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, March 10, 2020

14414 - 10th March 2020 - Aadhjaar Daily Update,


Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 10 March 2020

Task force encourages robust digital ID for remote banking as Aadhaar payment service promoted
Biometric Update
Aadhaar-holders can register for AePS through postal branches or with postal workers carrying electronic devices, with fingerprint identity verification.

Election Commission consultation proposes Electronic Voter ID; social media gag for campaigners ...
MediaNama.com
This would be akin to an e-Aadhaar, which is just as valid as the version of Aadhaar issued to enrollers by post. (IDs like PAN cards and passports are ...

NGT stops use of biometric machines for attendance
Outlook India
All the Central government employees have also been exempted from marking attendance through Aadhaar-based biometric system. --IANS. aka/dpb ...

The real reason Amit Shah wants to know your mother tongue
ThePrint
We don't know what development projects need the Narendra Modi government to link our mother tongues to our Aadhaar number, driving license ...

TN school education body stops biometric attendance to prevent coronavirus spread
The New Indian Express
Since early 2019, teachers and other staff in government schools were asked to use the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (ABEAS).

'Erect monument for anti-Sterlite protest firing victims'
The Hindu
Since they did not keep their promise, we have decided to surrender our family, Aadhaar and voter identity cards etc.,” the petitioners said. Why you ...

Directorate of school education exempts staff from marking biometric attendance
Times of India
Coimbatore: The directorate of school education has decided to suspend the use of the Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system (AeBAS)

Pension Disbursal In Odisha Goes Online
OdishaBytes
In another move, the Department has decided to withhold the pensions of accounts that are not linked to Aadhaar, from April 1, 2020. At present

High alert in Pathanamthitta
The Hindu
All biometric services were stopped, including those for Aadhaar registration at Akshaya centres, in the wake of confirmation of the infection in the ...

MSMEs in Pune attract Rs 62575 cr investment
Knn India
Udyog Aadhaar Number which is a twelve digit Unique Identification Number provided by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, GoI.

400 duped in 3 months on pretext on KYC procedure
The Tribune
He said only Aadhaar and PAN cards were required for KYC. There was no transfer of money in the process. Also In This Section ...

Orphaned boy gets a guardian
The New Indian Express
... group of persons, including one Lakshmanan, who transferred the boy's properties to their names by forging his Aadhaar card and other documents.

HC appoints senior counsel as guardian of minor orphan boy
Times of India
... issued in favour of some people as they created bogus documents including fake Aadhaar card of the boy in an attempt to usurp his properties.

COVID-19: TN Directorate of School Education exempts teachers, officials from biometric attendance
Times of India
... has temporarily suspended the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS). “All teachers in government and aided elementary, middle ...

Consensus needed: Centre and many states aren't on same page on NPR exercise. Census mustn ...
Economic Times (blog)
Census surveyors will face a delicate situation having to collect additional items for NPR 2020 like place of last residence, mother tongue, Aadhaar ...

Will the ghost of Citizenship papers haunt RTI filings?
The New Indian Express
... that the information sought could be obtained by enclosing a proof of identity like Aadhaar card, ration card or Voter's ID along with the petition.

Duo posing as govt officials kidnap baby
Times of India
The duo, on the pretext of conducting a survey, asked the grandmother to show their Aadhaar cards. As soon as she went inside, the duo fled with the ...

Love Storytelling? Govt Launches Certification Course To Train Tourism Facilitators
The Better India
Address proof: Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving License, Ration Card, Voter ID Card or Certificate of Residence proof by the competent authority ...

Karnataka: First-ever All-women Post Office In The Country Opens On Women's Day
Republic World
... Office, Basti Nau Post Office in Jalandhar Division in Punjab Circle has done the maximum Aadhaar enabled Payment transactions in the Circle!!
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