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, May 10, 2020

14465 - 10TH MAY 2020,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 10 May 2020

COVID-19: Odisha Workers Stranded Because They Don't Have Aadhaar
The Wire
COVID-19: Odisha Workers Stranded Because They Don't Have Aadhaar. Migrant workers from Odisha tell The Wire they remain stranded because ...

How to link Aadhaar with an educational degree certificate? A step-by-step guide just for you.
Mirror Now
You can link your Aadhaar with your educational certificate by registering with NAD. In this Quarantine period, with so much time in hand, make it a point ...

Migrants with Mumbai address in Aadhaar can't take special trains
Mid-Day
Some of them claimed that they had come to Mumbai only for work and got the Aadhaar card made to open bank accounts and procure sim cards and ...

Ratan Tata did not buy 50% stake of 17-year-old's start-up, confirms it was minority token investment
Economic Times
Generic Aadhaar was founded by a Thane-based young businessman, Arjun Deshpande, in April 2019, when he was 16. It supplies quality generic ...

Telangana: Dole slips out of tribal families' fingers
Times of India
HYDERABAD: The Aadhaar-based biometric system to authenticate the Aadhaar number at banks is proving to be an obstacle for the tribal families of ...

Have Rs 2,00000 in PF account? Check how much you can withdraw for Coronavirus
Financial Express
Click on “Get Aadhaar OTP” i. Enter the OTP received on Aadhaar linked mobile. j. Claim is submitted. Get live Stock Prices from BSE and NSE and ...

Telangana migrants in Gulf want govt to pay for flight, quarantine
The New Indian Express
Migrant workers, who do not have Aadhaar cards, wait for approval from officials to travel to their hometowns, near MGBS on Friday | Vinay Madapu.

Tamil Nadu government's failure to comply with HC order results in closure of Tasmac shops
Times of India
"They did not demand my Aadhaar or any identity proof. I was given a token. I got two full bottles of liquor. No rationing was followed," he said.

India's Covid relief cash transfer system more efficient than US
Times of India
In India, the government has managed same-day transfers into crores of bank accounts thanks to Aadhaar-enabled payment infrastructure built by ...

Medical certificate not needed for travel pass: Nashik police commissioner
Times of India
“The migrants will, however, have to furnish all the other required documents, such as the Aadhaar card and no-objection certificate from the nodal ...

Here's How You Can Book Train Tickets on IRCTC Website & App
The Quint
However, users whose Aadhar-verification of the account has been ... Pan Card, Unique Identification Card “Aadhaar”, m-Aadhaar, e-Aadhaar, etc.

What India's digital divide means for migrant workers in a COVID19 world and beyond
Observer Research Foundation
In the light of the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile trinity efforts, DBTs in the form of cash transfers should at least be more accessible to migrants. However ...

Without registration, returnee migrants keep Cuttack administration on toes for COVID-19 quarantine
The New Indian Express
We have succeeded in registering 13 of them while one person could not be registered due to lack of Aadhaar card," said an official of Salepur block.

Forget free tickets, migrants allegedly charged more for special trains
NewsBytes
Kumar also alleged that the middlemen took their Aadhaar cards and money and then processed their tickets. Another migrant, Ram Lot Saroj, was ...

Migration governance after corona
Telangana Today
... intra-State migrant workers, leveraging the Aadhaar system and making registration mandatory; nationwide portability of all basic welfare and social ...

PIL In Bombay HC Says Eligible Ration Card Holders Denied Food Grain Due To 'Practical ...
Live Law
Ration card not linked with AADHAR. Ration card became inactive due to non-usage for more than three months. Ration card holder present at a ...

India's hapless Migrants: People of a Lesser God
The New Indian Express
... voters, enrolling a billion on Aadhaar, launching lunar missions — found itself staring at baffling indecision followed by bizarrely designed decisions.

COVID-19: Doctor, kids sleep in car outside Bhubaneswar police station after landlord denies entry
The New Indian Express
... officials had tagged their final destination as Niladri Vihar where she stayed previously with her family and the Aadhaar bore that address. But, when ...

How to apply for National Pension Scheme online: Step-by-step guide
Times Now
In order to open an NPS account, you must have an Aadhaar card as the KYC is done using the Aadhaar. You can apply for NPS online. Read below ...

Charged Rs 800 for a Rs 630 Ticket, Say Migrant Workers Who Took Special Trains From Surat to UP
Yahoo India News
They took our Aadhaar cards and money and then processed our tickets," Neeraj Kumar said. Another migrant, Ram Lot Saroj, said, “I am coming from ...

Sewa kendras to open only on Monday
Times of India
“I had to get my daughter Ritika's Adhar card updated, and with great difficulty, I, my wife, and daughter reached here, as private transport is not allowed.

After 2.25 lakh migrant workers register to go home, Telangana puts process on hold
The News Minute
“They didn't accept my registration as I didn't have an Aadhaar number. They were not accepting my voter ID as proof,” he told TNM. There were some ...

Distribution of Rs 1000 for BPL families to begin on May 14
Mathrubhumi English
The beneficiaries have to fill up their Aadhaar number and bank account number in a form before receiving the amount. May 9, 2020, 09:49 AM IST. T- T ...

COVID-19: India Post helps with doorstep AePS cash withdrawals in remote areas of Ladakh
Yahoo India News
The Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) cash withdrawal facility has been availed by account holders of different banks at their doorstep from ...

Coronavirus lockdown: Here's how you can apply for an e-token to buy liquor in Delhi
Moneycontrol.com
This will redirect to a form, where you can fill in the following details: - Govt ID Type: Voter ID/Aadhaar Card/Driving License/Passport/PAN Card.
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