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

Sunday, March 1, 2020

14405 - Aadhaar Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 29 February 2020


Airtel Payments Bank rolls out Aadhaar enabled payment system
Economic Times
Airtel Payments Bank said on Thursday that it has launched the Aadhaar enabled payment system (AePS) which will help people to do transactions at ...


Aadhaar, no standout performer in welfare delivery
The Hindu
“Aadhaar has curtailed leakages of government subsidies... Through Aadhaar, savings worth ₹90,000 crore have accrued to the government,” said ...


'Oldest learner' Bhageerathi Amma set to get her Aadhaar
THE WEEK
She has now got the acknowledgement receipt for the Aadhaar enrolment and the card is expected to be issued in the next two days, a KSLM official ...

After PM's praise, 'oldest learner' Bhageerathi Amma set to get her Aadhaar card
Onmanorama
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's great granny, Bhageerathi Amma, who recently won the accolades of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 'Man Ki Baat' ...

Centenarian grandma set to get Aadhaar
The Hindu
The chances of getting government welfare pension were gone as she had no Aadhaar card, she said. Officials of a nationalised bank, who came to ...

How to link PAN, Aadhaar cards having data mismatch?
Livemint
NEW DELHI : To make sure that your PAN card is not declared inoperative by the income tax department it is mandatory to link it with Aadhaar card ...

Airtel Payments Bank Turns Stores Into Aadhaar-Enabled Banking Points
Inc42 Media
It launched a network of 250K Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AePS) banking points. Anyone with a bank account linked to the Aadhaar can ...

PAN-Aadhaar Link online failed? Here's what you should do
Financial Express
PAN-Aadhaar Link Online, SMS: As the deadline to link Aadhaar and PAN comes near, some PAN cardholders may be having a tough time dealing ...

First aadhaar Seva kendra in Kerala opens in the Capital
The New Indian Express
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first complete Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) in the state was inaugurated in the capital by Vinod Kuriakose, head of ...

Aadhaar & pension: Another milestone for her
Times of India
In that report, it had been stated that she was not yet considered for old age pension citing that she had no Aadhaar card to claim the benefit.

Man held for making fake driving licences, Aadhaar cards in J&K''s Baramulla
Outlook India
Srinagar, Feb 28 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly making fake driving licences and Aadhaar cards in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir ...

Airtel Payments Bank Launches Aadhaar Enabled Payment System Across 250000 Banking Points
TelecomTalk
Airtel Payments Bank today announced the launch of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) across its banking points in the country. With the help ...

Eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in download: Is Aadhaar or e-Aadhhar a valid proof of identity? Know your rights
Zee Business
What if somebody refuses to accept the downloaded Aadhaar and insists for the hard copy issued only by the Unique Identification Authority of India ...

B'deshi who got Indian passport illegally with PAN, Aadhaar arrested
Times of India
HYDERABAD: A Bangladeshi national travelling on an Indian passport obtained illegally by submitting Aadhaar, voter ID and PAN cards was ...

Man held for making fake driving licences, Aadhaar cards in Baramulla
The Kashmir Images Newspaper
Srinagar: A man was arrested for allegedly making fake driving licences and Aadhaar cards in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said ...

KPSC applicants in a fix as Aadhaar not allowed for ID proof
Times of India
Graduates from rural and rurban areas, who make up a majority of the applicants, say Aadhaar is the most commonly available document and this is ...

4.5 lakh Aadhar cards issued for 1.2 lakh population in Bihar's Banka
Newsd.in
Barahat, a block in district Banka which has a population of 1.21 lakh seems to have a miracle 4.5 lakh Aadhaar issuances there. This shocking figure ...

Aadhaar-PAN Linking Fraud: Odisha Man Loses Lakhs Saved For Daughter's Marriage
Odisha Television Ltd.
As per reports, Nayak had visited one Jan Seva Kendra (Common Service Centre) in Bhubaneswar for linking his Aadhaar and PAN with his bank ...

3 held for mortgaged 2-wheelers' sale
The Tribune
They used to take Aadhaar cards and licences of labourers and guards on the pretext of helping them get better employment or loans. They used ...


Make all Assam tea garden workers'' accounts DBT compatible: FM
Outlook India
Asking the banks to be flexible, she said they shouldn''t insist on Aadhaar as the only valid identity document and accept other valid identity proofs like ...

India Post Payments Bank now caters to 2 crore customers
IndUS Business Journal
With the launch of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) Services in September 2019, IPPB has now become the single largest platform in the ...

UPI beats debit, credit cards to become India's most preferred payment mode
Livemint
In 2019, the total volume of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) transactions (ONUS, OFFUS, DEMO AUTH and eKYC) stood at 2.3 billion, ...

'Failed authentication need not deprive beneficiary of foodgrains'
The Hindu
Regarding the Aadhaar card issues, she said that an Aadhaar Seva Kendra had been set up in Hubballi where over 1,000 applications were being ...

Priorities of identity for development in Africa to be debated at ID4Africa 2020
Biometric Update
... Professor Philip Alston, and one on insights from the Aadhaar program by State of Aadhaar Initiative Senior Project Manager Dr. Petra Sonderegger.

New initiative of the government- Now, whose land and home, it will likely be straightforward to know
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
Anjani Kumar Singh, New Delhi: The land will quickly get a novel identification quantity like Aadhaar. In this regard, a proposal has been ready by the ...

Three in Hyderabad get UIDAI notices to prove citizenship
The Rahnuma Daily (press release)
“If any person is in possession of Aadhaar card without providing sufficient information or by any other way, they are having powers under Rules 29 ...

New initiative of the government- Now, whose land and home, it will likely be simple to know
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
Anjani Kumar Singh, New Delhi: The land will quickly get a singular id quantity like Aadhaar. In this regard, a proposal has been ready by the Center, ...

Bengaluru: Four held for raising Rs 2 crore loan in the name of fake firms
Times of India
BENGALURU: Sleuths from Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested four men who cheated different banks by borrowing Rs 2 crore from ...

Springworks launches WhatsApp-based instant identity verification tool
Entrackr
Verification of identity ( PAN, Aadhaar, driving licence et al.) is a cumbersome and expensive task as we don't have an instant tool to do so. When it ...

Mozilla calls for openness in digital ID systems
The Standard
“Digital ID systems are the battlefield where the fight for privacy, security, competition, and social inclusion is playing out,” Mozilla writes in a new white ...

Case against man for submitting fake documents to court
Outlook India
He submitted civic tax receipt, ration card and Aadhaar card to the court in January this year for Ahmed''s bail," Thane police spokesperson Sukhada ...
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