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

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

14563 - 26th August 2020 - Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 26 August 2020

Insurance Sector: The Latest In The Function Creep Of Aadhaar
BloombergQuint
In saying so, he had struck down the section which allowed for commercial exploitation of Aadhaar by private entities. But this was the minority opinion.

Use Aadhaar to get GST registration in just three days
Hindustan Times
Besides hassle-free registration, an applicant opting for authentication through Aadhaar to get a GST registration would get the approval within three ...

Aadhaar card update: You will no longer need any documents to make these changes
Moneycontrol.com
Check how to update Aadhaar card details like photograph, biometrics (finger print and iris scan), gender, mobile number and email ID in Aadhaar.

An Aadhaar-enabled gate to reduce community spread
The New Indian Express
However, Rizwin Azeez has a resolution involving the Aadhar card. “Prevention is all we can do until there exists a permanent solution for Covid-19.

Paytm Payments Bank enables banking services through Aadhaar cards
Times of India
The only inputs required for a customer to do a transaction under AePS mode are IIN (identification of the customer's bank), Aadhaar number and ...

RBI to MSMEs: No need to re-register under Udyog Aadhaar for reclassification as per new definition
Financial Express
... registration of existing units under Entrepreneurs Memorandum (EM) part II and Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum (UAM). The circular, which has been ...

Education deptt yet to complete Aadhaar enrolment of 42 per cent students, teachers
TheDispatch
Besides, Aadhaar enrolment issue, an official of the department said that the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has advised the JK ...

Paytm Payments Bank enables banking services through Aadhar Cards
Daily Excelsior
MUMBAI, Aug 24: Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has enabled banking services through Aadhar Cards by integrating Aadhaar enabled Payment ...

'Privacy is a fundamental right that cannot be traded for other rights,' says TMC MP Mahua Moitra
MediaNama.com
Moitra cited a case where in villages, when she told villagers that they shouldn't give their Aadhaar details to get a Jio connection, the villagers told her ...

How to withdraw PF amount using UMANG App
Financial Express
Note that, for your EPF claims, you will be needed to provide verified KYC details, UAN number linked to Aadhaar, and Umang app linked to Aadhaar.

How to apply for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY): All you need to know
India Today
Proof of identity (Aadhaar card, PAN card, voters' ID); Proof of address. Proof of income (Form 16, bank account statement, latest IT returns.) Here is how ...

Weekend lockdown crippling MSME-dominated retail; recovery continues to be in red from last year
Financial Express
Also read: RBI to MSMEs: No need to re-register under Udyog Aadhaar for reclassification as per new definition. “Beauty has not gone anywhere, ...
Questions remain over success of LPG scheme
Hindustan Times
The adoption of JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) trinity was supposed to get rid of this problem. An HT analysis of unit level data from a 2018 National ...

Govt has to stretch itself in the short term for economy's recovery: Singhania
Livemint
Since Aadhaar is seeded with both ration cards and bank accounts, transfers could be made directly into bank accounts linked to each ration card.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: ICMR Says 'Irresponsible People' Not Wearing Masks Driving ...
News18
"Devotees have to register online one day prior to darshan and keep a copy of registration form and Aadhaar card at the time of temple visit.

TS DOST 2020-21 Application For Phase 1 College Admissions Starts
Republic World
On completion of TS DOST registration through Aadhaar and phone number, students will receive their DOST ID and PIN through message. This will ...

Lord Padmanabha Swamy temple to open tomorrow but with restrictions
Economic Times
... of their visit to the shrine and before 5 pm, keep a copy of the same and carry their original Aadhaar card along with them during the temple visit.

Technology Powering Animal Husbandry & Dairy Sector: Atul Chaturvedi
Elets
This tag or Pashu Aadhaar contains a unique number on the body of an animal which can be read in the form of a barcode. The unique ID numbers ...

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Zee २४ तास
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Andhra govt doc jumps into Krishna river allegedly to take own life, search on
Yahoo India News
The police found a cell phone and Aadhaar card along with a GGH identity card as he had left them on the roadside of Prakasam barrage before ...
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