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

Thursday, June 18, 2020

14499 - 18th JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 18 June 2020

Aadhaar Card Download: You can do this using your mobile phone number at uidai.gov.in
Zee Business
Aadhaar number is an important document that can be used as identity proof and address proof. These days, it has become an essential document for ...

Amazing vision of Modi government! Good news for Pension, Aadhaar, Passport, PM Schemes and ...
Zee Business
The Common Services Centres (CSCs) are now sprucing up to provide many other government-related services like pensions, Aadhaar, passport ...

Tata AIA Life introduces Aadhaar based offline e-KYC service
Odisha Diary
New Delhi: Tata AIA Life Insurance (Tata AIA Life) has tied up with East Consultancy Services to offer Aadhaar based, offline e-KYC service for ...

CM Ashok Gehlot wants all homes to be covered under door-to-door drive
Times of India
Chief secretary D B Gupta said that awareness would be spread among 1.93 crore people linked with Jan Aadhaar on their mobile phones.

Coronavirus in Karanataka: How to get a travel e-pass in Bengaluru, Mangaluru, and other parts of ...
Free Press Journal
(Note: You will need your Aadhaar card details and other personal details for this.) 5. After you fill out the form, you will have to click on Agree in the ...

Stop free non-veg food in jails, merge welfare fund boards, panel proposes
The New Indian Express
An Aadhaar-linked payment mechanism should be launched to check whether the beneficiaries are illegally drawing other government benefits like ...

Chennai's 127 missing Covid patients tracked down
The New Indian Express
Now, as per the latest guidelines, it's mandatory for all patients getting tested at private labs to give their Aadhaar number. The lab has to upload the ...

Migrant workers living in fear of flood, says report
The New Indian Express
Strategies such as withholding their wages, original identity cards (Aadhaar Card or Voter Identity Card), other belongings or curtailing freedom of ...

Modi government's 'One Nation, One Ration' is an attempt to deflect attention from actual solutions
Scroll.in
Aadhaar is the user-end technology that going to be used for “One Nation, One Ration”. It is now widely documented that the imposition of Aadhaar in ...

Cash, on Delivery
Down To Earth Magazine
He opened his PMJDY account using his Aadhaar number, and his mobile phone was also seeded to this account. Read complete story. Kewat is one ...

Govt has some safety tips for Facebook and other social media users
Economic Times
"Sharing your sensitive personal details such as an address, phone number, Aadhaar number, photo, date of birth etc. on social media makes it easier ...

Kerala: Soon, portal to register details of guest workers
Times of India
The portal will record details such as address, phone number, Aadhaar number of the worker, his skill, previous employer, the district he prefers to ...

Class 12 student handles bodies of COVID-19 patients for mother's medicines, school fees
Times of India
"I took my Aadhaar card and voter identity card, hoping to get some money on low interest rates," he says. Chand's family is worried about his safety, ...

Tata AIA Life ties up with East Consultancy Services for paperless e-KYC service
Devdiscourse
Tata AIA Life Insurance (Tata AIA Life) on Wednesday said it has tied up with East Consultancy Services to offer Aadhaar-based paperless offline ...

ATS nabs accused who threatened to kill BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj
Clipper28 (press release) (blog)
One mobile phone, passport, Aadhaar card, and Civil ID Card has been recovered from the accused. Last month in a combined operation Uttar ...
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