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

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

14542 - 4TH AUGUST 2020- AADHAAR DAILY UPDATES,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 4 August 2020

SBI instant savings account online: Eligibility, benefits, features explained
Livemint
Here is all you need to know about the Aadhaar-based SBI online savings account: 'SBI Insta Saving Bank Account' will offer complete paperless and ...

Cops arrest three over death of Lankan gangster
Times of India
Lokka had obtained Aadhaar card with the help of T Sivakami Sundari, 36, from Madurai and S Dhiyanesawaran, 32, from Tirupur. Amani, Sivakami ...

Pune: Test report delayed, Covid-19 victim's body lay in ambulance for two days
Times of India
The victim's son alleged that the hospital authorities did not tell him initially that Aadhaar card was required for the Covid test. “On July 31 (Friday), the ...

Lost or misplaced your PAN card? Here's how to get a duplicate one online
Financial Express
(Tick the box for allowing the use of Aadhaar data for reprinting your PAN card.) To reprint your PAN, you will be charged a fee of Rs 50 (inclusive of ...

UPI transactions hit an all-time high of 149 crore in July
Financial Express
... Service (IMPS), UPI, Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), BHIM Aadhaar, National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC Fastag) and Bharat BillPay.

Bangalore Airport extends biometric-based self-boarding facility to AirAsia
Business Standard
... or e-boarding process for airport entry and boarding flights using documents such as a passenger's Aadhaar number and mobile phone number.

Do You Know How Much Amount Your Employer Has Deposited In Your PF Account, Know The ...
Kalinga TV
For this, it is important that one of your bank account, Aadhaar or PAN card is linked to the UAN number. If this is the case, you will get the information ...

Govt: 1 crore migrants back home, just 2.4 lakh outside
Times of India
... details of migrants' current and native address, bank, Ujjwala and Aadhaar details of workers, the data available in public domain remains sketchy ...

Govt plans personal health IDs, e-records for citizens
Times of India
People will also have a choice to link their unique health ID with Aadhaar if they wish to. This ID will be applicable across states, hospitals, diagnostic ...

7th Pay Commission Pay Scale Level: Salary 69000; here is what is a big benefit on offer
Zee Business
... 12th mark sheets (with board certificate) Driving license (for male), cast certificate (central), permanent residence certificate and Aadhaar card.

Buy CDSL; target of Rs 412: HDFC Securities
Moneycontrol.com
SEBI allowed Aadhaar-based e-KYC for account opening, which will boost KYC volumes. We increase the FY21/22E EPS estimate by 20.1/16.8% due ...

Ration card portability now covers 24 states/UTs
domain-B
... by using their existing ration card with biometric/Aadhaar based authentication on an electronic point of sale (ePoS) device installed at the FPS.

Coronavirus in Pune: Wakdewadi's diagnostic-lab launches drive-in facility for COVID-19 testing
Free Press Journal
"Bring just your Aadhar card (or other Government-issued photo ID) and Rs. 2,200 and get a world-class RT-PCR test from Pune's premier ...
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