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

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

14484 - 3RD JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 3 June 2020

Aadhaar for haircut, service by appointment: Tamil Nadu issues new rules for salons, beauty parlours
The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: You may have to carry your Aadhaar number when going to salons to have a haircut. The State government has mandated salon owners to ...

Lost Aadhaar card? Here's how you can retrieve it online
CNBCTV18
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Aadhaar card issuing authority, has made several provisions for card holders to retrieve their ...

Aadhaar, UPI Handles of 70 Lakh Indians Leaked Online During BHIM Data Transfer By Govt ...
Trak.in (blog)
The breach includes personal data including images of the users' Aadhaar cards and UPI identifiers onboarded by CSC e-Governance associates.

Instant PAN launched, here's how to get e-PAN using your Aadhaar
Economic Times
Instant PAN launched, here's how to get e-PAN using your Aadhaar. ET Online | 02 Jun 2020, 01:35 PM IST. Post a Comment.

Aadhar offers Covid warriors cheaper loans, health cover
Times of India
Speaking to TOI, Aadhar Housing Finance MD & CEO Deo Shankar Tripathi said that the company has been providing masks gloves and sanitisers to ...

Aadhaar mandatory in Chennai for haircut
India Today
A new rule now makes it compulsory for salons or beauty parlours to take note of the name, address, phone number and Aadhaar card number of ...

PF Withdrawal: Know how to withdraw your Provident Fund using UMANG App
Zee Business
Phone number should be linked to Aadhaar. Developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance ...

Want to apply for an MSME loan? Here are the steps to follow
Moneycontrol.com
This is a national portal for registration of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. - Fill information like Aadhaar number, Name of the Entrepreneur and ...

Tax talk: How TDS at reduced rates will affect taxpayers
Financial Express
No relief if PAN/ Aadhaar not given ... or TCS where tax is required to be deducted or collected at higher rates due to non-furnishing of PAN/ Aadhar.

Here's how MSMEs can apply for loans from SBI, ICICI Bank and others
Business Insider India
Visit the Udyog Aadhaar website and register your MSME. Enter your Aadhaar number, name and click on 'Validate and generate OTP'. Enter the OTP ...

SBI UPI: Know about this service for quick fund transfer - Check features and how to make payment
Zee Business
3) Through Aadhaar Number ... in case of payment through Account number +IFSC or Aadhaar number the beneficiary need not be registered for UPI

Three more states - Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram included in One Nation One Ration Card scheme
All India Radio
... anywhere in the country, by using the existing and same ration card after Aadhaar authentication. The facility is enabled in 17 States and UTs so far.

Nandan Nilekani on why people should work from office too!
Times Now
... from home, Infosys co-founder and Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani believes that employees should come to office at least some of the time.

Weaker non-banks find it tough to raise debt even as moratorium eludes
Livemint
For instance, Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd and IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd informally tested the waters in the last few months but decided against ...

Borrowing room for states, sans cooperative federalism
Financial Express
Linking of ration cards with Aadhaar is certainly desirable to ensure nationwide portability. However, this does not solve the problem of not having the ...

HIGHLIGHTS-SOUTH 5.10 PM
Yahoo India News
MDS10 TN-SALOONS-AADHAR Beauty parlours, saloons, spas told to collect Aadhaar, mobile numbers of customers Chennai: Hairdressing in ...

Your Queries: Franklin Templeton debt fund crisis does not impact its equity funds
Financial Express
For example, updating Aadhaar number is now mandatory, hence one would need to provide the details to the existing intermediary. The writer is ...

Classified documents recovered from Pakistani spies related to movement, deployment of Army units
ANI News
Three classified documents and Aadhaar Card recovered from Abid were seized separately and were taken into police possession through seizure ...

Cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra & Gujarat: Emergency Preparations You Must Make
The Better India
... extra batteries, important papers (ration card, aadhaar card, and voter id), drinking water, emergency food supplies such as biscuits, and more.

Identity change: Covid-hit startups look to become MSMEs to benefit from govt's mega relief package
Financial Express
... revised definition can register themselves as a small business on the Udyog Aadhaar portal with details as per the founder/promoter Aadhaar card.

Ludhiana gold dacoity mastermind held in Punjab
Mangalorean.com (press release) (blog)
According to investigation, he had also prepared other fake ID cards such as Aadhaar card and driving licence from Noida to evade arrest. While on ...

HDFC Bank's digital trading facility secures over 15000 customers in first month of launch
Northeast Now
After basic KYC and setting preferences, the users will be asked for video in-person verification and their Aadhaar-enabled e-signature. It takes about ...

I have several tattoos – Nausheen Ali Sardar
IWMBuzz
My passport, Aadhar card and money. Any tattoos? I have several tattoos. The best gift you have ever received? For me, it is the thought more than the ...
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