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

Friday, June 19, 2020

14500 - 19TH JUNE 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 19 June 2020

How to link Aadhaar to your driving license online? Here's a step-by-step guide
CNBCTV18
As per the current ruling, it is not mandatory to link Aadhaar with driving license. However, reports suggest that the government is planning to do so. The ...

Now, Aadhaar card must to get free five saplings
Times of India
The distribution of the saplings will continue till September 15. Environmentalist from Nature Club Surat (NCS), Snehal Patel told TOI, “The Aadhaar card ...

Three policy changes that can unleash the potential of video KYC facility
Livemint
While both e-Aadhaar PDF and Aadhaar offline XML are equivalent documents, consumers are able to upload their Aadhaar PDF but struggle when ...

Four financial tasks you need to finish before the 30 June deadline
Livemint
“In case you don't link your PAN with Aadhaar by 30 June 2020, your PAN will become inoperative, " said Archit Gupta, founder and chief executive ...

Financial tasks to complete before June 30th deadline
Indiainfoline (blog)
... card with Aadhaar to June 30, 2020. In a bid to help you with meeting the deadline, here is a list of 8 tasks you need to complete before 30th June.

SBI's Mudra NPAs at 15%, loan book stabilized, says Rajnish Kumar
Livemint
SBI's e-Mudra scheme allows a customer to apply and get loans up to ₹50,000 by providing Aadhaar details for e-KYC validation. To be eligible, the ...

RBI Watch: New normal likely for NPCI as RBI re-looks payments arena
Cogencis
Even developmental roles such as use of Aadhaar for payments, creation of RuPay cards and Aadhaar-enabled services, including Unified Payments ...

Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests man who threatened to blow up BJP Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj
The New Indian Express
Police have seized a mobile phone, a passport, Aadhaar card and an ID card of Kuwait City. ADVERTISEMENT. ATS said that Gaffar worked as a ...

Steel city cops nab cyber criminals who siphoned people's money by means of bank fraud
Telegraph India
Ojha shared his Aadhar and bank account number with the caller thereafter. A few days later he discovered Rs 62,500 missing from his account," ...

Explained: Why digital payments crashed and govt transfers rose in April
The Indian Express
... modes barring direct benefit transfer payments by the government using the Aadhar-enabled platforms, which recorded a jump of 138 per cent.

TN seeks release of pending milled rice subsidy from Centre
Yahoo India News
... Nation, One Card Scheme', he said 99.72 per cent of the beneficiaries of the public distribution system (PDS) have already been Aadhaar seeded.

“Awareness not Anxiety” is the mantra to fight the pandemic: Dr Jitendra Singh
Doordarshan
The unique digital identity of Aadhar enabled availability of services on real time basis with e-Classes, e-Hospitals, e-Nam, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan ...

10 states seek extension of free grains scheme
Economic Times
The ration cards will be Aadhaar linked and would be connected to central depository. “So far, 20 states and union territories have implemented this ...

Now Migrant Workers Will Also Get Rs. 2000 under PM-Kisan Yojana; Know What They Need to Do
Krishi Jagran (press release) (blog)
Also if your bank account is not linked with Aadhaar card then also you won't get the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

Tirupati: APSRTC services to Bengaluru begin
The Hans India
... the bus; In the self- registration form on the portal, the passenger should enter his personal details including Aadhaar number, the bus ticket number, ...

DoSE issue notice on safe use of internet
Nagaland Post
Further, taking note of a few schools sharing personal information of students such as Aadhaar Number in school WhatsApp groups in violation of ...

KCCI projects issues of Valley handicrafts sector
Rising Kashmir Daily English Newspaper (press release)
"What is needed is the registration under Udyog Adhaar card," Shah said. He also asked stakeholders to get involved in establishing Common Facility ...
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