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, August 15, 2020

14552 - 15th August 2020 - Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 15 August 2020

Aadhaar card: Steps to download e-Aadhaar online with your mobile number
Livemint
If you have updated your address recently in your Aadhaar card, then instead of waiting for the new Aadhaar card which will be delivered via post and ...

PAN-Aadhaar card linking: Here's how you can link them online, via SMS
India TV
Till June 29, 50.95 crore PAN has been allocated. If you too are among those who haven't linked their PAN to Aadhaar card, then you have only 7 ...

Back to Office Equipment: A 4G Aadhaar Based Attendance System
The Tech Panda
This 4G tab allows companies to identify their employees on the basis of their Adhaar details. As companies prepare to resume office, they find ...
Each industry in Andhra Pradesh to get Aadhaar-like number
Times of India
VIJAYAWADA: The government has decided to conduct a survey of its industries and accord an Aadhaar-like number to each of them. Orders with ...

18 crore PAN card holders did not do this must-do work, it has been delayed for 7 months
Kalinga TV
One of these deadlines is PAN and Aadhaar linking. Now by 31 March 2021, it has been granted to link PAN and Aadhaar. According to the Income Tax ...

Tamil Nadu lockdown: State govt. to issue travel e-pass to those with Aadhar details
Times Now
Tamil Nadu government has decided to immediately issue e-pass applications those applicants who provide their Aadhar details and mobile number ...

Extraction Of Aadhar IDs Using OpenCV & TensorFlow- Sushil Ostwal, Head Data Science at ...
Analytics India Magazine
While the second part of the session covered the steps of masking Aadhar card number. Ostwal also discussed the technical details of the libraries, ...

Instagram starts verifying suspicious accounts using government and other IDs
MediaNama.com
At a later date, Rubin had asked the High Court to remove Aadhaar from his original plea and consider only 'authorised government proofs'.

Orphaned in the Delhi Riots, 18-Year-Old Salman Asks: 'What Is Justice?'
The Wire
The office of the sub-divisional magistrate needed a document – an Aadhaar number or a voter identity card – to prove Salman's identity and ...

Tamil Nadu reports 5890 new Covid cases, Chennai back to 1000-plus
Business Standard
From August 17, e-pass will be issued instantly to people who apply with details of Aadhaar card/ration card and telephone numbers. In another ...

Virus crisis accelerates use of tech in healthcare sector
Livemint
... complete digital healthcare systems, the government is mooting to use Aadhaar-based identification of patients for maintaining health records.

Know your PF balance and withdrawal from EPF account in this way without UAN
Kalinga TV
Members will be required to download an Aadhaar-based Composite Claim Form or Non-Aadhaar Composite Claim Form from the Internet. Under this ...

DoT proposal on self KYC through end-to-end online process cumbersome: Telcos
Financial Express
Only those documents can be uploaded for verification, which can be digitally verified like Aadhaar card, etc. Also, the customer has to capture a live ...

Want to rectify errors or add details in ITR? Here's how to do it
ET Now
Aadhaar based OTP: Since linking Aadhaar with PAN is mandatory for filing ITR, taxpayers can log in to e-filing portal and then click on Generate ...
Kerala government's move to collect call details of Covid patients violates privacy rights: Congress
Scroll.in
The petitioner, Puttawamy, had challenged the central government's decision of making the Aadhaar Card mandatory for the public to avail ...
India Corporate Bonds: Ylds tad dn as MFs buy; July CPI data eyed
Cogencis
In the primary market on Friday, SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd and Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd invited bids for bonds maturing in 2023 and ...

VFS Global launches online appointment booking service for COVID-19 sample collection
BW Businessworld
Step 2: Provide details and complete payment - Provide Aadhaar Card or Voter ID Card or Passport Number and personal information before making ...
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