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, April 4, 2020

14435 - 4th April 2020 - Daily Update,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 4 April 2020

17-Year Entrepreneur Arjun Deshpande contributes 3 months salary to PM Cares Fund
Hindustan Times
Generic Aadhaar aims at providing affordable and quality medicines to every Indian, by aggregating the medical stores under one umbrella. The ...

What is Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and who else get benefit first?
Jagran Josh
If a person has Aadhaar Card/Aadhaar Number then no other documents are required. If the address is changed then a self-certification of the current ...

What Is Bihar Corona Sahayata App? How To Register For ₹1000 Corona Sahayata? Know Details
Republic World
Make sure the photo of the Aadhaar should be clear. The OTP received on the mobile number has to be done on the mobile app. Bihar Aapda .

Now Bank Account Holders Can Withdraw Money From Post Office
Odisha Television Ltd.
All citizens whose bank accounts are Aadhaar seeded can transact money in the nearby post office. “In the last one week, we have made around 5000 ...

ICICI Bank-backed fintech startup Fingpay raises Series A cash from IvyCap Ventures
VCCircle
... an Aadhaar-based payments solution and mobile point-of-sale services. ... the investment was to promote digital and Aadhaar-enabled payments.

'Chang Bhai, take care'
Livemint
“We have Aadhaar card," one of them says, pleading for groceries. The manager of the supermarket was later arrested. I looked at the 1,000-plus ...

Finally, villages in Haryana barricade themselves against outsiders
Times of India
We let people go past only after taking their Aadhaar and vehicle number. The lockdown is successful in entire district and people are coming out only ...

Social welfare ministry to transfer all pensions by DBT
United News of India
Minister further informed that sometimes pending in payments of the pension amount may arise due to incorrect bank account number and Aadhaar ...

Nearly 1L guest workers staying in Ernakulam district
The New Indian Express
“We are taking all details of migrant workers, including information about their family, Aadhaar number, bank account, contractor details, work details ...

Mosques' helping hand reaches out to needy
Times of India
We only take a copy of their Aadhaar card as a proof and give them grocery.” The grocery they provide includes wheat flour, rice, pulses, refined, sugar ...

50% of stocks we track are trading in bottom thirty percentile of valuations: Sahil Kapoor
Moneycontrol.com
The deep penetration of Aadhar, mobile banking, and internet usage, could help authorities in mapping out a solution, containing the spread of the ...

Coronavirus lockdown: 7 useful government apps that you must have
Times of India
... with various departments of different Hospitals using eKYC data of Aadhaar number, if patient's mobile number is registered with UIDAI. e-Pathshala.

Digital payments slide in March as consumption slows
Financial Express
Transactions through the Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) also slowed in March as business correspondents (BCs) offering assisted ...

Speed up transfer of 1000 to ration card holders: Nitish
Times of India
... also expedite the work of seeding of Aadhaar number with each ration card to ensure hassle-free transfer of money in the beneficiary bank accounts ...

Public can withdraw cash from India Post ATMs in TN circle
The Weekend Leader
Apart from India Post ATMs, public can also withdraw cash from their bank accounts by using Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) in post ...

UPI transactions cross 1 B mark for 6th month, but drops by 6 pc in volume
Inventiva
Other digital services such as Aadhaar-enabled Point of Sale (AePS) had 181.81 million transactions to the tune of Rs 10,170.31 crore, the National ...
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