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, June 25, 2020

14506- 25th June 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 25 June 2020

PAN Card-Aadhaar Card Linking Deadline extended till March 31; Check details
Financial Express
The PAN Card-Aadhaar Card linking last date has been extended till March 31, 2021. The previous deadline for linking PAN and Aadhaar was March ...

Deadline for Aadhaar-PAN linking extended till Mar 31 next year; due dates for ITR filing, Form 16 ...
Jagran English
New Delhi | Jagran Business Desk: The government on Wednesday extended several direct tax deadlines, including those for linking PAN with Aadhaar, ...

Sachin Bansal's Navi launches new instant lending app with paperless KYC
Livemint
... select the loan and EMI amount, and enter their PAN and Aadhaar card number to receive the loan amount in their bank account within minutes.

Nursing officer's purse snatched in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times
The victim said her purse contained Rs 4,000 and important documents including her ATM and Aadhaar cards. Chandigarh,snatchings,Panchkula ...

Finmin calls meet for Jan Dhan a/cs
Times of India
The ministry will look into the issues in use of mobile ATMs using Aadhaar biometric. There have been cases where the mobile ATM deployed were ...

Reinstate subsidies for digital payments, launch video KYC for lenders to help fintech: Report
Devdiscourse
... should reinstate subsidies for digital payments for transactions below Rs 2,000 and implement Aadhaar-based e-KYC authentication for financial ...

UP: Marksheets of man working at govt school found to be fake, arrested
Devdiscourse
One driving licence, a PAN card, two Aadhaar cards and Rs 1,680 cash have been recovered from them, it said. PTI | Lucknow | Updated: 24-06-2020 ...

Companies, directors get more relief on compliance norms
Livemint
... linking of Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN) and for passing orders under laws governing direct taxes and benami transactions to 30 ...

BMC extends validity of various approvals up to December 31
Free Press Journal
... federation said the mechanic would have to send a copy of their Aadhaar card and furnish proof that they were not coming from a containment area.

Covid tests stop in Noida's pvt labs
Times of India
All this while, private laboratories had only been providing the total number of samples collected in a day, along with names and Aadhaar card details ...

How to find out your universal account number (UAN) and activate it by EPFO member portal login
Financial Express
Select any one of the following – UAN, Member ID, Aadhaar or PAN • Fill additional details such as Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number and Email ID ...

In open defecation free village, pregnant woman out to relieve herself gives birth in ravines of ...
Times of India
Since Sunil's Aadhar carries Ragunathpura address, he was not eligible to get toilet at his ancestral village Jodhapura." "Once he updates his Aadhar ...

Fight against practice of child marriage stepped up in Khammam
Telangana Today
... pundits and Muslim qazis were asked to verify the birth certificates and Aadhaar cards of the bride and bride grooms before performing marriages.

e-KYC System of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited Onboards Over Half A Lakh New Investors ...
IndianWeb2.com
With SEBI introducing the Aadhaar document & XML upload while doing KYC, the journey will get simpler and easy. Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC ...
Alankit and IDP announces partnership for innovative identity solutions range
Yahoo India News
... smart and seamless access through ID - cards such as PAN, Aadhaar, Corporate ID cards, student ID cards etc. IDP is an industry leader dedicated ...

Migrant workers receive food grains in Tseminyu
Morung Express
... to the beneficiaries after having shown their identity cards, such as Aadhaar, Driving License and other valid cards to concerned department.
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