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

Saturday, June 6, 2020

14486 - 5th june 2020 - Aadhaar daily updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 5 June 2020

Aadhaar card: UIDAI announces 14000 Aadhaar Kendras are now open across India
Livemint
NEW DELHI : If you want to apply for a new Aadhaar card or make some changes in your existing one, then you can now do so as the Unique ...

PAN card: 5 cases where you cannot use Aadhaar card to apply for instant e-PAN
Livemint
2) Having a valid Aadhaar card is the prerequisite for applying for e-PAN as the income tax department fetches data from the Unique Identification ...

Covid patients' Aadhaar number to be collected
The New Indian Express
Covid patients' Aadhaar number to be collected. However, the line list provided by the private labs is incomplete due to which some of the positive ..

Aadhaar Mandatory For Getting Hair Cut, Visiting Beauty Parlour In This State: Is This Legal?
Trak.in (blog)
But, is this valid, as per the Aadhaar laws? Show Aadhaar Card To Get Hair Cut In Tamil Nadu. After easing lockdown rules, Tamil Nadu Govt has made ...

Tamil Nadu: COVID-19 cases surpass 25K, Chennai sees highest single-day hike
DNA India
If in case the suspected person does not possess an Aadhaar card and the sample has been taken, then he/she must be placed under quarantine until ...

Error in your EPF account details? Here is how to rectify it
Zee Business
This updation includes Aadhaar seeding, mobile seeding and bank account seeding of 39.97, 9.87 and 11.11 lakh subscribers respectively.

RBI starts publishing daily data on payment systems
Livemint
The AePS payment transaction data include AePS fund transfers and BHIM Aadhaar pay transactions. For UPI, the transaction volume was at 45.62 ...

EPFO updates KYC details of 52.62 lakh members in Apr-May: Labour min
Millennium Post
This updation includes Aadhaar seeding for 39.97 lakh subscribers, mobile seeding (UAN activation) for 9.87 lakh subscribers and bank account ...

EPFO updates KYC details of 52.62 lakh members: Here's how to edit/correct your EPF account ...
Times Now
This updation includes Aadhar seeding, mobile seeding and bank account ... The KYC details include the bank account details, PAN and Aadhaar.

7 booked for giving fake details for travel e-pass
Times of India
The photographs on the Aadhaar cards were different from the photographs uploaded on the website, and the addresses provided were fake,” Jagtap ...

Man accused in trafficking racket denied interim bail
Free Press Journal
... had planned to take him to Mexico using forged and duplicate Aadhaar card and passport, prepared by the applicant in his Aadhaar Card Kendra.

IndusInd Bank launches a mobile app based facility for opening a current bank account
Livemint
... and Service Tax (GST), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Import Export Code (IEC) and Aadhaar.

Mumbai crime: Man accused in trafficking racket denied interim bail
Free Press Journal
They had planned to take him to Mexico using forged and duplicate Aadhaar card and passport, prepared by the applicant in his Aadhaar Card ...

EPFO updates KYC for 52.62 lakh subscribers since 1 April
The Siasat Daily
According to Ministry of Labour this includes Aadhaar seeding for 39.97 lakh subscribers, mobile seeding (UAN activation) for 9.87 lakh subscribers ...

Fourth accused in Ludhiana's Ghumar Mandi gold heist identified
Times of India
He also possessed a Chinese 30 calibre pistol, 10 cartridges and a Chevrolet Optra car and had fake Aadhaar card and driving licence. Police said ...

Three held in Hyderabad in land grab case
Telangana Today
According to the police, the trio with the help of their associates who are absconding created forged Aadhaar card in the name of Jagannadham and ...

Migrants: Will eat dry roti, won't go back
Telegraph India
The village head has taken my Aadhaar and bank account details. My son is a graduate, but I will not be able to afford his education further,” he said.

Glitches, poor coverage: India's digital payment failing labourers when they need it most
ThePrint
In 2015, the Indian government launched its flagship digital G2P infrastructure in the form of the Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and Mobile (JAM) initiative, ...

How to apply for a new ration card? Check eligibility and other details here
CNBCTV18
Also read: How to link Aadhaar card to ration card online. “Individuals with higher earning capacity (as fixed by the respective state government) ...

US-based cyber-security firm says 110000+ Indian National IDs leaked on darknet via non ...
OpIndia (satire)
They acquired a sample of 1000 IDs and confirmed that they are indeed Indian National IDs, including passport, PAN card, voters card, Aadhaar, ...

Govt directives on implementation of DBT
Daily Excelsior
... of the beneficiaries by linking bank accounts with Aadhaar enrolment. ... Nodal Officers/Scheme Managers shall ensure 100 % Adhaar Seeding and ...

In Ahmedabad, cheat held for offering to sell health cards to vendors
Times of India
He told her the health card would arrive at the address on her Aadhaar card. She stated that on May 2, inspector Chandrakant Shah came to her ...

India could've faced unmitigated disaster had govt not taken timely action on COVID-19: Adani
Times of India
... now able to do direct benefits transfer as a result of the integrated approach it has built through the Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile linking systems.

'City 5th in Covid deaths per million'
Times of India
... the Covid tracker as the source and the government's portal for population projection until 2020, all based on Aadhaar card details,” said Dr John.

For TN's nonagenarians, Covid-19 is just another battle
Times of India
Though Beevi claims to be 95, her Aadhaar card says she was born on January 1, 1929 in Dindigul. Married to Syed Yacub at the age of 13, they had ...

TN SSLC Hall Tickets To Be Out Today; Read How To Download The Hall Ticket
Republic World
Keep Your Aadhaar Card Handy. As per reports, over 9 lakh students have filled the form to appear for TN SSLC exams in this year. The board exams ...

Bhopal Salon Staff Don PPE Kits While Giving Haircuts Post Unlock 1, See Pics
Storypick
In Tamil Nadu, the state government has also asked beauty parlours and salons to collect details of customers including their Aadhaar number, phone ...

PM Mudra Yojana: How You Can Get Loan up to Rs. 10 Lakh to Start Various Businesses; Details ...
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
Documents needed for PMMY loan include two photographs, proof of identity, voter ID, driving license, PAN card, Aadhaar card, passport etc.

5 apps working with NPCI to ease digital payments woes
NewsPatrolling (press release) (blog)
... with neighbourhood retail stores who can offer Assisted Digital Financial Services like Aadhaar ATM, SMS Payment, Khata Service, Utility Payment, ...
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