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

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

14383 - Aadhaar Daily Update 3rd Feb 2020,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 3 February 2020

Indian government considers linking Aadhaar with voter records as biometrics use expands
Biometric Update
As of December, Aadhaar is held by 1.25 billion residents of India, 30 million authentication requests are sent daily, and 300,000 to 400,000 Aadhaar ...

Over 30 cr PANs linked with Aadhaar so far: Thakur
Deccan Herald
As the date for linking PAN with Aadhaar has been extended by a year, the government has linked over 30 crore such numbers with the unique ...

Over 30 cr PANs linked with Aadhaar so far, says Thakur
Millennium Post
New Delhi: As the date for linking PAN with Aadhaar has been extended by three months, the government has linked over 30 crore such numbers with ...

'Smart cardwala Aadhaar and paperwala Aadhaar, all for Rs 1000'
Mid-Day
If you thought Aadhaar cards were foolproof, think again. Despite the government ban on private bodies accepting documents to make them, ...

TDS deduction for big e-tailers, relief for small traders: FM Sitharaman
India TV
... at the rate of 1 per cent in PAN/Aadhaar cases and 5 per cent in non-PAN/Aadhaar cases," said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.

BJP accuses Ashok Gehlot govt of repackaging Raje govt scheme
Yahoo India News
The Jan-Aadhaar Yojana, which was first announced by Chief Minister ... non-cash benefits with the help of Jan-Aadhaar or Aadhaar authentication.

Coming Soon: Get New PAN Card Instantly Without Filling Out Long Forms: But You Need This ...
Trak.in (blog)
Hence, by announcing a new, easy way to generate PAN via Aadhaar, Govt. is making sure that every Aadhar card holder gets a new PAN Card, and ...

If you additionally have a free account in SBI, then total KYC on February 28, usually the account ...
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
Under this, officials of banking institutions should be able to verify the identification for the buyer through some concerns according to PAN or Aadhaar ...

Exporters likely to be exempted from 'Tax at Source'
Economic Times
In cases where the buyer doesn't have a Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Aadhaar — which is the case with exports — the rate will be 1%, says ...

Budget: Focus on 'what is', & not 'what is not'
Economic Times
With over 100 crore Aadhaar card holders, the instant allocation of PAN based on Aadhaar card, will also help in better penetration of mutual funds.

FACT CHECK: Jamia shooter's CBSE mark sheet authentic?
Times of India
Times Fact Check also accessed the Aadhaar card of the shooter in question. As per his Aadhaar card, the date of birth is the same as that on his ...

Should you opt for the new Income Tax regime?
Forbes India
A tax planning expert decodes the 'optional' tax brackets that Nirmala Sitharaman introduced in her Budget 2020 speech, and whether you should ...

Thane conman held for duping finance company
Times of India
Divakar Jaiswal, a resident of Wagle Estate in Thane, had on him Aadhaar and PAN cards with his photograph and various fictitious names.


Tata Sons chairman Chandrasekaran says need more unicorns outside software to create mid ...
CNBCTV18
Chief architect Aadhaar Nandan Nilekani, who launched the book on Monday, cited how training people helped scale Aadhaar to 600 million people ...

Confidentiality of personal details given during NPR will be compromised: MMK
The Hindu
But, in the light of CAA, the personal information of people, including the mobile phone numbers of all members of the family, their Aadhaar number ...

Decomposed body of woman found, cops suspect human sacrifice
Outlook India
She seemed to be from Maharashtra based on Aadhaar and PAN cards found near the body, police said, adding that further investigation is on.

Biometric attendance must in PU colleges
Deccan Herald
As many as 14,305 employees have enrolled for the Aadhaar-based online attendance system. The joint director of Pre-University Education ...

Afghan held for fudging documents for passport
Times of India
... passport office in Varanasi's Mahmoorganj while he was trying to procure an Indian passport on the basis of fake Aadhaar and voter identity cards.

CBDT cuts per day cash limit for payments – Check details
Financial Express
(h) BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) Aadhaar Pay”. Central Board of Direct Taxes has made the rules to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, and the ...

Budget 2020: New income tax proposals hurt exporters and MSMEs
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
If the client won't have PAN or Aadhaar, the TCS price should be 1%. Tax specialists state that it is a really strict and regressive supply which has been ...

See the Facts About CAA, NRC
India West
This is trivial for the 123 crore Indians who have Aadhaar cards. For the others, there are procedures which treat all religions the same. The NRC does ...

Arms recovered from Dhanbad railway station
Daily Pioneer
Police recovered PAN card and Aadhaar card from the youth, the Rail Superintendent of Police Deepak Sinha said that the Deputy Superintendent of ...

Modi government should do DNA test on all: Maharashtra Minister takes sarcastic jibe at BJP over ...
The New Indian Express
In that case, how will they prove their citizenship if they do not have the documents like Aadhaar, PAN or passport?” he told this reporter, after a man ...

Total UPI transactions in the country remain unchanged in January
YourStory.com
... including IMPS (Immediate Payment Service), NETC (National Electronic Toll Collection) and AePS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System).

Gurugram: Three booked for holding driver hostage, robbing him of ₹2500
Hindustan Times
“They pulled me to the rear seat of the car and snatched ₹2,500 in cash from me, my Aadhaar card and ATM card. They tied my hands together with ...

Kenya halts biometric ID scheme over discrimination fears
Engadget
India's Aadhaar database -- which holds the biometric data of more than 1.1 billion India citizens -- has been rife with security issues since its creation.

Police nab man who sold firearm to Jamia shooter
India Today
On the basis of his Aadhaar card, the shooter has been sent to a juvenile correction centre for 14 days, as police are trying to verify his age. As per the ...

Directorate Of Museums, Assam Recruitment 2020
The Sentinel Assam
... caste certificate, experience certificate if any and valid employment Registration card and residential certificate (PRC/Voter ID/Aadhaar) are must.

How will India's Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 impact schools?
MediaNama.com
At admission, schools typically ask for names, ages, addresses, photographs, sex, religion, Aadhaar numbers, birth certificates, details of siblings, ...

No mention of 'nationwide NRC' in Cabinet note on Census 2021 and NPR updation, say govt ...
Firstpost
'The NRIC is not the aim of Census 2021, neither has it been mentioned in any of the Census 2021 documents,' said a government source; 'Even the ...

Budget 2020: Tepid response to pension scheme for traders, budget outlay sharply cut
Financial Express
... within Rs 1.5 crore with the intention of providing them with some sort of social security, was kept simple requiring only Aadhaar and a bank account.

More than 90000 people of state treated under Ayushman Bharat Scheme during last 18 months:Vij
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