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

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

14477 - 26TH MAY 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATE,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 26 May 2020

Migrants without Aadhaar cards denied ration under Atma Nirbhar scheme
Times of India
Each beneficiary will be provided with allocated grains and rice after verifying their Aadhaar number and seeded mobile number. Migrant families which ...

Plea In SC By BJP Leader For Linking Of Aadhaar & PAN With Social Media Account To Weed Out ...
India Legal
... Linking of Aadhaar Card, PAN Card and Voter ID Number with Social Media Accounts so that Fake, Ghost and Duplicate Accounts can be weed out.

Investment platforms find value in digital KYC despite drop offs
Moneycontrol.com
The digital KYC process laid out by Sebi has made Aadhaar-based authentication the cornerstone of the onboarding process. While industry insiders ...

Private data of 2.9 crore Indian jobseekers leaked on dark web: Report
Financial Express (Hindi)
Quick Links; FE Hindi · PAN CARD · AADHAAR CARD · Passport-Visa · Insurance · World News · Entertainment · Travel & Tourism · Airlines/Aviation.

Bihar, Jharkhand transfer via apps Rs 1000 each to 21 lakh migrant workers
Financial Express
This was matched against the details available on the Aadhaar database. Once successfully registered, the monetary sum was transferred to Aadhaar- ...

What Is Hamraaz App? Learn How To Download Indian Army App
Republic World
The same Aadhaar details will be verified with the Army database over the National Information Centre cloud and Army personnel will receive an OTP ...

Why cash can save the rural jobs scheme
Livemint
Aadhaar, in its early years, needed ready-made databases to boost its enrolment numbers. Workers in the NREGA database were sitting ducks: ...

PM-Kisan Beneficiaries Alert! Know What to do if You Haven't Received Rs. 2000; Edit/Update ...
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
Their name in the Aadhaar card is different from that in the bank account. If you are also among those 70 lakh farmers, then you need to correct this ...

Petition filed in Delhi HC seeks COVID relief materials to Aadhar, voter ID card holders too
Yahoo India News
It said the ration should be provided to Aadhar/voter ID cardholders the same way it is being distributed among the ration cardholders. The petition ...

Postmen deliver Rs 9 crore to account holders' doorsteps in Pune
Times of India
Manoj M Pawar, Sherechiwadi branch postmaster, explained the benefits of the Aadhaar-enabled payment services (AePS) of IPPB to the villagers.

One Nation One Ration Card: 5 ways to really help PDS beneficiaries
Zee Business
As of January 2020, the Aadhaar details of about 83% of the beneficiaries has been seeded with their ration card details in the digital database across ...

A Spy in Your Phone?
India Legal
Numerous employees of both the private and public sectors are being forced to download the app, much like Aadhaar. Although the initiative is to ...

This 2008 law could have given migrants safety net for lockdown, but was never implemented
ThePrint
These migrants were made to furnish their Aadhaar and bank account details. However, officials have said seven to eight crore migrants either ...

IMD weather forecast now available on Umang app
Times of India
The app currently offers over 600 services including Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), PAN, Aadhaar, gas booking, bill payments and more.

Cash transfers: There is a way out
Hindustan Times
We do not have data on migrant workers. This lack of data is also an admission that despite all the hype around the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) ...

How To Apply For Liquor Purchase Permit In Maharashtra?
Goodreturns
Upload Photo, Signature, Aadhar Card and click Submit. Make payment in the last step and you will receive a notification with the application number ...

Liquor price in Mahe to be on par with Kerala
Mathrubhumi English
Meanwhile, the criteria that only those from Puducherry with valid Aadhaar number can buy liquor, has been dropped. Now, anyone can buy liquor ...

Need to adopt AI aggressively to ensure inclusive development in corona-hit world: Ravi Shankar ...
Times of India
This is what we call the JAM trinity (Jandhan accounts, Aadhar confirmation, and Mobile). We have started sending entitlement of the poor directly to ...

Federation of Trade Chambers writes to PM highlighting demands of merchants
Daily Excelsior
... State government and Municipalities be adjusted in the Industry Aadhaar Card (service area) of the traders, setting up the Merchant Welfare Board ...

Assam, Manipur migrants not allowed to board train
Times of India
When we furnished Aadhar cards, they sought photocopies. We somehow managed to bring photocopies but only 58 could board while others were ...

Are Jan Dhan accounts the right choice for cash transfers?
Qrius
Banking correspondents (BCs) and Aadhaar6 micro-ATMs could certainly help by expanding the reach of bank branches as also decongesting them, ...

Must start Rs 1000 per month transfer now: Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Economic Times
... that India could immediately start with UBI, as it was “very close” with the pipelines through JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) trinity already in place.

My vision for my golden Goa
Oherald
Those who hold an Aadhaar Card and voting Card in Goa and provides a proof of 20 years of residency in Goa should be considered as a citizen of ...

View: The need to look at India's technology agenda in a holistic way
Economic Times
... network and JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, mobile). Our blockchain policy is currently crypto-centric, lacking balance with the smart contracts paradigm.

In a First, Bihar Govt Drafts MoUs with States to Provide Social Security, Insurance to its Workers if ...
News18
Sources say, migrants have been told to submit their phone numbers and Aadhaar card details. As many as 8,64,000 labourers are back in the state ...

Vijayawada: Youth develop app for self-assessment of Covid risk level
The Hans India
The app does not collect the personal data of applicants like name, age and Aadhaar card number etc. The 11 questions contain whether the ...

Andhra Pradesh: Livestock health cards from May 30
The Hans India
Card contains the name of the farmer/livestock owner, Aadhaar card number, address, phone number, etc.,; Govt will provide compensation up to Rs ...

Budget 2020 And its Impact on the Indian Tax System
Daily Excelsior
The Aadhar-based verification of taxpayers was formally introduced in Budget 2020 after the Supreme Court of India declared it as a valid document in ...

ICT will be a Game Changer in the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Sector
Elets (press release)
This tag or Pashu Aadhaar contains a unique number on the body of animal which can be read in the form of barcode. The unique ID numbers will be ...
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