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, August 7, 2020

14545 - 7TH AUGUST 2020 - DAILY DIGEST,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 7 August 2020

Centre may allow Aadhaar authentication for social welfare schemes
Hindustan Times
An order by IT ministry has asked government departments to seek permission for the scheme. Centre,Aadhaar,Authentication Till now, the government ...

Now open pension account with your Aadhaar Card only; know complete process here
Jagran English
Now a pension account can be opened by just showing the Aadhaar Card. The information was released by the Pension Fund Regulator of the ...
Aadhaar authentication now allowed for good governance, prevention of leakage of public funds ...
MediaNama.com
Such authentication is voluntary, as per the Rules. Any ministry, department or the state government that wants to use Aadhaar-based authentication for ...

Update Your Mobile Number in the Aadhar Card easily using online appointments
CIOL
You can't change the registered mobile number on Aadhar Card by yourself. For that, you will have to go to an Aadhaar Seva Kendra. UIDAI ...

Madurai lawyer forged docus to help gangster
Times of India
Sundari used one of these addresses to get Aadhaar card for Lokka. All the three houses are located within 1km radius in Railar Nagar near Koodal ...

Faceless E-Assessment for a taxpayer-friendly regime
The New Indian Express
... allotment of e-PAN using Aadhaar card, PAN-Aadhaar interchangeability and a robust e-filing platform. The system comes at a very appropriate time ...

Pandemic triggers child marriage trend, 180 bids foiled since lockdown in Odisha
The New Indian Express
She demanded the family to produce the bride's aadhaar card, which they did after much hesitation. The card confirmed her doubts. The bride was ...

Lankan gangster's death RAW team visits Coimbatore meets CBCID sleuths
THE WEEK
fabrication of documents to get Aadhar card for him. According to the official, the RAW team was in the city yesterday and held discussions with CBCID ...

Ayushman Bharat and all other govt health schemes to integrate with digital health mission
ThePrint
Linking health ID with Aadhaar not mandatory. The NDHM strategy document stated: “All government health programmes, notified under applicable ...

COVID-19 has accelerated India's digital reset
Qrius
Aadhar is also the base for India Stack, a set of open APIs (Application Programme Interface) which developers can use as the foundations for their ...

Guntur: 15 government employees test coronavirus positive
The Hans India
... cell no, Aadhaar card no and other details. Srinivasa Rao urged the government employees to avail the facility provided by the APNGOs association ...

Covid learning: Digi-health is the future, only this can help India deliver what it needs to
Financial Express
... Aadhaar and DigiLocker; so, a person getting radiology or blood report can receive it in their locker and then can share it with the doctor or hospital.

UPCATET admit card 2020 released on upcatet.org, here's direct link
Times of India
... the print out of UPCATET admit card to the exam centre along with a photo ID proof such as Aadhaar card, Pan card, Voter ID or Driving license.

India: Fintech Newsletter – Quick Snapshots
Mondaq News Alerts
With this, any Aadhaar card holder may digitally sign an electronic document without having to obtain a physical digital signature dongle.
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