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 17, 2020

14421 - 17th March 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Update,


Aadhaar,   Daily update ⋅ 17 March 2020

Don't miss March 31 deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar: IT department
Times of India
"It is mandatory to link your PAN and Aadhaar before March 31, 2020. You can do it through Biometric Aadhaar authentication & also by visiting the ...

Steps to link pan card with aadhaar card before March 31, 2020
India Today
The deadline to link Aadhaar with PAN has been extended to 31st March 2020 by CBDT, announced the Income Tax Department. According to I-T ...

'Link Aadhaar with ration cards by March 20'
The Hindu
District Collector C. Kathiravan in a press release said that Aadhaar number of 10,981 persons are yet to be linked with their smart cards, including ...

Nearly 211 million ration cards linked with Aadhaar
MediaNama.com
Nearly 210.6 million ration cards, or about 90% of the 234 million ration cards under the National Food Security Act have been linked with the Aadhaar ...

Aadhaar card address change: Follow these steps to change address without proof
Zee Business
If your Aadhaar card still carries your old address then don't get worried. The UIDAI has introduced a new way with which you can change the address of ...

RMS unit to offer Aadhaar services at night
The Hindu
Inaugurating the facility on Monday, the Post Master General, Central Region, Tiruchi, Sumathi Ravichandran said that the Aadhaar service centre would ...

Farmers Alert! Link Aadhaar Card with PM-Kisan Scheme before 31st March Else You Won't Get ...
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
As per latest reports, farmers of Assam, Meghalaya Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will have to get their Aadhaar cards linked to avail the benefits of ...

No offline token at Aadhaar Seva Kendra
Star of Mysore
Mysore/Mysuru: As per order issued by Karnataka State Government, to avoid the outbreak of coronavirus, the Aadhaar Seva Kendra at Vijayanagar in ...

PAN Aadhaar Link: Don't Miss March 31 Deadline
The Hans India
On Monday, the Income Tax (I-T) department said it is "mandatory" to link PAN with Aadhaar and advised people not to "miss" the specified deadline of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Documents Show Modi Govt Building 360 Degree Database To Track Every Indian
HuffPost India
Documents obtained under RTI show the govt is planning to use Aadhaar to automatically track every single Indian – from who they marry, address ...

Opinion | Five things that can strengthen the digital KYC verification landscape
Livemint
For financial institutions other than banks, only offline Aadhaar authentication is allowed for KYC. This curtails their ability to go truly presence-less and ...

Fake birth certificate maker and Aadhaar card maker arrested
News Track English
In such a case, the matter which has come up recently is from Falka police station area of the district, where fake birth certificates along with Aadhaar ...

Filthy biometric devices pose risk to P'kula residents
The Tribune
What haven't caught attention are biometric devices at Aadhaar centres, including those in Panchkula district. Though it is advised to avoid touching ...

10 financial tasks to complete before March 31, 2020
Economic Times
Your PAN may become inoperative if it is not linked to your Aadhaar by 31 March. Besides, a penalty of Rs 10,000 can also be slapped on those who ...

Loan for Coronavirus: Get up to Rs 5 lakh instant loan for treatment of coronavirus; Here is how
Financial Express
He/she then needs to submit KYC documents like PAN card, Aadhaar card, bank statement, etc. Share · Next.

MEITY puts out whitepaper on National Open Digital Ecosystems
MediaNama.com
The paper cited Aadhaar and IndiaStack as successful examples of this approach. However, the paper said that the first principle is to “use and/ or ...

Resolution against CAA, NPR, NRC moved in Telangana Assembly
Outlook India
"They are saying driving license will not work, Aadhaar will not work, ration card will not work and even passport will not work. Then what will work," he ...

HIGHLIGHTS
Devdiscourse
DEL53 ITX-PAN-AADHAAR Don't miss Mar 31 deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar: I-T Dept New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Monday issued ...

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President
OpIndia
... Court held that a larger bench should look into the correctness of the Aadhaar judgment since the Aadhaar Act was also passed as a Money Bill.

No more booking of Indian Railways train tickets through private agents? This big step being ...
Financial Express
... has linked his/her IRCTC user ID with Aadhaar number, and if at least one of the passengers in the passenger list is verifiable through Aadhaar.

Tirupati temple to conduct Dhanvantari mahayaganam to drive away COVID-19
Deccan Herald
They should bring Aadhaar, voter, driving license etc. identification proofs along with them to get the tokens. Devotees would be disallowed if they fail ...

ILP drive in Kohima from March 20
Eastern Mirror
Any of the following valid documents: Aadhaar/voter ID/NRC certificates/PAN card/driving licence. • Valid trade licence. • Two passport-size photos.

Bru migrants complain of lapses in verification process for resettlement
The Indian Express
These entries don't match with Aadhaar cards, bank accounts, EPIC cards, and other documents. Written by Debraj Deb | Agartala | Published: March 16 ...

Coronavirus Update in Maharashtra: Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation cuts short its visiting ...
Free Press Journal
... has been issued exempting state government employees to mark their presence through the Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system. However ...

Foreign returnees must register, violation to attract punishment: Odisha Chief Secretary
Pragativadi
... to take up awareness campaigns and distribute IEC materials to the people. Bagchi said the Aadhaar registration has been postponed till 31 March.

Lost your job? Here's when and how much you can withdraw from PF account
Times Now
The Aadhaar-based composite claim form can be used if your Aadhaar number and bank account are linked with your UAN. You must complete the ...

UPSEE Application Form 2020: Amid coronavirus fear, last date for UG, PG course registration ...
Catch News
In order to apply for the examination, candidates need to submit their details like the candidate's name, parent's name, address, Aadhaar number, dob, ...

Bengaluru: Dealer uses records provided when buying mobile phone to raise loans
Daijiworld.com
He agreed to their suggestion, and provided to them copies of Aadhaar card, PAN card, two blank cheques, and photos. The staff said he was eligible ...

Court-appointed guardian of minor boy submits report
Times of India
... issued in favour of the people as they created bogus documents including fake Aadhaar card of the boy in an attempt to usurp his properties.

Socio Economic Caste Census-2021 to define eligibility of rural household for benefits under ...
Economic Times
The plan is also to use Aadhaar as a single identifier of beneficiaries for all its social sector schemes while assessing the socio economic status of all ...
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