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

14376 - 26th Jan 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 26 January 2020

Aadhaar card to be linked with voter ID; preparations underway
The Siasat Daily
The exercise to link Aadhaar card with Voter ID card began in 2015 when HS Brahma was the chief election commissioner. It was, however ...

Decoding the agenda behind Aadhaar card
The New Indian Express
Author Reetika Khera said that she often wonders if she should replace the word 'dissent' with 'deceit' in the title of her book 'Dissent on Aadhaar: Big ...

20% of salary to be deducted as tax if PAN or Aadhaar not submitted
The News Minute
Trouble and hardship is looming for those earning Rs 2.5 lakh per annum but have not provided PAN or Aadhaar details to the employer.

Postal Dept to roll out flight booking, Aadhaar enrolment, other civic services in UP from April 1
Business Today
Several civic services including birth and death certificates, Aadhaar enrolment and udpation, and bus and flight ticketing would be provided by the ...

20% wage shall be deducted if worker doesn't share PAN, Aadhaar
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
new Delhi: Trouble and hardship is much less for many who are incomes 2.5 lakhs per 12 months, however haven't supplied PAN and Aadhaar ...

NPR rules do not allow Modi government to collect data on parent's birthplace and Aadhaar
Scroll.in
Surveys for the National Population Register begin in two months. There is still no clarity on the final questions that will be asked as part of the ...

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

Republic Day Special: Aadhaar Rights of Republic of India
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
Every one that is worried with the way forward for democracy for the safety of the structure and basic rights needs to be continuously alert, even earlier ...

I'm optimistic about NRC. If you have Aadhaar, ration card, or any other I-card, it's well and good: J ...
The Indian Express
National Convenor of Prajna Pravah J Nandakumar says BJP has never kept plans for CAA, NRC secret, insists RSS shakhas have no link to party in ...

To soothe NPR fears, govt works out online update
Yahoo India News
However, this facility would be available only to those who gave their Aadhaar details during the 2015 exercise. This means about 60 crore people ...

For India's 'One Nation-One Ration Card' plan to succeed, it must overcome three key obstacles
Scroll.in
The ONORC facility would be “available after biometric/Aadhaar authentication on Electronic Point of Sale [ePoS] devices,'' said Paswan. This points ...

A line in the sand
Yahoo India News
The counter has been handling around 180 applications a day, and officials say most people who come have valid Aadhaar or voter cards. They have ...

20% or more salary of employees to be deducted in this situation
Times Now
CBDT, in its 86-page page circular, has said that employees have to quote PAN and Aadhaar details compulsorily as per the Section 206-AA of the ...

Gurugram cops slap Rs 3 lakh cyber fraud charge on duped man
Times of India
The person claimed to be a representative of his bank and said Ramesh's debit card was deactivated because it was not linked with his Aadhaar card.

SEBI Rolls Out New Norms for Portfolio Managers
Transfin.
Show Up or Pay Up: As per a recent Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) circular, it has been mandatory for employees to furnish PAN or Aadhaar ...

Now Modi authorities is able to hyperlink Aadhaar with Voter Icard, could convey regulation quickly
OBN
Citizens shall be required to hyperlink their Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) with a 12-digit Aadhaar, making certain safety of privateness after ...

Mumbai gets second all-women post office
The New Indian Express
They will manage and supervise all types of work including, Savings Bank Counters, Multipurpose registration booking counters, Aadhaar Centre, ...

'This Republic Day Will Be A Sad Day For Me, And I Believe, For Several Others'
Youth Ki Awaaz
This is partly evident from the emphasis on 'one' since 2014: One nation, One tax; One nation, One ID (Aadhaar); One nation, One language; One ...

Queries met at Financial Inclusion Mela in Kigwema
Morung Express
A person opening savings account from India Post, Payments Bank counter set up during Financial Inclusion Mela in Kigwema Village on January 25.

Shock to Modi authorities: For the primary time in 20 years, tax assortment is anticipated to lower
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
New Delhi. Another unhealthy information has come for the Modi authorities amid the financial slowdown and a number of other score businesses ...

Leaflets against CAA, NRC distributed in city
Times of India
The leaflet questions the communal plank of CAA and purpose of a new population list (NPR) even as Aadhaar data, voter list and old NPR details are ...

Abducted 14-year-old girl's kin gherao Varachha police station
Times of India
“My daughter's Aadhaar Card, birth certificate and school leaving certificate were found in the house of Parmar's elder sister, but police didn't take any ...

Rehab for 110 tribal families uprooted from Similipal
OrissaPOST
Within three months, each family will be provided with 10 decimals, land records, Aadhaar and voter identity card. As rehabilitation package, Rs 10 ...

Bedridden for 12 years, Banda man requests 'give medical aid or facilitate euthanasia'
Medical Dialogues
Banda: A man bedridden for the past 12 years due to paralysis has requested the government to provide him aid for medical treatment or facilitate ...

With Privacy as its Core Principal, Personal Data Protection Bill to Boost Digital Economy, Tech ...
News18
IndiaStack, the paperless layer that leverages Aadhaar, is reported to have powered around 17 billion e-KYCs (know your customer) and saved more ...

Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2020: Give youth a chance
Free Press Journal
... obfuscation that has become part of the legal system and his own battles when trying to explain the inadequacies of Aadhaar to the Supreme Court.

Bihar BSEB STET 2019 on January 28: Last minute tips and tricks, check now
The Indian Express
Call letter: Make sure you keep your admit card in your bag along with some ID proof (Aadhaar). Candidates should keep in mind that if they fail to ...
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