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 19, 2020

14423 - 19th March 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Digest


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 19 March 2020

Link PAN-Aadhaar Card Online and Offline: Here's step by step guide on how to link before March ...
Jagran Josh
On Monday, the Income Tax Department made Aadhaar-PAN linking mandatory for all the citizens of India. The last date to link the PAN with Aadhaar ...

PAN-Aadhaar Link Status Check Online: Steps for PAN Card, Aadhaar Card linking status here
Financial Express (Hindi)
With the deadline to link both Aadhaar number and PAN coming near, one should check the status whether their PAN or Aadhaar are linked or not.

Coronanxiety: No Aadhaar enrolment and updation
Star of Mysore
Mysore/Mysuru: People, who are managing the Aadhaar Seva Kendra at Vijayanagar that enrols hundreds of new Aadhaar every day or updates

PM-Kisan Yojana: Farmers Should Do This Work before 31st March Or Else They Won't Get Next ...
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
The last date for linking Aadhaar number in many states is over but, farmers in few states still have a chance. Government has said that PM-Kisan money ...

National Social Registry (NSR) and not NRC is creating the database already
TechGenyz
But what when the database of Aadhaar is misused to create this database of NSR to peek into people's personal life? And meanwhile, the same court ...

Four arrested in vehicle theft, drug peddling cases
The Tribune
The police also recovered Aadhaar cards, three mobile phones and one laptop from the suspects. In the second case, the police division No.

The government has stopped even trying to justify mass surveillance as necessary for the public ...
Scroll.in
Aadhaar numbers will be used to integrate information on religion,caste, income, property, marital status, education, family. In order to enable this, the ...

Govt encouraging people to avoid using cash to stop coronavirus transmission
Economic Times
... facilities to customers while using commonly used equipment such as biometric readers for Aadhaar enabled payment systems and ATM machines.

GMCH-32 suspends biometric attendance
The Tribune
Tribune News Service. Chandigarh, March 18. To control the spread of Covid-19, it has been decided to suspend or exempt Aadhaar-based Biometric ...

Why Modi govt's information monthly bill wants urgent modification
gotech daily (press release) (blog)
An individual documents fingerprints as part of the biometric knowledge collection for Aadhaar | Commons. Text Dimensions: A- A+. How should a ...

Maternity benefits for second child in Rajasthan
The Hindu
However, unlike the Central scheme they will not have to submit an Aadhaar card for the State scheme and the money will be transferred directly to ...

Coronavirus Fraud: Beware! Hackers can steal your personal data by posing as WHO officials
India TV
These hackers are after your Aadhaar number, bank details, home address, full name other than sensitive information. Just like we take precautions ...

No document to be collected during NPR update, says Nityanand Rai
Business Standard
While updating the register in 2015, the government asked details like Aadhaar and mobile numbers. This time, information related to driving licence ...

Food and Civil Supplies inform ration card holders in Nagaland
Morung Express
... the Aadhaar enabled PDS transaction through the electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) device will be authenticated by the FPS Dealer(s) on behalf of the ...

GoAir flights to continue the flight service in Mizoram
Telegraph India
Aadhaar centres shut. The Dhubri district administration in lower Assam on Wednesday directed closure of Aadhaar enrolment centres till March 29 as ...

Homebuyer applies for loan, cheated
Hindustan Times
He also managed to get his insurance policy details and other documents including Aadhaar card and other documents claiming it to be imperative for ...

UP: Notorious Two-wheeler Gang Busted By Police In Lucknow
Republic World
A notorious gang in Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh has been busted by the Police who were using fake Aadhaar cards to buy vehicles. As per DCP ...

How To Reprint Aadhar Card Without Mobile Number Know Step By Step – the work of the news ...
Update Fever (press release) (blog)
Now you also without registered mobile number of Aadhaar card to re-print can make. Yes, you heard right. So far, based on the registered mobile ...

IAF AFCAT Result 2020: Exam result declared, check at afcat.cdac.in
Primetime
Link PAN and Aadhaar by March 31, Income Tax Department released public message! Published. 6 hours ago. on. March 18, 2020. By.

Report Says Telecom Operators Complained to Government About Mass Surveillance
NewsClick
A day after the Union Government's plans to track citizens through the Aadhaar database was made public, another report mentions how the Bharatiya ...

LT Visas granted to 25782 from Minority Communities in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan
News Live
... reduction of penalty on non-extension of LTV on time, opening of bank accounts, issuance of Driving License, PAN card and Aadhaar number etc.

Facial Recognition Identified 1100 Delhi Rioters, Says HM Amit Shah: How it Works
Global News Hut (press release)
We've got additionally fed Aadhaar and driving license information into this software program, which has recognized 1,100 individuals. Out of those ...
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