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

Saturday, March 21, 2020

14424 - 20th Mar 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Update


Aadhaar, Daily update ⋅ 20 March 2020

Aadhaar issued to over 90 pc of population: Dhotre
Outlook India
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Biometric identifier Aadhaar has been issued to over 90 per cent of the population as of February-end, Parliament was ...

PAN Aadhaar Link: 17 crore cards may become useless if this Income Tax Department's instruction ...
Zee Business
PAN Aadhaar Link: The Income Tax Department has made it mandatory for all Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Aadhaar Card-holders to link ...

Govt to keep Aadhaar issuing centres closed to check spread of virus
Millennium Post
Kolkata: The state government has decided to keep Aadhaar card issuing centres closed till further order, to avoid gatherings as a precautionary ...

Assam Govt. decides to close all Aadhaar Enrolment Centres across State up to March 31
The Sentinel Assam
GUWAHATI: The Government of Assam has decided to close all Aadhaar Enrolment Centres across the State with immediate effect up to March 31, ...

Aadhaar centres shut in Shimla, Volvos suspended
The Tribune
All Aadhaar registration centres in the district have been closed and in case of dire emergency, permission of the head of the office will have to be ...

Fear of NRC greater than coronavirus scare
Telegraph India
The government on Thursday ordered the closure of Aadhaar centres in Bengal for an indefinite period to avoid mass gatherings during the ...

Coronavirus: Assam Govt Shuts All Aadhaar Enrollment Centres Till March 31
Republic World
Coronavirus: Assam Govt Shuts All Aadhaar Enrollment Centres Till March 31. General News. In the wake of Coronavirus outbreak, the Assam

Very important! Income Tax India has an important message for you
Zee Business
The message talks about linking your PAN and AADHAAR. Income Tax Department says that the last date to link PAN & AADHAAR is 31st March, ...

Assam Govt Orders Closure of Aadhaar Centres Across State
Guwahati Plus
G Plus News | March 20, 2020 10:48 hrs. Banner. GUWAHATI: The state government has decided to close all Aadhaar registration centres across the ...

Corona effect: Aadhaar centres shut shop
citytoday
Mysuru, March 19:- As the corona cases are increasing in Karnataka, the government has decided to close Aadhaar centres across the state.

Bangladesh-Based Terror Group Member Caught In Tripura With Fake Aadhaar
NDTV
... from a village in Tripura with fake documents, including an Aadhaar card, in a joint operation carried out by Military Intelligence and Tripura Police.

Telangana govt builds app to retrieve 1.2 bn residents' private details to pass it to Modi govt
National Herald
... help to the Modi government to live-track each and every detail of India's 1.2 billion citizens without relying on Aadhaar and to scale it into a system.

Mangaluru: Few govt services to be stopped as precaution against coronavirus
Daijiworld.com
1) Under revenue department services such as Atal Ji Jana Snehi Centre, Spandana Centre, Aadhaar Centre, centres which provides Aadhaar ...

VIDEO | Coronavirus Impact: All Aadhaar centres shut in West Bengal
Mirror Now
In order to stop the spread of Coronavirus, all Aadhar centres have been closed in West Bengal with immediate effect till further notice. Times Now's ...

List of 7 financial tasks to complete before March 31, 2020
Jagran Josh
1- Link PAN Card to Aadhaar Card: The Income Tax Department of India has issued an official notification to link PAN card to Aadhaar card before March ...

RTOs in Dakshina Kannada to stop issuing licences till March 31
The Hindu
The other services withdrawn included all related to Aadhaar at Aadhaar centres, Revenue Department services in Atalji Janasnehi Kendras, and ...

Citing coronavirus threat, govt exempts employees from marking biometric attendance
കേരള കൌമുദി
NEW DELHI: All central government employees were on Friday exempted from marking attendance through the Aadhaar-based biometric system as a ...

PF withdrawal online without UAN number not possible; here is what you need to do
Zee Business
Even UAN won't be enough for PF withdrawal online, UAN has to be linked with Aadhaar card number, bank account number and all KYC related ...

Movement of trains in Himachal''s Kangra suspended
Outlook India
Besides, Aadhaar registration centres were closed in Shimla, Kangra and other districts of the hill state till March 31, officials said. PTI DJI RDK ...

Why KCR Offered Telangana's '360 Degree Citizen Tracking System' To Modi Govt?
#KhabarLive Hyderabad (press release) (blog)
“In view of the recent decision of Hon'ble SC on Aadhaar, there is an immediate need to look for solutions which uses 360-degree view without ...

Fake Armyman cons bike buyer in Chandigarh
Times of India
He also shared his bank account details and Aadhaar number with the fraudster. On March 11, Anwar said he started receiving messages of deduction ...

NPCI, PhonePe, NITI Aayog Leverage Corona to Push Digital Payment
The Quint
Moreover, other questions around NPCI's Aadhaar Enbaled biometeics still being allowed to run have also come in the spotlight. “Question to ask is ...

Remember to complete these 10 financial tasks before March 31
Indiainfoline (blog)
Link PAN to Aadhar: You need to link your permanent account number (PAN) to your Aadhaar for the filing of income tax return. Under the Income Tax ...

Karur Vysya Bank inaugurates its Centralized Operations Centre at Coimbatore
Equity Bulls
... e-mail ID / mobile number update / Aadhaar / PAN registration and upload the requisite proof. These requests will be processed within 20 minutes at ...

Jharkhand buses to record travel data of passengers
Telegraph India
... record details of all passengers, including travel history, contact number (mobile number), complete address (based on IDs such as Aadhaar card).

Tirumala shuts down as elderly man with COVID-19 symptoms collapses outside shrine
The New Indian Express
... for not having a proper identification (Aadhaar) card. While waiting outside for his fellow pilgrims, he collapsed and the TTD staff immediately shifted ...

NTA UGC NET June 2020: Check Important Documents & Information required for Registration
Jagran Josh
... of Identification – Bank A/c passbook with photograph/ Passport Number/ Ration Card/ Aadhaar Card Number/ Voter ID Card Number/ Other Govt ID.

Northeast Delhi Violence: Why We Cannot & Should Not 'Move On'
The Quint (blog)
He had his Aadhaar card with him, but nothing else by way of paperwork. His hand was tied in a soiled cast, and he said that he had injured it when ...

QKolkata: CM Seeks Public-Private Synergy to Fight Corona & More
The Quint
The government on Thursday ordered the closure of Aadhaar centres in Bengal for an indefinite period to avoid mass gatherings during the coronavirus ...

Students' list under RTE declared
Times of India
Mandatory documents include income certificate, address proof of the parent and birth certificate or Aadhaar card of the student. Other documents will ...

Covid-19 effect: DC Sankar temporarily suspends few govt services
citytoday
“Atal Jana Snehi Centre, Aadhaar Seva Kendras, Spandana Kendras, issuing of new driving license, learner's licence, registration of properties, ...