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

Saturday, February 1, 2020

14380 - Aadhaar,-Daily update ⋅ 31 January 2020,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 31 January 2020

Aadhaar, income tax data could be used for bank loan KYC: Economic Survey
Livemint
The report states that identity verification agencies like the UIDAI, which issues Aadhaar, and the income tax department, can validate identity of ...

Explained: In Kenya's digital ID system, echoes of India's Aadhaar
The Indian Express
A briefing paper published by the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSFI) has defined NIIMS as a “national population register”, which will be the “single ...

Identity crises
The Hindu BusinessLine
The Aadhaar story is an long one, and its use and alleged abuse had triggered controversy in the recent past. Debates raging around the UID have ...

West Bengal: Saraswati Pooja Mandal Made On 'Aadhaar Card' Theme To Spread Awareness
Republic World
Saraswati Pooja Mandal in Asansol, West Bengal came out with a unique 'Aadhaar card' theme to create awareness about the importance of Aadhaar ...

Karanvir Bohra deported at Delhi airport for carrying only Aadhaar Card to travel to Nepal
International Business Times, India Edition
He was deported on the grounds that he was carrying only his Aadhaar Card as an ID proof, which is not a valid travel document in the country.

PF Online Alert! Provident Fund subscribers can use NPR for KYC on EPFO's UAN Portal
Financial Express
In addition to entering details such as PAN, Aadhaar, bank account number etc, the mention of NPR document number and the name of the employee ...

Govt saved ₹1.7 trillion via direct transfer of subsidies, says President
Livemint
“Today, more than 121 crore people in the country have Aadhaar cards and about 60 crore people possess RuPay cards. A record value of ₹2 lakh ...

Baby stolen from Agra found at Khairane, woman arrested
The Hindu
“The bar owners helped us with a copy of her Aadhaar and a photo. She used to work there and as per her Aadhaar, she stays in Khairane village,” ...

Inclusion and exclusion errors in social security
The Hindu BusinessLine
The use of the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity, to use the expression of Economic Survey 2015-16, has helped the beneficiaries by eliminating ...

11 mths on, 78K farmers waiting for 1st payment
The Tribune
They have complained that even after submitting details like Aadhaar and account numbers, they have not been given the benefits under this Central ...

Countries Debate Openness of Future National IDs
IEEE Spectrum
In contrast, an open-source outgrowth of Aadhaar called the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is showing that there is another way to do ...

Citizenship as new identity
Telegraph India
Some manage to acquire below poverty line or BPL, health or Aadhaar cards at their current place of stay or work, which may contradict the name and ...

Jammu & Kashmir: Paharis to get 4% quota in jobs, admission in professional institutions
Yahoo India News
An Aadhaar Card or Domicile Certificate is required to avail the benefit. (Picture for representational purpose). The Jammu and Kashmir Administration ...

Karanvir Bohra Finally Made It To Kathmandu After Not Being Allowed To Fly. He Tweeted This
NDTV
Travelling with Aadhaar card. Not allowed. Nepal government allows (PP, voters ID and Aadhaar by road, by air only PP and VI). Then why did Air

Shooter, a class 12 student, was 'disturbed' for over one month
Hindustan Times
In his class 10 certificate and the Aadhaar card, his date of birth is mentioned as April 8, 2002. A resident of Ghodiwala village in Greater Noida, the ...

Jamia firing: Shooter sent to preventive custody for 14 days
India Today
According to the police, the shooter is being held as a juvenile on the basis of his Class 10 marksheet and Aadhaar card. However, police have moved ...

What Budget 2020 can do for the agriculture sector
Livemint
... expected that the government would look at Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for agri input subsidy using Aadhaar linkages so as to eliminate leakages.

List of documents needed for CMAT
PaGaLGuY
The Common Management Admission Test or CMAT is a popular management entrance exam that National Testing Agency conducts annually.

Shooter's FB suggests far-right radicalisation
Hindustan Times
According to an Aadhaar card and exam mark sheet furnished by his family in Jewar, he was born orn April 8, 2002. In photos and texts posted over ...

Jamia firing: UP teen who opened fire on anti-CAA protesters is a 'minor'
Oneindia
The family has produced a copy of his Class X certificate issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education and his Aadhaar card claiming that he is ...

Budget 2020: Hope for good debate on economy in Budget session, says PM Modi
International Business Times, India Edition
Moreover, many existing recipients are yet to be verified through their Aadhaar. For FY21, the ministry has sought Rs 60,000 crore for the Pradhan ...

DYR&S informs on selection test
Morung Express
The application along with attested copy of Birth Certificate for proof of age, entry fee of Rs.50, Aadhaar card and 2 (two) copies of latest passport size ...

Shelve the CAA but Don't Ignore the Unpalatable Truth About Undocumented Migrants
The Wire
P. Chidambaram, who was the Union home minister in the UPA government when the NPR and Aadhaar schemes were approved, in an interview ...

Government is Giving Huge Subsidy to Build House; Check Eligibility and Method to Apply
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
They need to have a valid Aadhaar Card to apply. Offline. Beneficiaries can apply for the scheme offline by filling up a form available through Common ...

ANALYSIS: Farm sector needs Budget boost as its distress runs deep
Cogencis
Once the elections were over, the numbers started slipping as the government introduced more stringent checks, such as Aadhaar seeding with ...

AR personnel stand with its veterans and families
Eastern Mirror
... Sainik School of Pungalwa, stalls for banks, skill development, and Horticulture, Agriculture, Kohima State Legal services, Aadhaar card, Pan Card, ...

Bengaluru: For these manual scavengers who clean Manyata Tech Park's sewers, life is a dark and ...
The New Indian Express
Ramdas and Sujathamma have their assets: a pile of government documents -- Aadhaar card, ration card, voter ID card and a recent certificate from ...

Charged With Attempt to Murder, Jamia Shooter Reignites Debate on Trial of Juveniles as Adults
News18
New Delhi: The Jamia firing incident of Thursday has brought into focus once again the question of juveniles and their trial as adults. The Aadhaar ...

Economic Survey 2020: Loans worth over Rs 37000 crore disbursed to MSMEs
Moneycontrol.com
Further, Udyog Aadhaar Number (UAN) was removed as mandatory document for settlement of claims. Registration of MSMEs on TReDS portal.

Akalis on CAA: 'You can't pass law like this that'll hurt people'
The Asian Age
Trinamul Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien said the government had already collected data for Aadhaar. “Why are you putting ...

Odisha STF probes how Bangladeshi woman obtained Indian passport
Times of India
The rescued women, who are victims of sexual assault, possessed fake Aadhaar cards. Steps are being taken to repatriate the rescued Bangladeshi ...
CLICK ON TITLE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE - Posted by
Labels: ,