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, March 12, 2020

14416 - 12th March 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 12 March 2020

From Aadhaar-PAN link to ITR filing: 5 financial deadlines in March 2020 you need to know
CNBCTV18
Permanent Account Number (PAN) will become inoperative if it is not linked with Aadhaar by March 31, 2020. The deadline for linking of PAN and ...

Govt uses Aadhaar, driver's license, voter ID databases for facial recognition
Livemint
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the government used Aadhaar and driving license databases to screen rioters in Delhi recently.

Finance Ministry flags 17 'areas of dissatisfaction' with Infosys-designed GST Network
Deccan Herald
... GST Network, including transition issues for taxpayers in Jammu and Kashmir, Aadhaar verification and lack of scalability of server. The other areas ...

Aadhaar card is then 10 minutes sitting at home in Banega PAN card, absolutely Free
Update Fever (press release) (blog)
Aadhaar Pan Card Online/ Instant PAN through Aadhaar: If you have the base card, then a mere 10 minutes in your PAN card will become. Income tax ...

Amit Shah: Facial recognition software fed with government data used to identify over 1100 rioters
MediaNama.com
Note that some publications had reported, quoting Shah, that Aadhaar data was also being used for facial recognition. We checked the video of the ...

Big news related to Aadhaar, enrollment and biometric updates will be done for free
OBN
Revised Wednesday, 11 March 2020 (19:11 IST). If you are going to make any changes related to the card from Aadhaar, then there is important news ...

Travel industry concerned over viability
The Hindu
If PAN or Aadhaar is not produced by the buyer, the tax will be charged at 10%. The Budget 2020-21 has also mandated a 5% tax collection at source ...

Biometric attendance for govt staff on hold
Times of India
... on Wednesday decided to exempt employees from marking their attendance through Aadhaar-based biometric attendance systems till March 31.

NPR: Personal data can be politically misused
The Siasat Daily
Don't worry, your PAN number is already linked to your Aadhaar, so that's not needed in NPR. Is Amit Shah planning to study the demand of MGNREGS ...

RTE Karnataka Admission Form And Date: Get Details On Eligibility, Documents Required, Etc
Republic World
Applicant Aadhaar Card (If Aadhaar card not available then Aadhaar card applied application no.) Birth Certificate (For Age Eligibility Click here to check ...

Rs 1215 cr released under CAP in Anantnag
Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper (press release)
The DDC directed all the bankers to establish Aadhaar linkage centres for linking of Aadhaar numbers with the bank accounts to enable the ...

For a level playing field: On election reforms
The Hindu
The idea of an Aadhaar-linked remote voting system that is sought to be built as a prototype could be problematic considering how the unique identity ...

iServeU Aims to Create India''s USD 5 Trillion Rural Economy
Outlook India
The power of technology and government's initiative like Aadhaar Enabled Payment System where any village level micro entrepreneur can now ...

Biometric attendance stopped at SAI centres
The New Indian Express
The call was taken after the central government issued a circular to all government offices regarding suspending the Aadhaar Based Biometric ...

Aiding Theft: Don't worry too much about aid being diverted in some cases
Financial Express
In any case, India had fairly large leakages—before it started using Aadhaar to target genuine beneficiaries—even though it is a democracy, and has a ...

SBI to foray into microfinance, may offer loans at lower interest rates
Economic Times
... for offering loans to borrowers such as tea-stall owners, tailors and rickshaw pullers and would rely on Aadhaar numbers for customer identification.

TN government refuses to pass anti-CAA resolution, says it would be cheating the public
The New Indian Express
... native place and date of birth of parents and spouse, mother tongue, Aadhaar card and driving license number added in the format for NPR 2020.

50% posts lying vacant in social welfare department
Deccan Herald
... the victims, copy of Aadhaar card and bank passbook of the victims. Four cases have been dropped and B report has been submitted in three cases.

CareCover offers health protection via loan cards to COVID 19 victims
Express Healthcare (press release) (blog)
... and obtain the card with a validity of one year, and submit KYC documents like PAN card, Aadhaar card, bank statement etc”, said Khandelwal.

iServeU Aims to Create India's $5 Trillion Rural Economy
IndianWeb2.com
The power of technology and government initiative like Aadhaar Enabled Payment System where any village level micro entrepreneur can now ...

DC Ramban chairs NFSA district level committee meeting
Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper (press release)
... of verification and necessary correction in bulk authentication, number of beneficiaries registered under same Ration Card (RC) or Aadhaar number, ...

Can't adopt resolution against CAA: Revenue Minister Udhayakumar
The New Indian Express
... and date of birth of parents and spouse, mother tongue, Aadhaar card and driving licence number in the new format, he clarfied.

Now the issue of minimal stability in SBI is over, hold the rupees in accordance with your self
Sahiwal Tv (blog)
31 March 2020 Last date for linking PAN and Aadhaar card. Penalty tax additionally provides. If you don't preserve it, then a penalty of 5 rupees to 15 ...

All births, deaths not registered in Bihar: Study
Times of India
Interaction with various stakeholders as well as the community suggests that since birth registration is a requirement for school enrolment, Aadhaar ...

PMVVY: This Pension Scheme Can Give You Rs. 10000 per Month; Know How?
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
The pension payment must be done through NEFT or Aadhaar Enabled Payment System. For more details about the pension scheme -. Pradhan Mantri ...

JEE Main 2020 April Application process to end today; Apply now
Careers360
Identity proof details such as passport/Aadhaar card/voter ID/ration card etc. Scanned images of candidate's photograph, signature, admit card and ...

These farmers will not get benefit of Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
News Track English
The status of your application can be easily known by filing your Aadhaar number, mobile number, and bank account information there. Coronavirus ...

Parliamentary Panel calls for consensus among States on NPR issues
The Indian Awaaz
The Committee recommended the MHA to explore the feasibility of using the Aadhaar metadata for the Census and updation of NPR in 2020-21 and ...

PPF Account Rules – PPF account rules of the Latest Update
Update Fever (press release) (blog)
... and you well will fill with which you have your Aadhaar card and Pan Card Photocopy of throw will With all the money from you Account Open Karwa ...

Now this app will tell whether you have come in contact with coronavirus or not
OBN
Aadhaar tells you whether you are infected with the Coronavirus or not. This app checks your location history and as soon as it is known that you went ...

Now the problem of minimum balance in SBI is over, keep the rupees according to yourself
OBN
31 March 2020 Last date for linking PAN and Aadhaar card. Penalty tax also adds. If you do not maintain it, then a penalty of 5 rupees to 15 rupees is ...
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