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

Thursday, February 6, 2020

14385 - 5th Feb 2020 - Aadhaar Daily update,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 5 February 2020
NEWS

No proposal to link social media users' profiles with Aadhaar: Govt
Deccan Herald
The government on Wednesday said there is no proposal to link social media profiles of users with their Aadhaar numbers and asserted that steps are ...

Trinamool-run civic body stays Aadhaar card correction
Outlook India
Trinamool-run civic body stays Aadhaar card correction. Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has stopped work on correction and ...

PM-Kisan beneficiary from Tamil Nadu has tough time trying to correct Aadhaar
The New Indian Express
The Prime Minister's scheme of providing Rs 6,000 a year to farmers is out of reach for 71-year-old S Ramasamy, thanks to a mismatch in his Aadhaar ...

Aadhaar Card of your children: UIDAI has an important message for you
Zee Business
Aadhaar authority UIDAI through its official Twitter handle @UIDAI has an important message for Aadhaar users with respect to their children. UIDAI ...

Aadhaar number under NPR collected voluntarily: MoS Home
TheDispatch
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Wednesday said that the Aadhaar number under the National Population Register (NPR) is ...

'Low KYC' norm to help mobile wallets retain their customers
Economic Times
These are mostly the accounts whose KYC authentications through Aadhaar were ruled invalid by the Supreme Court by its landmark 2018 verdict.

Proposed TDS levy on e-comm transactions may impact working capital of businesses: Agarwal
Outlook India
He exuded confidence that bold reforms of last few years and India''s rising tech clout globally backed by success of Aadhaar, UPI and other initiatives ...

Public grievances addressed on Tehsil Diwas
Daily Pioneer
The main grievances communicated by the citizens on Tehsil Diwas were related to waterlogging, Aadhaar card, financial assistance, pension, ...

Our aim has been to spend without being fiscally imprudent: TV Somanathan
Livemint
Similarly on DBT, reduction in the revised estimates of PM-Kisan itself is a testimony and success of Aadhaar-based identification of beneficiaries, ...

And they said: Never seen such good-hearted pickpockets
The New Indian Express
The police officers presented them with the wallets --- which contained their Aadhaar card, driving licence and other valid documents --- which were ...

Proposed TDS levy on e-commerce transactions may impact working capital of businesses: IAMAI 
Firstpost
... of sales during the previous year through e-commerce operator is less than Rs 5 lakh and the seller has furnished his PAN or Aadhaar number.

The lion's share of DBT payments land in five states, reveals RTI reply from health ministry
Economic Times
The government has mandated that DBT payments (Aadhaar-enabled or via NEFT) are processed through the Public Financial Management System ...

Paytm is clearly ahead of Google Pay and PhonePe: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Business Standard
Infosys co-founder and Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani says Paytm founder and Chief Executive Vijay Shekhar Sharma is “democratising digital ...

BJP attempts to scuttle implementation of Telangana welfare schemes
Telangana Today
While the Centre dismissed any such Aadhaar fraud in the State, Union Minister for IT and Electronics Ravi Shankar Prasad categorically ruled out ...

Call disinvestment 'recycling' for better optics: Industry executive to FM
Business Standard
Yadav said the opposition, particularly the Congress, questioned the government's implementation of Aadhaar and goods and services tax (GST).

Budget 2020 | If the salaried can pay TDS, why not business class?
Moneycontrol.com
For this, they need to provide a declaration to the e-commerce player, besides furnishing their PAN or Aadhaar. This leeway is available only to ...

Finding ways to curb fake news, child porn: Govt
Outlook India
Finding ways to curb fake news, child porn: Govt. New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The government has said there is absolutely no proposal to link Aadhaar ...

Insistence on absolute standards of privacy not feasible: Panda
Outlook India
... what India is doing in terms of setting the pace through biometrics, Aadhaar and regulations around privacy is being watched around the world.

Govt: Won't seek documents in NPR updation
The Asian Age
The respondent has to provide the information true to the best of his knowledge and belief. The Aadhaar number is to be collected voluntarily,” he said.

₹30 crore gets credited in flower vendor's wife bank account
Livemint
... has been deposited in my wife's (Rehana) account and then asked me to come to the Bank along with my wife carrying Aadhaar card," Burhan said.

Wrong Voter ID Circulated to Claim Jamia Shooter is Not a Minor
The Quint
Further, on comparing the name of the father shown in the Aadhaar card and CBSE marksheet of the accused to the one shown in the Voter ID, we ...

Rollout of ₹29712cr farm loan waiver likely next week
Hindustan Times
District co-operative and commercial banks, too, have verified the details of the beneficiary farmers by linking the accounts with Aadhaar numbers to ...

BJP questioned on CAA, inflation
Telegraph India
Biswajit Saha, a trader, confronted Banerjee and told him: “I have a driving licence, Aadhaar, and voter identity and PAN cards, besides an Indian .

Kakinada: Encroachers told to regularise their lands
The Hans India
... who are occupying till October 15, 2019, will be required to register with ration card and Aadhaar card at Village Secretariat for regularisation.

Chandrima gives clarion call to TMC's women workers to work unitedly ahead of civic polls
Millennium Post
Is Aadhaar or voter card not enough? Their chief aim is to divide people in the name of religion. The BJP leaders are now raising their voice in support ...

DRDO ITR Apprentice admit card released, exam on February 22 & 23
Times of India
... Diploma Certificate and Mark sheets, Caste Certificates (if applicable) and Original Identity Proof (Voter ID/Aadhaar Card/Driving License/PAN Card).

Apply on-line for a brand new PAN card
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
At the identical time, NSDL can even ask on your Aadhaar card quantity. That is as a result of it's obligatory to hyperlink PAN and Aadhaar. Insurance ...

Govt puts it on record: No NRC decision yet
The Indian Express
... Register (NPR) by making clear that no document will be collected during the exercise — and that providing Aadhaar number would be voluntary.

Provident Fund: Is there a mistake in your PF account? Here is how to correct it
Zee Business
The investors can, however, only edit the details if they are different from what's there on their Aadhaar card. WATCH Zee Business TV LIVE Streaming ...

CAA fears hit voters drive in Malegaon, MLA refutes claim
Times of India
Election officers claimed that the locals are unwilling to share details like Aadhaar number, proof of residence, date of birth, election photo identity card ...

8.36 Crore Beneficiary Farmers Families Received Over Rs 50000 Crore Under PM-KISAN ...
Swarajya
However, they have not received any benefits yet owing to discrepancies in land records, Aadhaar card details or their failure to validate the bank ...
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