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 10, 2020

14491 - 10TH JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 10 June 2020

How to check Aadhaar linking status in NPCI
ET Now
National Payments Corporation of India or NPCI mapper is a repository of Aadhaar numbers linked with particular bank and used for the purpose of ...

PAN card, Aadhaar card linking deadline this month. 5 things to know
Livemint
Having an Aadhaar card is not only mandatory to get a new PAN card but also a compulsory requirement for filing of income tax returns (ITR). 5 things to ...

Aadhaar Seva Kendras Resume Services in Guwahati
Guwahati Plus
Aadhaar Seva Kendras Resume Services in Guwahati. G Plus News | June 09, 2020 11:31 hrs. Banner. GUWAHATI: The Unique Identification ...

Five Rohingyas arrested in Telangana for illegal immigration, getting Aadhar, Indian passport
The New Indian Express
All the five had got Aadhaar cards and voter IDs while the two men managed to obtain Indian passports in 2018 from the city.

Aadhaar Review : In-Chamber Hearing Earlier Listed For Today Deleted From Cause-List, No ...
Live Law
Justices Ashok Bhushan, Khanwilkar and Chandrachud were present in the original Aadhaar judgment. The judgment authored by Justice AK Sikri, ...

'Unique identity' woes: In MP, Divyang fails to withdraw pension due to errors in aadhaar card
Free Press Journal
Despite tall claims that the aadhaar cards were issued to help the citizens of the country to avail benefits of government's subsidies, scheme and serve ...

Delhi is home, but are you a Dilliwallah?
Times of India
All my documents, including Aadhaar and bank passbook, have the address of my village in Shivpuri district,” Gamru said. He is probably among lakhs ...

Centre to link 50 lakh artisans, weavers to GeM portal: Smriti Irani
Economic Times
She said the Ministry of Textiles has data including Aadhaar of close to 50 lakh artisans and weavers. "We are in the process of ensuring that these 50 ...

Five Myanmar nationals arrested in Telangana's Zaheerabad for entering India illegally
Times of India
A few Aadhaar cards and two Indian passports obtained from Hyderabad were recovered from them. They have been identified as Noor Kamal, Zubair ...

Arrest kingpin: Teacher's dad
Telegraph India
... arresting my daughter from Kasganj and seized many documents, including Aadhaar cards and bank passbooks of the entire family,” Mahipal said.

PayNearby disburses over Rs 6000 cr of DBT transactions during Apr-May
Economic Times
PayNearby has disbursed DBT of over Rs 6,000 crore through its AePS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System) platform during the nationwide lockdown ...

Machine to dispense mask and sanitizer installed at Patna railway station
The New Indian Express
Confirming this, senior divisional commercial manager (DCM) of Danapur division, Aadhaar Raj said that the MSD machine has been commissioned ...

HC asks AAP govt to treat plea against order on hospitals as representation
Devdiscourse
... like Aadhaar to show they are residents of the national capital.With the direction to treat the plea as a representation, the court disposed of the plea.

Electronic Signatures : Position Under Indian Law
Live Law
The second schedule of the IT Act, currently only refers to an e-authentication technique using Aadhaar e-KYC services, thereby ousting all other ...

L-G's order will pose a new challenge for people of Delhi, says Kejriwal
Hindustan Times
As proof of residence, the government had prepared a list of documents, including passport, Aadhaar card, voters' card, drivers' licence, electricity, gas ...

The naming game: Once upon a time babies were Sita, Geeta, Arjun, Ashok. Today they are being ...
Economic Times (blog)
In this age of forms and affidavits and Pan and Aadhaar cards, changing your name is an expensive and complex exercise. As it is there is this current ...

2 held for assaulting, robbing electrician in Chandigarh
Hindustan Times
They were sent to judicial custody and the mobile phone and Aadhaar card belonging to electrician Santosh Sharma, aged 32 years, were recovered ...

Unlock 1: Thirunallar's Lord Dharbaranyeswarar temple opens after 80 days
The New Indian Express
Aadhaar card numbers of all devotees were taken before they were allowed inside. Sanitisers were provided during entry. A constant watch was kept ...

Goa: Of 29 COVID-19 cases on Tue, 22 from hotspot Mangor Hill
Business Insider India
... used in the crime, a country-made pistol with one live round, two knives and the robbed Aadhaar card of the pilot was recovered, the police said.
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