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 20, 2020

14400 - 19th Feb 2020-Aadhaar Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 19 February 2020
NEWS

UIDAI orders three Muslim Aadhaar-holders in Hyderabad to prove their Indian citizenship
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If they fail to appear in person and produce the documents, their Aadhaar numbers will be deactivated. However, the notice did not specify the ...

Delhi HC adjourns hearing in plea for linking property documents with Aadhaar
Livemint
Once the Aadhaar linkage happens, tax authorities can approach the 'legal owners' and it can be treated as benami property if the 'legal owners' are ...

India Election Commission working on remote voting with Aadhaar biometrics
Biometric Update
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) is building an electronic remote voting system based on Aadhaar biometrics for the Election ...

PAN-Aadhaar Link: New Income Tax notification says PAN-Aadhaar card linking possible even ...
Financial Express
New Income Tax Rules 2020: People failing to link their PAN with Aadhaar for Income Tax benefits will be able to so even after March 31. But there is ...

Aadhaar card likely to be must in land deals in Kerala
ETRealty.com
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Following the decision to link details of land holders with their respective Aadhaar numbers, the government is also likely ...

HC adjourns PIL seeking linking of Aadhaar with property
The Weekend Leader
... the tax authorities will get the details of "legal owners" immediately and once the Aadhaar linkage takes place, tax authorities can approach them.

Aadhaar likely to be must in land deals
Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: Following the decision to link details of land holders with their respective Aadhaar numbers, the government is also likely to take ...

DDC for POS, Aadhaar based transactions
State Times
DDC for POS, Aadhaar based transactions ... the Officers/ officials to stress on POS based authentication and Aadhaar authenticated transactions.

PAN-Aadhar Link: CBDT made a giant announcement; it is very important know
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
New Delhi. The Income Tax Department has stated that for those who didn't hyperlink your PAN to Aadhaar by 31 March, will probably be canceled.

40 electoral reforms pending, EC tells law ministry; asks for false affidavits to be made electoral ...
Firstpost
The Election Commission on Tuesday made a fresh push for electoral reforms with the government, including making paid news and false affidavits ...

UIDAI sends notice on 'illegal' Aadhaars
Deccan Chronicle
... of India and have obtain ed the Aadhaar card through false pretences. ... said this notice raises many doubts about the status of the Aadhaar card.

What Does It Take To Prove Indian Citizenship? Not Aadhaar, Not Voter ID
NDTV
We all take our citizenship for granted after all, most of us have bank accounts, a passport, an Aadhaar card and a PAN card. We assume this .

EC, Union Law Ministry officials to meet on Tuesday over linking Aadhaar card with Voter ID card
Zee News
An important meeting will be held between Election Commission (EC) and Union Law Ministry on Tuesday on the linking of Aadhaar card with Voter ID ...

UP Class 10, 12 Board Exam 2020: Carry admit card and Aadhaar or other id - UPMSP DOs ...
Times Now
Uttar Pradesh Board or UP Board's 10th 12th Exam 2020 start from today. As many as 56 lakh class 10 and 12 students across the state of Uttar ...

Online only booking for BIFFes irks cine enthusiasts
The Hindu
What has also irked many is that the platform has made giving out credentials – Aadhaar or Driving License or Passport Number – mandatory for ...

BJP legislators stage dharna in Rajasthan Assembly
Outlook India
Amid the uproar over the comment, the House passed the Rajasthan Agriculture Produce Markets (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Jan Aadhaar ...

What do decades of experience with listing exercises tell us about the prospects of compiling a ...
Economic Times (blog)
Another, relatively recent, large-scale listing exercise is Aadhaar enrolments. The NFHS data from 2015-16 estimates that 20% of Indian adults don't ...

Biometric multi-factor authentication requirement for digital payments weighed by Indian government
Biometric Update
RBI has been working on establishing new rules to allow remote online onboarding leveraging Aadhaar biometrics for bank accounts to improve ...
Atal Pension Yojana: Guaranteed amount! This is the top benefit of joining APY scheme
Zee Business
-However, For enrolment, Aadhaar would be the primary KYC document for identification of beneficiaries, spouse and nominees to avoid pension ...

Beyond Shaheen Bagh: When Supreme Court preferred balance over adjudication
India Today
The right to privacy and its relation with Aadhaar was another case where the Supreme Court appeared to do a balancing act rather than enforcing the ...

Role of Fintech in the Digital Economy
CXOToday.com
First, the identity formalization problem was solved by the creation of Aadhaar – the unique id for every Indian citizen. Second, lack of financial

RPF arrests 7 more persons in e-ticket scam
Outlook India
... ANMS software and was in contact with cattle smugglers, hawala operators, fake currency operators and fake passport and Aadhaar card makers.

How PayNearby is offering financial solutions through neighbourhood stores
The News Minute
From Aadhaar enabled-payments to money transfers and insurance to saving instruments, Anand says that PayNearby aims to build and offer services ...

Maharashtra MLA, bank manager among 3 booked for cheating
Outlook India
"As part of the contract, the supervisors were made to deposit blank cheques, bond papers, registration certificates, Aadhaar card, PAN card, signature ...

MVA decision will be determined by non-BJP ruled states' strategy, NCP wants common ground on ...
Free Press Journal
While updating the register in 2015, the government has asked details like Aadhaar and mobile number. This time, the information related to their ...

In Chhattisgarh, 97% applications for maternity benefits remain stuck at the registration stage
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Nearly 73% of the typographical mistakes were related to applicants' information as it appeared on their Aadhaar, including the Aadhaar information of ...

Donald Trump's visit: Slum dwellers to be evicted in Gujarat
Deccan Herald
... housing society during the roadshow are required to get an I-card from the police after submitting a copy of their Aadhaar card and mobile number.

MHT CET 2020 rescheduled
ummid.com
Select Type of Regisration - Aadhaar on Non Aadhaar. Fill the Personal Information, Contact Information, Reservation, Bank Account details,

Command & control system of socialist era has ended: FM on new tax regime
Times of India
On the Gujarat High Court's decision that PAN cannot become inoperative if unconnected to Aadhaar, the FM said the ministry will look into the ...

"NPR Is A Census…" Says Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray, Here's How Census Is Different From NPR
The Logical Indian
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Tuesday, February 18, stated that there was no reason for people to fear the Citizenship ...

The big news: India says UK MP not given entry because of 'invalid visa', and nine other top stories
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UIDAI orders three Muslim Aadhaar-holders in Hyderabad to prove their Indian citizenship: The three were served notices even though Aadhaar is ...