AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14494 - 13TH JUNE 2020

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

Sunday, June 14, 2020

14494 - 13TH JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATE,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 13 June 2020

SBI relaunches Aadhaar-based online savings account opening facility
Livemint
The State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday relaunched its Aadhaar-based instant digital savings account facility for customers who want to open an online ...

How to Download Aadhaar Card? Steps, Aadhaar Number, EID and FAQs
The Quint
An Aadhaar card is a necessity to avail government welfare facilities in India. This 12 digit unique number acts as a proof of address identity for an ...

Reliance Jio To Launch SecureID System: Here's How To Sign- Up
Gizbot
They can also upload their Aadhaar card after scanning. Step 4: Once it is done, users need to upload a video for 20 seconds, while going through the ...

OPINION: Atma Nirbhar package socially inadequate, but fiscally responsible
THE WEEK
The Aadhar-linking initiative has produced far-reaching consequences. After Aadhaar was made compulsory for LPG, 3.5 crore illegal connections ...

PAN card holders alert! A single mistake may lead to a whopping Rs 10000 penalty
Zee Business
In fact, like Aadhaar Card, the 10-digit number card is mandatory for availing various welfare measures being run by the government. However, it is ...

Tamil Nadu govt fusses about names of places even as covid cases rise
Livemint
“Imagine all the #Aadhaar cards that would need correction! What a nightmare move," tweeted Kalyan Raman, an author. “I don't know what good it ...

Create centralised digital platform for MSMEs: Report
Knn India
... as occupation, days of employment and monthly income into their Aadhaar-linked profiles. It should be linked with the goods and services tax (GST), ...

Govt. will provide an Opportunity to Revoke Cancellation of GST Registration
taxscan.in (press release)
Recently, The GST Network had decided to make Aadhaar authentication or physical verification mandatory for GST Registration from January 2020.

Just 1% of Transpersons and Sex Workers Receive Government Relief So Far
The Citizen (press release)
“It is necessary to have an Aadhar card to receive the bank payments of Rs.1,500 to each transgender/ sex worker. But why should we give our ...

EPFO is settling coronavirus-related withdrawal claims in three days: Here's how
Economic Times
These are: individual's EPF account must be KYC-compliant, UAN must be active and linked to Aadhaar, and the bank account and IFSC code in the ...

Our welfare system is broken
Qrius
Similar Aadhaar-related issues kept people from disability and widow ... errors in Aadhaar seeding, bank account details, frequent biometric failures ...

How App-Based Lenders Are Harassing, Sucking Borrowers Dry
Moneylife
All he had to do was submit a photo ID, his Aadhaar number and take a selfie to authenticate it's him who's seeking the loan from his registered mobile ...

Siblings reunited after four years, thanks to Covid-19 crisis
Times of India
Nagraj said that they had verified Prasanna's Aadhaar, PAN card, his address, all of which were confirmed prior to entrusting Supriya to his care.

Anamika Shukla scam: Kasganj police claims 2 brothers are main accused, arrests one
Times of India
... Singh and his brother Jaswant would prepare fake marksheets, Aadhaar and other documents,” said Kasganj superintendent of police Sushil Ghule.

'Plug and play' is PM Modi's mantra for industries
Times of India
Initiatives such as Jan Dhan accounts and Aadhaar have made it possible to reach necessary support to millions of people without leakage, he added.