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 31, 2020

14379 - Aadhaar Daily update ⋅ 30 January 2020,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 30 January 2020

State to use Aadhaar data to select old age pensioners
Deccan Herald
For the first time, Karnataka will tap directly into the Aadhaar database to identify old age pensioners. This way, authorities will select eligible senior ...

State to seek Aadhaar details during Census
Bangalore Mirror
The State Government is all set to collect Aadhaar numbers during the eighth census beginning from April 15. The 45-day exercise concludes on May ...

UN study cites Aadhaar, commends India for using tech to reduce disparities among citizens
ThePrint
United Nations: India successfully managed to use digital platforms to reduce disparities among population groups, a flagship UN study has said,

CAA triggers chaos at Aadhaar centres
Telegraph India
Chaos reigned at two places in north Bengal on Monday as thousands queued up for Aadhaar enrolment or rectification in the cards driven by panic ...

Copies of techie's Aadhaar, PAN forged to obtain credit card from bank
Times of India
Pune: Leaving behind copies of Aadhaar and PAN cards in a public sector bank proved costly for a 35-year-old software engineer from Pimple

Now you can apply for Aadhaar without an ID card
Moneycontrol.com
Regarded as one of the most crucial documents for ID and address proof in India, the Aadhaar Card is a must for all citizens. The Government of India ...

Woman uses fake PAN, Aadhaar to finance DSLR camera
The Hindu
Vashi police are on the look out for a woman who used a forged PAN and Aadhaar card to procure loan from Bajaj Finance to purchase a DSLR ...

Provide PAN, Aadhaar Details to Your Employer to Evade 20% TDS Deductions
Moneycontrol.com
The PAN card and Aadhaar cards are essential documents all Indian taxpayers should have. You can face a lot of difficulties and may even have to ...

Nitish Kumar says 'unnecessary' columns relating to Aadhaar number, parents' place of birth in ...
Firstpost
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar urged the Centre to drop the new columns in NPR forms as they are not necessary and are leading to apprehensions in the ...

Aadhaar's Dirty Secret Exposed, Anyone Can Be Added as a Data Admin
#KhabarLive Hyderabad (satire) (press release) (blog)
Aadhaar's Dirty Secret Exposed, Anyone Can Be Added as a Data Admin ... Say Person X has an email address registered on the Aadhaar portal for ...

Actor Karanvir Bohra detained at Delhi Airport for traveling to Nepal without valid documents ...
OpIndia (satire)
He said that he was 'deported' at Delhi airport on his away to Nepal as he was only carrying his Aadhaar card. He also blamed Air India for this, as the ...

Budget: PM-KISAN fund allocation may be trimmed by 20%
Economic Times
The rest 20 million registered farmers will get the benefit only after verification of their Aadhaar details, as agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar ...

Now, Nagaland secretariat staff to be put under biometric scanner
EastMojo
'No work, no pay': Process of monitoring attendance of Civil Secretariat employees through Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system will begin ...

Budget 2020 Expectations: FM Sitharaman should improve credit access, incentivise digital ...
Financial Express
The customer on-boarding process in the fintech sector has been adversely affected due to the withdrawal of Aadhaar-based e-KYC. Currently .

A 'sign' of NRC fear
Telegraph India
According to him, anyone wanting to change details in Aadhaar cards or ration cards needs the signature of a government official or an MLA or an ...

More people need to come under tax net
Livemint
The PAN-Aadhaar linkage, however, should improve these numbers as it is expected to bring more people under the income tax net. More than 430 ...

#NAMA: Issues around surveillance in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
MediaNama.com
“The Puttaswamy judgement and the discourse around data protection in India arose in the context of Aadhaar, where the State was seen as the chief ...

India successfully used digital technologies to reduce disparities among population groups: UN
The Arunachal Times
The UN report further said that before the introduction of Aadhaar unique IDs, the less advantaged segments of the population were unlikely to have ...

10 changes to the Income Tax Act that could impact you this year
Onmanorama
The Union finance ministry has given its approval to use Aadhaar instead of PAN in financial transactions. In case you are not carrying PAN or have ...

No more kiddy gloves: Authority links attendance to salary release
Eastern Mirror
It has now been decided that every employee including officers who have registered in the Aadhaar-based attendance system shall mandatorily mark ...

As India Waits for Budget 2020, Here's a Throwback to Last Year's Budget Announcements
News18
Interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar was allowed. This meant that Aadhaar could be used wherever PAN is required. For instance, those who didn't ...

Citing CAA, High Court grants bail to Christian immigrant from Bangladesh
Yahoo India News
The police also said she had fraudulently obtained an Indian passport, Aadhaar card and other documents after marrying an Indian citizen. This may ...

India used digital platforms to reduce disparities: UN
The Hitavada
The report highlighted the role played by the Aadhaar identification system to achieve financial inclusion in India. “India has successfully managed to ...

New Indian meaning for Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary words
Economic Times
... the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD) makes of some of the 26 newly inducted candidates from India such as Aadhaar, dabba, shaadi, ...

Chennai residents rush to get birth certificates after January 1
The Hindu
He has records of his employment with the bank, ration card and Aadhaar. But all these documents he carries do not count for the issuance of a birth ...

BJP MLA speaks out against CAA
The Hindu
Stating that he hailed from a rural area and understood the villages well, he said, “The poor are still trying to get Aadhaar cards made. Collecting so ...

Relying on CAA, court grants bail to illegal immigrant
The Hindu
The High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to an illegal immigrant belonging to the Christian community from Bangladesh by citing the provisions of ...

''Aazaadi de raha hun, Shaheen bhag khel khatm'': Man on FB minutes before firing at anti-CAA ...
Outlook India
Police said they are yet to ascertain his real name and age, even though pictures of his purported marksheet and Aadhaar card, hinting that he is a ...

Rice through ration shopsto be reduced to 5 kg
The Hindu
We will also link ration cards with Aadhaar cards to ensure that only the deserving ones get them,” she said. She said that there were some glitches in ...

Banks score with personal loans, but it's risky biz
Livemint
Developments in technology and the recent availability of data due to the integration of Aadhaar, PAN and bank accounts have lowered the costs of ...

'Excellence' road for 101 schools
The New Indian Express
'Excellence' road for 101 schools. The Chief Minister said Aadhaar seeding of students will be made compulsory in all the schools.
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