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, July 4, 2020

14513 - 2nd July 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY DIGEST,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 2 July 2020

Privacy groups oppose Kerala govt's order mandating Aadhaar for govt jobs
The News Minute
The Internet Freedom Foundation, Rethink Aadhaar and Swathanthra Malayalam Computing endorsed a legal notice sent by Kalyani Menon Sen ...

Aadhaar, India Stack key to PM's 'One Nation One Ration Card' outreach: Experts
The Rahnuma Daily
New York, June 30 (IANS) A centrally hosted public distribution system, Aadhaar numbers linked to a single beneficiary list and each transaction ...

India's digital journey in past 5 years focused on empowerment and transformation: RS Prasad
India TV
It has positively impacted all aspects of the lives of Indian citizens identity management through Aadhaar, Direct Benefit Transfer, Common Services ...

UPI transactions hit all-time high in June, cross pre-covid levels
Livemint
Aadhaar Enable Payment System (AePS) witnessed a slight dip in June at 397 million transactions from 405 million a month ago. Such transactions ...

New process for MSME registration begins July 1 onwards
Economic Times
Businesses which have the EM-II (entrepreneurs memorandum) or Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum or any other registration issued by an authority ...

Pensioners' life certificate, documents to be submitted from September 1 in Himachal
Hindustan Times
... copy of their Aadhaar card to link Aadhaar number with e-pension. Life certificates already submitted for the year 2019-20 will be valid till August 31.

Welcome relief, and firm warning
Economic Times
So, by dint of Aadhaar, the migrant worker and his/her family are no longer tied to a place for basic food. The fantasy of returning migrants 'industrialising ...

DoT to seek Cabinet nod for broadband via landline policy to bring more players
Livemint
... similar to the likes of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Aadhaar and GSTN, to educate the under privileged and poor on issues related to healthcare ...

No cash benefits for ESIC subscribers without bank account details
Business Standard
Since the Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for all the subscribers, cleaning up the dataset becomes an issue. This is the reason the decision has ...

Telangana DOST 2020 registration for phase-I postponed due to Covid-19
Careers360
... aadhaar card linked with mobile number, active mobile number, candidate's photograph in the prescribed format and size,qualifying exam certificate ...

Madhya Pradesh: Professor loses car to fraudsters on pretext of free servicing
Times of India
... free car service at her doorsteps on Monday morning and fled with her car, mobile phone, Aadhaar card and car registration and insurance papers.

Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra 2020: All you need to know about Bahuda Yatra and here's where you ...
Times Now
A few rituals like the Suna Besha and Adhara Pana will be performed followed by the Niladri Bije (concluding part of the rituals of the Bahuda Yatra).

Some Chinese VCs looking for a quick exit
Economic Times
... positive macro indicators like smartphone reach, GST implementation and the Aadhaar database. Along with China's slowing economic growth rate, ...

Single Citizen Database being created in MP
United News of India
Records pertaining to Samagra, land, voting, Aadhaar, etc shall be integrated and bio-metric verification executed. Besides, arrangements will be in ...

Five cyber crooks held, cash recovered
Times of India
They disclosed that they used to make clones of the thumb impressions of people to get their Aadhaar card numbers and bank details. The thumb ...

YES BANK unlocks a full service digital Savings Account; introduces video KYC facility
Express Computer
... enter mobile number, Aadhaar OTP and PAN card details in the online form, followed by a video KYC. Key features of Digital Savings account.

Conman inspired by movie 'Catch Me If You Can' arrested
The Hans India
He then learnt basics of computer from YouTube and prepared a forged PAN card and Aadhaar card with a fake name and address using MS Paint ...

Financial awareness programme held
Daily Excelsior
... POS Machine, PMJDY RuPay Debit card, KCC RuPay Debit Card, Mobile Banking Services, IMPS, Aadhaar based transactions, NEFT, RTGS, etc.

Bahuda Yatra: Chaturdha Murati Return To Abode After 9-Day Sojourn At Gundicha Temple
Odisha Television Ltd.
Just like Bahuda Yatra and Gundicha Yatra, we will try to keep a few number of servitors on chariots during Suna Besa and Adhara Pana so that ...
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