AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14526 - 17th July 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

Friday, July 17, 2020

14526 - 17th July 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 17 July 2020

UT Khader seeks clarity on 'free treatment' to Covid patients with Aadhaar Card
Times of India
The minister on Saturday had announced that patients with Aadhaar cards could avail this free treatment in medical college hospitals. The present ...

Zulfkar urged govt 100% Aadhar enrollment before launch of ONOR scheme
Rising Kashmir
Former minister and senior leader Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali urged upon the government to ensure hundred percent Aadhar issuance for one nation one ...

Vikas Dubey's Aide Killed in Alleged Encounter Was a Minor, Says His Family
The Wire
Kartikey's Class 10 mark sheet and Aadhaar card record mention May 27, 2004 as his date of birth, which means he was 16. 5 hours ago | The Wire Staff.

Maharashtra HSC Result 2020: How To Download Marksheet Using Digilocker App
Republic World
Then type your Aadhaar Number and verify it through OTP or fingerprint ... However, if you have already created the account using Aadhar Number ...

How to open Sukanya Samriddhi Account?
Livemint
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TN 12th Result 2020: How To Download 12th Marksheet Using Digilocker App?
Republic World
The last step involves submitting the Aadhaar Number and verification process through OTP or fingerprint option. Students can now access their ...
This Gurugram-based firm is changing the face of background verification
Business Today
AuthBridge is the first background verification company in India to provide instant identity verification through Aadhar and PAN card. While initially the ...

IndusInd Bank adopts CRMNEXT to empower its customer management
Business Standard
as well as over 150 integration touch points including core banking, loan systems, credit card system, Aadhaar, credit bureaus among others. Powered ...

15 IAS officers transferred in Telangana
Telangana Today
... while another senior IAS officer Adhar Sinha has been appointed as the Director General of Environment Protection Training and Research Institute ...

Plea in Delhi HC to resume CM's Corona food grain scheme
India Legal
... the Centre's notification making the Aadhaar mandatory for accessing subsidized food grains under the National Food Security Act, 2013.

Telangana: 2000 People Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Go 'Missing' In Order To Avoid Social ...
India Times
“We were still able to reach some of them using the Aadhaar card address and most of them confessed that they don't want to accept the isolation kit at ...

'Bangladeshi' or son of 2002 riot-hit family?
Times of India
The petitioner has annexed documents — Aadhaar, election, and ration cards — of her son to prove that he is an Indian. She has said that Shaikh, like ...

Relaxation In ITR Verification: Here Is All You Should Know
Goodreturns
The verification can be done by six of the processes including OTP, aadhaar among others. 2. The relaxation is not applicable where the department ...

#OperationHaftaVasooli Part 2: Zee Business sting exposes small loan companies, calls out ...
Zee Business
He added that some of these companies even threaten borrowers by saying they will get their Aadhaar or PAN cards blocked. Singhvi said that no one ...