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 28, 2020

14564 - 27th August 2020 - Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 27 August 2020

Aadhaar model can help in vaccinating population quickly: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani
Economic Times
India must replicate the Aadhaar model — built to enroll over a million people a day — to create a massive vaccination programme that can cover 3-5 ...

Gandhi Parivar is Cong's Aadhaar card, says Sanjay Raut
The Indian Express
“Gandhi Parivar is the Aadhaar card of the Congress. Be it Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi. The demand for a non-Gandhi leading ...

Aadhaar-enabled gate to check Covid in Kerala
Times of India
“This gate makes use of the QR code in the Aadhaar card and thus makes sure if a person is supposed to be on quarantine or at high risk. A temperature ...

Facial recognition, Iris scans may be used for welfare scheme payouts
ETtech.com
as physical touch by resident is not required to perform Aadhaar authentication,” it said. “Authentication success rate is also potentially higher than ( ...

From Aadhaar to Aarogya Setu, Vidhi's questionable role in technology-related policy making
The Caravan
Vidhi has also consulted the central government on Aadhaar and the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, among several other pieces of legislation.

Aadhaar Ventures India reports standalone nil net profit/loss in the June 2020 quarter
Business Standard
Aadhaar Ventures India reported no net profit/loss in the quarter ended June 2020 as against net loss of Rs 0.05 crore during the previous quarter ...

Will COVID-19 Clearance Certificate Turn Into Another Aadhaar?
NewsClick
New Delhi: Like Aadhaar, is a COVID-10 clearance certificate proving to be another tool to harass and exclude the poor and deprive them of benefits?

Mango Municipal Corporation camp for footpath vendors' Adhaar Card link
Avenue Mail
Adhaar links of 533 such vendors were taken up at the camp today. Simultaneously, a biometric camp was also set up to help footpath vendors to put ...

Suspicious Kashmiri man nabbed by CRPF near Parliament building; two IDs recovered
DNA India
Two identity cards – one Aadhar card and a driving license - have been also ... the name mentioned in the Aadhaar Card is Manzoor Ahmed Ahanger.

'Lokka's associate Ladiya stayed in Madurai'
The New Indian Express
... from Erode, and Lokka's girlfriend Amani Dhanji were arrested on August 2 for forging documents, including Aadhaar, for Angoda Lokka.

Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabhaswamy Temple Opens Its Doors To Devotees Today For The ...
Swarajya
Those who seek to have a glimpse of the deity will have to book online and carry a copy of the Darshan token and their original Aadhaar card.

EPF Amount Withdrawal Using UMANG App: Steps Revealed
Goodreturns
... for EPF withdrawal make sure that you have verified your KYC details, linked UAN to Aadhaar and also linked the UMANG app with your Aadhaar.

My income tax return status shows 'invalid returns'. Should I file fresh ITR?
Livemint
... verify your ITR for the Assessment year 2016-2017 by any of the following five ways prescribed under the income tax laws. 1) Through Aadhaar OTP.

Govt may merge half a dozen welfare schemes with social security code
Livemint
Instead, have a single scheme for all informal sector workers, and link them to the Aadhaar number and Jan Dhan bank account." “While the formal ...

Uttar Pradesh: 17-year-old girl raped, murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri; no arrests so far
NYOOOZ
... 22 hours after an 18-year-old left home — in eastern UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district — with Class IX marksheet, Aadhaar card and less than Rs 200 to ...

Portal to keep close watch on fertilizers' wholesalers, retailers
Times of India
The department has also decided to distribute fertilizers among farmers only on the basis of their Aadhaar card. In case distribution is made on the ...

COVID-19: Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to open from tomorrow
BW Businessworld
Devotees have to do online registration one day prior to darshan and to keep a copy of registration form and original Aadhaar card at the time of ...

Raped, her throat slit, teen's body found in east UP village
The Indian Express
Nearly 22 hours after an 18-year-old left home — in eastern UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district — with Class IX marksheet, Aadhaar card and less than Rs ...

Suspicious person detained near Parliament
BW Businessworld
The police have recovered two ID cards - one Aadhaar and a driving licence, both with different names on them from him. The Delhi Police is carrying ...

Upstox looks to double account holders by Dec; plans to launch global investing platform soon
THE WEEK
Ever since Aadhar came into play and internet connection really ballooned, our business started booming. In the last two years, since June 2018, we ...

Digital India Mission on a new high
Moneycontrol.com
400 million bank accounts of the poor, linked with Aadhar, have helped to confirm their digital identity, reinforced by the mobile. ``We started sending ...

India's COVID-19 recovery rate crosses 76%; exceeds active cases by 3.5 times
Business Today
Also read: COVID-19: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani pitches Aadhaar model to vaccinate Indians faster. There are 17,60,489 more recovered ...

Punjab Police bust narco-terror racket with KLF links
Newsd.in
Rajinder Singh made Aadhaar card and passport with the help of fake documents from Uttar Pradesh and was trying to escape from India in the near ...

DC urges banks to perform better
The Arunachal Times
Earlier, Doley spoke about the CD ratio status, KCC loan, Aadhaar seeding, etc. The district consultative committee and the district level review ...

Dedicated monitoring mechanism being put in place at UT, district level
India Education Diary
It was also entrusted that benefits under these schemes must be Aadhaar seeded by September, 2020, after which the financial benefits will cease to ...

Mumbai runs out of Tocilizumab stock
Free Press Journal
... Covid 19 patient's test report and Aadhar card. “Recently, these squads had nabbed few people who were involved in the black marketing of these ...
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