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 22, 2020

14558 - 21st August 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 21 August 2020

Aadhaar Card Updation: Want to change details? Know documents to be used as valid proof
Zee Business
Aadhaar Card Updation: If you want to update details in your Aadhaar Card you can do that easily online. If the update is pertaining to your name, ...

Linking Aadhaar to pensions during COVID-19
The New Indian Express
Under such a situation, a complex scenario has emerged in Odisha after the government's decision to make Aadhaar verification mandatory for ...

24 insurance companies can now ask customers for Aadhaar under Prevention of Money ...
MediaNama.com
An entity could use Aadhaar authentication only if it was notified by the central government. With the Ministry of Finance's notification, these 24 ...

Aadhaar mandatory for COVID-testing at Ahmedabad's urban health centres: Report
MediaNama.com
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the city's civic body, has made it mandatory for people to submit their Aadhaar details along with an OTP sent to ...

IDFC Mutual Fund enables video e-KYC for first-time investors
Livemint
The Aadhaar-based KYC will be done through an XML upload. Non-Aadhaar based KYC is a video-based KYC procedure. The e-KYC facility will help ...

24 insurers allowed to authenticate Aadhaar details
SME Times
The Central government on Wednesday notified 24 more insurers, both life and non-life, to undertake Aadhaar authentication services, taking the total ...

180 million PANs could become defunct by March 31
Oneindia
Over 180 million PANs could become defunct if they are not linked with Aadhaar before the March 31 deadline. The government is also likely to expand ...

How employers can get registered for e-sign to expedite all EPF related work of employees
Zee Business
This can be done online by the authorised person of an employer using his digital signature or Aadhaar based e-Sign on EPFO portal. This ensures ...

MSMEs: The growth engines of the Indian economy
Livemint
Aadhaar number is mandatory for obtaining the Udyam registration application. The Aadhar number in case of a proprietor would be that of the ...

NTA releases AIAPGET 2020 admit card; no confirmation on official website
Careers360
One Authorised photo ID - PAN card/Driving license/Passport/Aadhaar card (with photo)/Aadhaar enrolment number/Ration card. PwD certificate, if ...

Govt to offer 50% of three months' salary as unemployment benefit to 4 million workers
Livemint
The 12 digit Aadhaar number shall be used for identification of the claims. This will be done via the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana, a scheme in ...

NCW Chairperson holds meeting with Medical Superintendents & Directors of Psychiatric Homes
All India Radio
She also stressed on the need for ensuring that the inmates have Aadhaar cards so that they can be beneficiaries of government's social security ...

6 beautiful hotels in Pondicherry that are now open
Condé Nast Traveller India
You need to provide some basic information, like your Aadhaar card number and contact details. Note: Puducherry Airport is currently closed.

All about Minority-Scholarship 2020-21: Applications invited from J&K students
The Kashmir Monitor
It will be necessary for the eligible applicants to provide Aadhaar number, while applying for scholarship and in case an individual does not possess ...

Telangana Degree Admission: DOST registration to begin from today at dost.cgg.gov.in
Scroll.in
The candidate must also ensure their name, gender and date of birth in Aadhaar is as per SSC. If not, they will have to update their Aadhar details.

COVID undertaking, no physical frisking & more: Centre finalises safety protocols for JEE-NEET 2020
DNA India
Candidates are also required to carry original and photocopy of identity proof such as PAN card, driving license, voter ID, passport, or Aadhaar card.

News updates from Hindustan Times at 1 pm: Pranab Mukherjee's health shows slight ...
Hindustan Times
Over 180 million permanent account numbers (PANs) could become defunct unless linked with Aadhaar numbers by the March 31 deadline, as the ...

Aarogya Setu app not mandatory, Airports Authority of India tells HC
Times of India
Citing the Aadhaar judgement, he said the government cannot hold on to data without a valid legislation. The PIL was filed by Anivar A Aravind, ...

UP man held for cheating people through online video scheme
Times of India
We started probing based on PAN card, Aadhaar card and GST forms. Later, we got more details from Gmail and two web hosting companies and we ...

How to set up a mutual fund SIP online or offline
Economic Times
Your identification documents such as PAN, Aadhaar, passport and address proof should be kept handy to provide copies at the time of investing.

Mastermind found in counter-hacking operation
Times of India
The data included photos and details of PAN and Aadhaar. “In the first week of August, we picked up Chotani,” Yadav said. “During interrogation it ...
Lt Governor Visits Reasi, Reviews Developmental Scenario
Kashmir Life
He further directed the officers to ensure 100 percent DBT and Aadhar based ... He also passed instructions regarding a hundred percent Aadhaar ...
RBI released framework for Pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail Payments
Online Indian News
... will set up,operate, manage new payment systems that comprises of ATMs, Aadhaar based payments, label Point of Sales, remittance services.

PC Financial Services starts video KYC for seamless verification process with automated AI ...
Yahoo India News
A crucial step here is the offline verification of the Aadhaar card, keeping in mind that it is not older than 3 days,' explained Mr. Gakhar. As per the ...
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