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

Sunday, April 19, 2020

14450 - 19th April 2020 - Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 19 April 2020

Yogi Govt Announces Universal PDS Scheme To Provide Ration To The Needy Without Ration ...
Swarajya
"Even if a person does not have Aadhar Card, ration card, BPL card, he should be given food if he is hungry. Persons in shelter homes will also be ...

Lockdown – Withdraw DBT funds and Cash from thousands of PayNearby Outlets
IndianWeb2.com
However, now, through the help of bank mitras and Aadhaar enabled ... PayNearby has been integral in promoting AePS (Aadhar enabled Payment ...

Trichy residents can step out of home only on one day in a week
Times of India
Police will verify the curfew card colour and details with the personal Identification cards such as Aadhaar and PDS card. Markets from where the ...

Postal dept delivers over 100 tonnes of medicines, other supplies during lockdown
The New Indian Express
... sevaks are ensuring payments to beneficiaries of various government schemes through India Post Payment Bank using Aadhaar-based payments.

Uttar Pradesh sets a record of highest single day distribution of Food grains
All India Radio
... be provided with food, ration and other essential items owing to the current scenario, it does not matter if one has a Ration card of an Aadhaar card.

From penning autobiographies to taking undisturbed naps: Untold stories from Kolkata's brothels ...
Economic Times (blog)
Her Aadhaar card has a different name. That's the real one, she says. The name that was given to her by her parents some 50 years ago. The name that ...

What is Jharkhand Sahayata app? How to register for Rs 2000 Corona sahayata
Newsd.in
There will be only one registration on an Aadhaar number. The mobile app will also help in creating a database of migrant workers. Chief Minister ...

COVID-19: India Post delivering life-saving drugs in remote areas, pensions at doorstep
Devdiscourse
... in two areas - making cash available to the needy people in the villages and remote areas through our Aadhaar-enabled payment system where we ...

Telangana govt. deposits Rs 1500 in bank accounts, check here if it's credited
The Hans India
To know the status, enter the ration card number or Aadhaar card number or respective mobile number. Here's the procedure to check if the amount is ...

Stranded migrants struggle for food in Telangana, despite government assurances
Deccan Chronicle
“He took our mobile and Aadhaar numbers. The next day, when we didn't get any calls, I called him. He told us to give him my employer's number.

Listed for slaughter
Telegraph India
Already, owing to the insistence of some governments to link the PDS to biometric identification in Aadhaar, thousands of people in India go hungry.

'I have no passport, didn't go to China': Mysuru pharma's patient zero speaks to TNM
The News Minute
I only have my driver's license and Aadhaar card,” says 35-year-old Ramesh*. Otherwise known as patient 52 in Karnataka, Ramesh* was the first ...

How Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity to deal with India's excess food grain stocks
ThePrint
Aadhaar can be used for direct benefit transfer to help out the poor, but in addition to that the government can use the surplus food it has in storage.

Active COVID-19 cases in Haryana rises to 135
ANI News
... and remote areas through our Aadhaar-enabled payment system where we deliver cash to the pensioners and other social security beneficiaries at ...

'Don't Have Passport, Didn't Go to China': Mysuru's Patient 52
The Quint
I only have my driver's licence and Aadhaar card,” says 35-year-old Ramesh*. Otherwise known as patient 52 in Karnataka, Ramesh* was the first ...

Government may consider realty developers' demand for restructuring of loans
Economic Times
In such case, Aadhar verification can be done online as a solution for the situation,” he explained. Read more on. Ministry of Commerce · naredco.

Jharkhand HC Grants Bail On Condition To Donate To 'PM CARES Fund' & Download 'Aarogya ...
Live Law
In the order the court also asked the petitioners to submit self-attested copy of their Aadhar cards and also give their mobile number before the learned ...

Won't blame any other govts as all doing their best: Bihar's Deputy CM Sushil Modi
Economic Times
It's a basic form which asks for Aadhaar number and bank account number.” Modi is planning to talk to chief ministers of UP, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand ...

Maha Postpones Rent Collection; Case Doubling Rate Stands at 6.2 Days in India
NewsClick
... Pradesh Chief Minister's Office, it was declared that food and ration will be provided to all whether or not one has a ration card or an Aadhaar card.

Ghaziabad: Lockdown-hit daily wage workers turn vegetable vendors
Hindustan Times
They get suspicious of new vendors and ask for names and even Aadhaar cards, etc. If they are reassured, they purchase from us,” he said.

At Kasinayana kshetram, doors always open to serve migrants and the destitute
Times of India
They need no identity cards or Aadhaar. They could go to the ashram and have breakfast, lunch or dinner. The ashram organisers braved the lockdown ...

Stranded by lockdown, 5 migrants walk 800 km from Rajasthan to reach home in Punjab
Times of India
... covered, the group plans to go to Faridkot via Sirsa. At check-points, they said cops allowed them passage after checking their Aadhaar cards.

COVID-19: Telangana BJP chief writes to Chief Secy highlighting plight of poor, farmers
ANI News
... BJP president also urged the state government to provide 10 kg of rice to all the poor families and migrant labourers who have an Aadhaar card.

Coronavirus scare: Chinese couple caught in Hyderabad, sent to quarantine centre
The Hans India
Though the students produced their Aadhaar cards, they were not permitted to go inside to buy groceries. Later, the incident has gone viral on social ...

7 Recent Policies That Are Evolving India's Education System
Youth Ki Awaaz
Haryana Government has made Aadhar card mandatory for the board examinations. Thus the scope for cheating and missing of the answer sheets ...

Delhi government curfew e-Pass website goes down, here is how you can apply for an e-pass ...
Gadget Bridge
At the time of application you need to attach Voter Id, Aadhaar Card, any other government-issued ID, office ID as well as documents related to ...

Dushyant Chautala urges Centre to lift ban on operation of brick kilns in NCR
Devdiscourse
He also demanded that the central government make Aadhaar data available to the state through application programming interface to prevent double ...
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