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

Friday, March 6, 2020

14410 - 6th March 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Update,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 6 March 2020

Aadhaar card with jail address leads him back to jail
Kalinga TV
Lucknow: His Aadhaar which mentioned the 'Lucknow Jail' as his residential address has landed Sunny Chauhan back in jail for the murder of a ...

The mystery behind 127 Hyderabad residents asked to prove their citizenship by Aadhaar authority
Scroll.in
Sattar Khan's citizenship came under question in February, when the Unique Identification Authority of India – the agency that issues Aadhaar ...

Identifying families via Aadhaar for govt schemes, EWS quota top PM Modi's vision
Economic Times
... government schemes through the Aadhaar database and providing them direct cash transfer and monitoring the admission of economically weaker ...

Delhi Violence: Activists Oppose Aadhaar in Compensation Forms
NewsClick
Rethink Aadhaar, a campaign which aims to share relevant data and findings from the ground on experience of citizens with the Aadhaar project, has ...

PAN-Aadhaar link status: Beware! You may have to pay this big penalty after March 31
Financial Express
PAN-Aadhaar link status alert! If your PAN Card or Permanent Account Number Card is not linked to your Aadhaar Card, it may lead to a penalty of Rs ...

'Fake News Root Cause Of Riots', Plea In SC Seeks Social Media- Aadhaar Linkage To Remove ...
Live Law
Stating that fake news was the root cause of riots, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to link Aadhaar with social media to eliminate ...

Doubts on NPR may derail Census 2021: Parliament panel warns MHA
Deccan Herald
The MHA said the NPR is being updated and not created afresh, neither the existing Aadhaar database could serve the purpose nor there arise any ...

India may soon get a home-grown platform for Artificial Intelligence
Hindustan Times
This platform will leverage and compile existing databases that are available with the government such as Aadhaar details, land records and soil ...

Almost 300 million RuPay cards have been issued to Jan Dhan account holders: Finance Minister
MediaNama.com
Aadhaar seeding with bank accounts: 85% of all current and savings accounts have been seeded with Aadhaar details, as of January 2020.

Biometric citizenship
The Wellesley News
Through Aadhaar, citizens' biometric information is linked to everything from tickets to bank accounts. In fact, according to the New York Times, many ...

UIDAI regional office shifted to Bank Square
The Tribune
The office has been assigned to enroll and issue Aadhaar to the residents of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh Jammu & Kashmir and ...

Indian Rappers, Rock Bands Are Creating New-Age Protest Songs
The Wire
Then why did we need Aadhaar and Voters ID? Now you have to dig out your great-great-grandfather from his grave. Do you have brains? You halfwit ...

Man from Murshidabad in West Bengal receives a voter ID card with picture of a dog
The Sentinel Assam
... of the People Act will require citizens to link their Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) with the 12-digit Aadhaar, while ensuring privacy protection.

'Anti-CAA signatures are fake'
The Hindu
If they want to prove otherwise, let them share the signatures with the Aadhaar of all those who have given their signatures,” she said. She also accused ...

Current History
Economic Times (blog)
... of certain benefits, all assisted by the (UPA's) Aadhaar and mobile connectivity, was repackaged and given the catchy title of 'the JAM trinity'.

Tamei village authorities interact with District Level Officer's of Tamenglong district
E-Pao.net
Financial matters related with the importance of opening the bank accounts linking with aadhaar card and transaction of the money from their job card ...

UPI Crosses 100 Cr Monthly Transactions, But IMPS Is #1 In Value Of Digital Transactions In India
Trak.in (blog)
4 What About Aadhaar Enabled Banking Services? How Did This Happen? In 2019, the report from payments company Worldline India (WI) said that ...

BARC Admit card 2020 for OCES exam declared at barconlineexam.in, here's how to check
Jagran English
Besides admit card, you also need to bring an ID card (Voter ID, aadhaar card, driving license, among others). The last date for candidates to upload ...

Authority for IMA cases seeks feedback from depositors on draft claim process
ANI News
The claimants will have to provide Aadhaar authentication based identification or identification by the designated officer based on alternate documents ...

Under the scanner
Daily Pioneer
The recent attack on a Bengali worker in Thiruvananthapuram on not being able to produce an Aadhaar card, or the alleged detention of Bengali ...

How to open a cryptocurrency trading account in India
Business Insider India
For address proof, you can submit your Aadhaar card, driving license, passport or a utility bill dated within the last three months. Select an address ...

Sarguja University Admit card 2020 for UG and PG courses to be released soon at ggtu.ac.in ...
Jagran English
... roll no., enrolment no., course code/name, parent's name, aadhaar no., paper code/name, instructions, among others. No students would be allowed ...

Future of Work 2020: Ravi Garikipati explains why financial inclusion is a must in India
YourStory.com
Technology infrastructure like Aadhaar and UPI, and government initiatives such as Jan Dhan have made it easier to reach out to the unbanked.

Minorities 'Insecure' With New Form, Want NPR As Per 2010 Format: Andhra CM Jagan Mohan ...
The Logical Indian
The new NPR form seeks details of parents' birth, Aadhaar, mobile number, passport, mother tongue, and voter identification card. Debarghya Sil. India | ...

Smartphones for students in Tripura
Telegraph India
After successful registrations they have to provide their personal information like dates of birth, addresses, Aadhaar numbers, names of their colleges ...

Automated Facial Recognition System 'will not violate privacy': Home Ministry
MediaNama.com
NCRB had also said that the AFRS will not be integrated with the Aadhaar database. No data protection law in place: It is also worth mentioning that ...

CM Trivendra Rawat presents 52526 crore UK budget for FY 2020-21
Uttarakhand News Network
82.72 percent bank accounts have been linked to Aadhaar. The revenue growth rate has been 12 percent. The state has gained 16 percent from GST.

Economy in the ICU – How incompetent are the doctors?
Financial Express
... immediately, as does the extensive use of Aadhaar for making payments directly into Jan Dhan accounts, UPI making digital payments soar, etc.

PAN Card Correction Online: Want correction in your Permanent Account Number? Do this by ...
Zee Business
Aadhaar card, Voter ID, Driving license, Passport, any photo identity card issued by the central government, state government, or a public sector ...

Readers' Comments: 'Thank you for putting your lives on the line to sustain our faith in journalism'
Scroll.in
People are made to pay unjustified amount for Aadhaar enrolment, ... In my area, there is only one Aadhaar centre in the entire sub-district, which has ...

Delhi minorities panel chief writes to CM on doubling compensation
Newsd.in
“Also in some cases, many claimants have been asked to submit Aadhaar or rent agreement papers. Victims whose houses have been damaged or ...
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