass book and Aadhaar card should be submitted ...

Two arrested Bangladeshis entered India to commit terror acts, NIA says in charge sheet
Defence Aviation Post
The charge sheet states both the accused were in possession of fake Aadhaar cards provided by their handlers in Bangladesh. From Tripura, they ...

Chandigarh RLA e-auction: Pvt firm buys '0001' for ₹4.62 lakh
Hindustan Times
... were allowed to participate in the e-auction after submitting the sale letter, which is Form Number 21, Aadhaar card and Chandigarh address proof.

Jitters among slum residents as Gurgaon cops ask for IDs
Yahoo India News
“I have my Aadhaar card and voter ID as proof, but the address on both is of my village in West Bengal,” said the resident, who did not wish to be ...

New report pokes holes in Huduma Namba
The Standard
A new report by US non-profit firm Mozilla cites Kenya's Huduma Namba and India's Aadhaar as examples where lack of public participation and .

Department of Posts launches Sukanya Samriddhi Pakhwada
Hindustan Times
Sinha said apart from general postal services, people would also be able to easily get all new facilities like Aadhaar enrolment/ updation and India ...

I am not a refugee — CAA brings much joy, some confusion for Pilibhit's Bangladeshi Hindus
ThePrint
Many refugees settled in Pilibhit already possess Aadhaar and ration cards, even voter IDs. Ask them how, then, will the CAA affect their day-to-day ...

Wanted fraudster held by Nuapada police
Daily Pioneer
The police have recovered Rs 13.54 lakh, six SIM cards, photo copies of Aadhaar and pass book of Rupdhar Majhi, a complainant in the present case ...

6 Reasons Why OPPO's ColorOS 7 Is The Best Android Variant At The Moment
BW Businessworld
Pushing it through OPPO phones will now increase the popularity of the App. Users can keep all your important documents such as Aadhaar Card, ...

[NEWSWRAP] India Top News, January 25, 2020: From CAA 'conspiracy' to coronavirus suspects ...
Times Now
... coronavirus reaching India, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) informing people about new making changes in your Aadhaar cards.

In verification drive K'taka police find 500 workers from Assam, Bengal without ID proofs
The Sentinel Assam
They were asked for their Aadhaar card, Permanent Account Number card and voter IDs. There were 500 migrants who did not possess required ...

Security beefed up in Bengaluru ahead of Republic-Day
Bangalore Mirror
... court against two suspected Bangladeshi terrorists, who had entered India illegally and concealed their identity by procuring fake Aadhaar cards.

Now not solely Pandit's blessings for marriage registration, but additionally want for affidavit!
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
The particular factor is that it's written concerning the Aadhaar card that it's going to not be thought of residential proof. While telling you that even in ..

J&K Bank conducts Financial Literacy Camp
State Times
They educated the people regarding the importance of seeding Aadhaar and mobile numbers to their saving bank accounts. The officers from the ...

NIA files charge sheet against 2 suspected Bangladeshi terrorists
EastMojo
The two accused allegedly entered India illegally in 2018, used fake Aadhaar card to conceal identity; they were planning to plot terror attacks on ...

CAA registrations start in 20 days: BL Santhosh
The New Indian Express
Only a section of Muslims, intellectuals and ultra-Leftists have taken to the streets spreading fear that people's Aadhaar card and other benefits will be ...
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