AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14544 - 6TH AUGUST 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

Thursday, August 6, 2020

14544 - 6TH AUGUST 2020 - AADHAAR DAILY DIGEST,

Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 6 August 2020

Explained: What is Parivar Pehchan Patra launched by Haryana, how is it different from Aadhaar?
The Indian Express
“Aadhaar will not be exposed. But the PPP will be linked to all the family schemes. Thus, the sensitivity to legal requirements diminishes because Aadhar ...

Aadhaar Card Address Update: Just do this at uidai.gov.in
Zee Business
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is well aware of it and hence it has been trying to simplify the Aadhaar card address updation process ...

Lost your Aadhaar card? Here is how to retrieve it within minutes
Zee Business
Aadhaar card is now one of the most important documents in the country. It is required to avail several services. But there is always a chance of people ...

'Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Rules' Notified [Read Rules]
Live Law
Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Rules, 2020, have been notified today. These Rules have ...

Odisha Urges Madhu Babu Pension Beneficiaries To Complete Aadhaar Linking
Odisha Television Ltd.
Among the 20 lakh, 95 per cent have linked their Aadhaar, Panda added. The MBPY provides financial assistance to the destitute elderly, differently- ...

District administration distributes family ID cards to 20 families in Gurugram
Hindustan Times
... in the verification stage as families are required to provide details, such as Aadhaar card numbers of all members, along with their contact numbers.

Now you can regularise your past IT returns till this date
Business Today
a) Aadhaar OTP or. b) Net-banking or. c) EVC (Electronic Verification Code) through Bank Account Number or. d) EVC through Demat account or.

23-yr-old uploaded data to force GTU to put off exams
Ahmedabad Mirror
... information of Bachelor of Engineering (BE) students, including their photographs, PAN card, Aadhaar card and Voter ID card details, were leaked.

NO Frisking but Mandatory Temperature checks for NEET SS 2020
Medical Dialogues
Aadhaar Card (with Photograph). In case, any candidate reports to the test center with e-Aadhaar Card with Aadhaar number printed on it as proof of ...

Soon, working women's hostel to come up in Mohali's Sector 79
Hindustan Times
He asked the Mohali administration to take Aadhaar card or Jamabandi as proof of their being Mohali residents and ensure that they successfully ...

Dadumajra family returns from hospital, finds house burgled
Hindustan Times
... two pairs of earrings, two pairs of silver anklets, two pairs of silver chutki, two gold rings, a mobile phone, Aadhaar card and a bank passbook.

In new domicile law, Kashmiri women find the right to choose & not lose
Times of India
... little Aaliya's father Tariq Ahmed Longoo applied for a domicile certificate for her because he thinks it is "a very important document like Aadhaar that ...

Bharat Seva Centre invites applications from Entrepreneurs for the opening of Bharat Seva Online ...
India Education Diary
... PAN Card Enrolment & Correction, AEPS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System) – Micro ATM, Bus, Rail & Flight Tickets, All Bank Money Transfers, ...

27 YO Widow Becomes e-Dost To Help Villagers With Banking
Femina
Vazare has become the first government-authorised service provider of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS). AePS aims to provide last-mile ...

With Chikhalwadi Chawl redevelopment stalled, misery for tenants who shifted out
Free Press Journal
Today our Aadhaar card has our previous Chikhalwadi address, but we do not have rent receipts or electricity or water bills. Applying for a passport or ...

Want to Get A Duplicate PAN Card Online? Know What to Do If You Lost Your PAN Card
Krishi Jagran
Then you will have to enter your PAN details, Aadhaar number, and date of birth. (Tick the box for allowing the use of Aadhaar data for reprinting your ...