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

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

14454 - 28th April 2020,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 28 April 2020

Centre widens scope for voluntary Aadhaar-based authentication
Livemint
Soon after allowing 29 insurance companies to adopt Aadhaar-based authentication for know-your-customer (KYC) verifications, the Centre extended ...

Your money: More power to Aadhaar based eKYC, video KYC needed
Financial Express
Aadhaar is a rich database of critical information that helps validate your identity. However, only banks are allowed to use Aadhaar for customer .

20000 common service centres get permission to update Aadhaar details
Telangana Today
Tyagi said that barring fresh registration of Aadhaar the CSCs handling banking correspondent work will do everything once their technical system is ...

NRIs must link PAN with Aadhaar too
Livemint
If you hold a PAN card, you must link it with your Aadhaar, irrespective of your residential status in India. If you are not eligible to get an Aadhaar card ...

COVID-19 and Aadhaar: Why the Union Government's Relief Package is an Exclusionary Endeavour
Economic and Political Weekly
In the PDS, Aadhaar is an important source of exclusion. It excludes people in three main ways: cancellation of cards (or names on ration cards) if ...

Now Get Insurance Using Your Aadhaar Card; Govt Eases KYC Norms For 29 Insurance Firms
Trak.in (blog)
Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said, “To allow these entities to use Aadhaar authentication services under Aadhaar Act with necessary ...

Providing Aadhaar details mandatory for migrants and others before returning to Odisha post ...
MediaNama.com
Odisha's government will require residents returning from other states, like migrant labourers, to submit their Aadhaar and phone number before they ...

Workers with Aadhaar card to get 5kg ration from ZP
Times of India
Pune: A worker with an Aadhaar card will get 2kg wheat and 3kg rice from the Sharad bhojan yojana implemented by Pune Zilla Parishad's social ...

Fintech boom falters as cash becomes king
Livemint
Aadhaar-based payments, touted so far as the source of quick access to funds for people dependent on government benefits, has now reached gated ...

Direct transfers via Aadhaar saving India from queues, panic during COVID19: Arvind Gupta
Newsd.in
By Nikhila Natarajan. New York, April 28 (IANS) Direct money transfers via Aadhaar and the interoperable software layers called India Stack to India's ...

Neither Telangana nor Andhra willing to buy crops from these farmers
The Hans India
Aadhaar woes of border villages. Hyderabad: While the government claims that it is going to the doorsteps of the farmers and buying the produce to ...

Fair price shops to strike due to clashing diktats
Pune Mirror
Babar further said that the principal secretary of state's food and pub- lic distribution department had asked them to note only the Aadhaar number of ...

Covid-19 lockdown: What characterises India's hotspot districts?
Scroll.in
Fourteen per cent of those who did not have an Aadhar card in hotspot districts were also the poorest 20% of all Indians. While the coverage of Aadhaar ...

Aarogya Setu is similar to Chinese tracking app. For a democracy, it is too close for comfort
DailyO
If you want to exist, you must have an Aadhaar. Forget about existing. Even if you were to die, your family would still need your Aadhar because without ...

Pension at doorstep: Anxious of Covid infection, beneficiaries in Ludhiana turning away postmen
Hindustan Times
Thumb impression is requisite for verifying the authenticity of a beneficiary before making the transaction through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System ...

Bihar's migrant workers stranded in Assam asked to apply for Bihar govt's aid
Northeast Now
The documents required for registration are copy of Aadhar card of the ... to be matched with the photo in the Aadhaar database; so the photo should ...

Google Pixel Buds now available in the US for $179
ETTelecom.com
UIDAI okays Aadhaar updation through CSC. In a major relief to rural population, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has allowed the ...

Bureaucratic rejig: Tarun Bajaj to be new economic affairs secretary
Financial Express
... Aadhaar, DBT, digital payments, information and broadcasting, monitoring of PM's announcements and unit monitoring the implementation of crucial ...

Stop worrying about cash! Doorstep delivery starts in Haryana
Livemint
4) The service is available for Aadhaar linked accounts. 5) The minimum limit for cash delivery is ₹1,000 and the maximum limit is ₹10,000. As of 11 ...

Rural and Panchayati Raj dept in Karnataka invites applications for 407 technical assistant posts ...
Jagran English
Step 5: Enter Aadhaar details, address, language known, among others. Step 6: Enter academic details. Step 7: Enter work experience if any.

Sebi revamps online KYC service to help ease operations in securities market
Indiainfoline
Documents that valid for the online process should be a mobile number, email address, Aadhaar number, Permanent Account Number (PAN) card, ...

Delhi's COVID-19 patient recovers after plasma therapy
WeForNews (press release) (blog)
“To make Aadhaar updation easier, the UIDAI has permitted CSCs that are designated as BCs to offer Aadhaar update services. Around 20,000 such ...

Government to launch online portal for stranded migrant workers
Business Standard
The State governments have already been asked to upload the details of all migrant workers, including their Aadhaar and bank accounts, on the portal.

LJP says 14.5 lakh families deprived of PDS as state govt failed to update Centre's list
The Indian Express
... 1.68 crore ration card holders in the state and has also transferred Rs 1,000 to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of about 90 lakh ration card holders.

Transgender community cries for help during lockdown
Mathrubhumi English
Although they can avail ration with the help of Aadhar card and an affidavit, a lot of them don't even have Aadhar cards. Medical treatment is another ...

After lockdown ends on May 3, Odisha to bring back its migrant workers from Gujarat, Maharashtra
Hindustan Times
Making Aadhar mandatory for registration doesn't serve that approach well. Hence the government should look for other options such as voter ID card, ...

65% Stranded Workers in Delhi Have Not Received Any Govt Aid, says CITU Survey
NewsClick
The survey found that most workers had run out of money and were unable to get any government aid as they did not have voter ID, Aadhar or Ration ...

100 tonne medicine, payments worth Rs 452 crore: How India Post served Covid-19-hit country
Hindustan Times
“One of the silent revolutions has been the Aadhar-enabled payment system,” said India Post director-general Arundhaty Ghosh. “You can withdraw ...

Mobile ATM: BSF's unique help to Jaridharla villagers amid lockdown
The Weekend Leader
The villagers having Aadhaar cards linked to their accounts availed the unique cash withdrawal facility. "Bordermen are there, standing with every ...

Paytm App enables stores & individuals to sell Vodafone Idea recharges to earn additional income
afaqs
... individual does not need to give any additional details such as Aadhaar card number or pan card number to start selling Vodafone Idea recharges.

Punjab's youngest Sarpanch who interacted with PM Modi, wishes for broadband connection and ...
Express Computer (press release) (blog)
Farmers have been issued holograms, having Aadhaar and other key details, to avoid mass gathering and follow social distancing rules at the mandi.
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