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

Friday, June 26, 2020

14507- 26TH JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY DIGEST,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 26 June 2020

List of acceptable supporting documents required for Aadhaar card registration
India Today
Aadhaar is a 12-digit identity number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to the residents of India. The process for Aadhaar ...

Bhopal: Man takes loan using fake Aadhaar, victim gets recovery notice
Times of India
He withdrew the loan amount from the private bank account. The incident came to light when the victim whose fake id was used to get Aadhar card by ...

Centre extends deadline for filing ITR, linking Aadhaar with PAN
BW Businessworld
The date for linking Aadhaar with PAN has also been extended to March 31, 2021. "The time for filing of original as well as revised income-tax returns for ...

Ration & Aadhaar card compulsory for admission in district hospital: Collector
Clipper28 (press release) (blog)
Bhilai: From now on it will be compulsory to present Aadhaar card and ration card at the time of inpatient admission to District Hospital. Direction on this ...

ICICI Bank launches 'Video KYC' for savings account, personal loan, credit card
Livemint
Here, the customer needs to enter PAN, authenticate using Aadhaar and OTP and furnish few other personal demographic details. 2) Click on Video ...

UP: Pregnant woman out to relieve herself in a field gives birth, newborn taken away by wild animal
Times of India
Since Sunil's Aadhaar carries Ragunathpura address, he was not eligible to get toilet at his ancestral village Jodhapura.” “Once he updates his ...

Tax-saving investments for FY2019-20 allowed till July 31
Livemint
The time limit to link Aadhaar card with PAN card has been extended till March 31, 2021. Subscribe to newsletters. * Enter a valid email. * Thank you ...

Advisor Khan reviews functioning of FCS&CA Deptt
State Times
The Advisor impressed upon the concerned officers to update consumers' ration card with their Aadhaar number so that every beneficiary could be ...

Boycott Chinese Goods? Flipkart, Amazon pour cold water on Aatma Nirbhar plan, says it will take ...
Free Press Journal
The date for linking Aadhaar with PAN was also extended to March 31, 2021. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) through a notification also ...

MP-Rajasthan border sealed in Morena as Dholpur reports spike in Covid cases
Hindustan Times
... district collector (DC) Priyanka Das said: “Every person entering MP from Rajasthan will be screened along with a verification of the Aadhaar card.

Hyderabad: GHMC laying special focus on survival of plants
The Hans India
On the same line, GHMC decided to distribute minimum five saplings and maximum ten saplings on one Aadhaar card. "Citizens need to submit their ...

'Timelines for housing projects extended to ensure flats delivery'
Free Press Journal
Deadline for filing FY20 Income Tax returns extended to November 30; PAN-Aadhaar linking can be done by March 31, 2021. By FPJ Web Desk.

Twitter Fleets: 'Self-disappearing tweet' feature tested in India
Free Press Journal
Microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, has introduced Fleets in India. It is testing this feature in the Indian market. These are like ...

Indiabulls' stolen data dumped on Dark Web
Livemint
... analysed the data and found scans of KYC documents including Aadhaar card, voter cards, PAN card, passport and driving license of customers.

Reinstate subsidies for digital payments, launch video KYC for lenders to help fintech: Report
Moneycontrol.com
... Aadhaar-based e-KYC authentication for financial technology (fintech) firms, NBFCs and mutual funds, according to a PwC India-FICCI report.

Hackers dump trove of IndiaBulls data as first ransom deadline ends
Hindustan Times
The leak included scans of customers' KYC (know your customer) documents such Aadhaar cards, voter ID, PAN cards and passports, employees' ...

E-pass racket busted: 2 govt employees among 5 arrested
The New Indian Express
The customers had to submit their Aadhaar details. The official are also probing whether they have issued fake passes. Based on a tip-off, CCB ...

Agra: Woman Gives Birth In An Open Field, Wild Animal Drags Away Newborn As She Lies ...
India Times
Since Sunil's Aadhaar carries Ragunathpura address, he was not eligible to get toilet at his ancestral village Jodhapura.” Once his Aadhar and ration ...

Top headlines: Hindujas fight over fortune; govt readies e-commerce plan
Business Standard
... returns for 2018-19 (FY19), declaration of tax-saving investments for FY19, linking permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar, among others.

Director Agriculture appeals
The Sangai Express
One person may submit the land pattas and Aadhaar cards of multiple farmers on their behalf to procure the fertiliser, Laltanpuii said adding this will ...

Paddy seed scam: PAU imposes stringent rules on field trials, kisan club members left fuming
Hindustan Times
These include reduction in plot size of field trials on rice from one canal to four marlas and aadhaar card details of farmers chosen for field trials will be ...

ONLINE FACILITY
State Times
The best part of the facility is PRC holders and other applicants can apply for domicile certificates online by providing Aadhaar number. They will ...

Hours After The Domicile Facility launch, OIC Issued Its Kashmir Statement
Kashmir Life
... applicants can apply for issuance of domicile certificate online by providing their Aadhaar number and receive the certificate through online mode.

Dvara KGFS facilitates digital banking amongst the remote rural
United News of India
... since 19th April, 2020 through its Aadhar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) which was implemented in the remote rural areas that they operate in.
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