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

Thursday, May 28, 2020

14478 - 28TH MAY 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 28 May 2020

SC declines to entertain plea to link Aadhaar, social media accounts
Livemint
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking to link Aadhaar with social ...

NPCI brings back Aadhaar-based electronic NACH
Moneycontrol.com
This opens up Aadhaar-based authentication and mandates from consumers which was stopped after the Supreme Court's verdict prohibiting private ...

SC declines to entertain plea to link Aadhaar with social media accounts
The News Minute
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking to link Aadhaar with social media ...

PFRDA allows Aadhaar based offline paperless KYC (Know Your customer) verification process for ...
India Education Diary
Now PFRDA permits e NPS/Points of Presence to use the off line Aadhaar of the prospective subscribers (Applicant) with their consent for opening ...

How to open a bank savings account using video KYC
Business Insider India
Provide the bank consent to use Aadhar to open your account. Now, enter your Aadhaar number, PAN and communication address. Now, allow ...

Bihar, UP outperform most states, Maharashtra tops with 15.26 lakh MSME registrations
Business Today
The government launched Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) portal to promote ease-of-doing-business for MSMEs in India. It now replaces the need ...

No fingerprint for degree admissions: DOST
Telangana Today
However, they need to feed in Aadhaar details in their online application form. Apart from SMS, students will be getting regular updates and alerts on ...

Traders' body writes to PM Modi, suggests measures to tide over financial stress
Times of India
The letter also said the traders should be accorded the status of service providers and allowed to apply for Udyog Aadhaar cards to avail the benefits ...

How to claim your PF Advance online
Gadgets Now
Verified Aadhaar should be linked with UAN. 3. Bank Account with IFSC code should be seeded with UAN. How to file online advance claim for the ...

Civil supplies dept told to restart doorstep delivery of ration
Hindustan Times
“I want to point out that Delhi, despite having 100% Aadhaar seeding of its ration card holders and having e-PoS devices in its fair price shops, is not ...

Exodus of workers from Kerala leaves illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in a quandary
The New Indian Express
Migrants will have to produce their identity cards and Aadhaar cards before being quarantined in their home states. This has become a major deterrent ...

Personal data of 2.9 crore Indian job seekers leaked on dark web: Report
Moneycontrol.com
The same threat actor who leaked the Aadhaar card details later dropped details of 18 lakh residents of Madhya Pradesh for free on May 19.

BSE launches eKYC on StAR MF platform, aims to eliminate onboarding challenges amidst ...
Financial Express
In a press release the BSE said that the eKYC will be done through Aadhaar and video-based investor onboarding solutions. The eKYC service will ...

Airtel, MasterCard To Develop Financial Services For Retailers, SMEs
Gizbot
Step 5: Then, you have to enter your Aadhaar card number, and you need to write your income, and if it is more than ten lakhs, you have to enter your ...

How to open Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan account? Steps and other details here
CNBCTV18
(Also read: How to update address in your Aadhaar card online). Here's how one can open PMJDY account: Step 1: Obtain the form for Pradhan ...

How bug bounty programmes can help India improve security of e-governance apps
Livemint
According to reports, Aadhaar database suffered several data breaches compromising records of 1.1 billion Indian citizens. Several governments ...
Using FASTag, RuPay, UPI, AePS? This NPCI chatbot will answer your queries 24×7
Financial Express
... Payments Interface (UPI), Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), BHIM Aadhaar, National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC Fastag) and Bharat BillPay.

BSE launches eKYC services on StAR Mutual Fund for seamless onboarding of investors
Zee Business
BSE StAR MF launched BSE eKYC services -- which is Aadhaar and video KYC based investors onboarding solution -- with effect from Tuesday.

"Courts Should Not Engage Itself In Social Mores Or Introduce Personal Ideas On Morality In A ...
Live Law
The Petitioners, presenting their Aadhaar cards in the court, claimed that they were both adults. However, the Government counsel contended that the ...
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