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

14514 - 3rd July 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 3 July 2020

Aadhaar card lost? How to order a reprint if your mobile is not registered with UIDAI
Livemint
Aadhaar card lost or misplaced? There is no need to panic or worry as the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has made provisions for ...

Modi govt eases registration for MSMEs; launches portal for setting up business with only Aadhaar
Financial Express
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: MSMEs already having Entrepreneurs Memorandum (EM)-II or Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM) registrations ...

Over 14L cattle tagged with UID numbers
The New Indian Express
The UID of cattle and buffaloes will also be linked to the Aadhaar number of its owner.

EPF withdrawal: Know the process, tax implication and impact on corpus
Livemint
9) Enter the OTP received on Aadhaar-linked mobile number. 10) Claim is submitted. Withdraw PF money under the covid facility only if you are in a fix ...

UPI payments hit all-time high of 1.34 bn transactions in June
India TV
... Service (IMPS), UPI, Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), BHIM Aadhaar, National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC Fastag) and Bharat BillPay.

Man admitted to COVID-19 hospital goes missing, CCTV footage doesn't show him coming out
The New Indian Express
For the next two days, I went to the hospital with the Aadhaar card but could not get any information about him or his health condition. The hospital ...

Income Tax department extends deadline for tax-saving investments for FY20 till July 31
Pune Mirror
The date for linking Aadhaar with PAN has also been extended to March 31, 2021. "The time for filing of original as well as revised income-tax returns ...

Gadchiroli collector creates portal to increase farm loan disbursement
Times of India
These farmers can enrol with simple documents like 7/12 extract and Aadhaar card. Once their enrolment is complete, the farmers will get a print out of ...

Nandan Nilekani's mantra for Digital India: Twin engines to drive Modi's pet scheme
Financial Express
Aadhar architect Nandan Nilekani recently said that Ease of Doing Business and Artificial Intelligence must be core focus areas for the government's ...

Digital India: Daily average electronic transactions reached to the level of Rs 16.3 Cr in 2020
IndiaCSR
Aadhaar has been issued to 125.7 crore residents and 4,216 crore authentications have been facilitated. “Direct Benefit Transfer to the tune of Rs 11.1 ...

Providing food, clothing, education, financial assistance to orphans: AAP govt to HC
Devdiscourse
... ensured job placements, created Aadhaar cards, opened bank accounts for them and also provide Rs 30,000 as financial assistance to the orphan ...

MSME Registration Open Doors For Various Opportunities For Entrepreneurs
ZipLoan
Participation in the International Trade fair – Udyog Aadhar Registration helps the MSME to promote their business internationally through trade fairs ...

52 new cases take Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district COVID-19 tally to 1519
The New Indian Express
... a person was not communicated the same, he/she should contact village/ward volunteers and give the latter their Aadhaar number. Stay up to date ...

Sopore girl first to get J&K domicile certificate
Newsd.in
... that he applied for the domicile for all his family members including Aliya because he felt that it is an important document just like the Aadhaar card.

Ban on 59 Chinese apps great opportunity for Indians: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Doordarshan
He said that Aadhaar has been issued to 125.7 crore residents and 4,216 crore authentications have been facilitated. Emphasizing the Digital India's ...

Life Certificate and other certificates of pensioners to submitted from 1st Sept.
India Education Diary
He said that the pensioners may also give copy of Aadhar along with Life Certificate for seeding of Aadhar number with e-Pension. The Life Certificate ...

2 cyber criminals arrested in Giridih
United News of India
... Krishna Kumar is from Jamtara district while Rupam Ojha hailed from Deoghar district. He said mobiles, sim cards, Aadhar cards, pan cards have ...
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