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 29, 2020

14566 - 29th August 2020 - Daily Updates,


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 29 August 2020

Updating multiple fields in Aadhaar card: All you need to know
Times of India
It is also mandatory while filing Income Tax returns (ITRs). Hence, it is advisable to keep all fields of your Aadhaar card updated. Details on the Aadhaar ...

Bhopal police arrests 7 in fake Aadhaar card,voter ID scam
Hindustan Times
Bhopal cyber police has arrested seven persons, including a minor, who used to create fake Aadhaar cards and voter identity cards through a banned ...

Odisha withdraws order that made Aadhaar mandatory for pensions
Hindustan Times
The Odisha government had earlier decided to make Aadhaar verification mandatory for all people who were availing monthly social security pension ...

Andhra police bust fake Aadhaar racket, arrest eight
Hindustan Times
The police in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district on Thursday busted an Aadhaar manipulation racket and arrested eight persons, including two ...
Odisha pensioners without Aadhaar will get entitlements
The New Indian Express
Earlier, the State Government had made Aadhaar seeding mandatory for pensioners under both the schemes depriving around 20 per cent of the 49 ...

Open Digital Ecosystems can unlock opportunities worth $700 bn for India: Report
Livemint
Examples of NODEs in India include Aadhaar (or the India Stack project), Unified Payments Interface and Nandan Nilekani's recently launched Open ...

PF money can be withdrawn without UAN, know the way
Kalinga TV
Download the Aadhaar based composite claim form or Non-Aadhaar based composite claim form from the EPFO ​​website and submit it to the ...

Indians get just one week to review crucial health data policy. The Centre's rush is undemocratic
Scroll.in
Potentially linked to Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identification number linked to a person's biometric details, the ID will be key to accessing a digital ...

BQ Explains: How The National Health ID Will Work
BloombergQuint
Like in the case with the early years of Aadhaar, there is no legislation in the works to underpin this national health ID project. As for a data privacy law, it ...

EC misses a golden chance to introduce Internet-based voting
Yahoo India News
An option of Aadhaar card verified (through an OTP) and enabled e-voting, would have been an apt decision. Despite the Election Commission's efforts ...

Amritsar's Shanker Photostat growing with Xerox
PrintWeek India
Shanker Photostat's services range from Aadhaar Card printing; marketing collateral printing such as business cards, brochures, posters, stickers, ...

CRPF detains suspicious person near Parliament
Times Now
The police have recovered two ID cards - one Aadhaar and a driving licence, both with different names on them from him.

Online SBI: How to open digital savings account with State Bank of India
Zee Business
The applicant must have a valid Aadhaar number and valid Permanent Account Number. Source - PTI. Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam. Updated: Fri, Aug ...

Driving Automation And Efficiency In Loan Processing Using Text Analytics
BW Businessworld
... Bank Statements, Passport, Voter ID, Aadhar, CIBIL score report etc. and extract information relevant to credit worthiness assessment in real-time.

Transgender community in Uttarakhand bats for land inheritance rights
The New Indian Express
Out of this, only 143 have been issued Aadhaar Cards. Recently, the Uttarakhand state government decided to give land rights to women who work in ...

Julia is Python + C, says creator Viral Shah
Gadgets Now
Shah, who grew up in Mumbai and was among those who helped architect Aadhaar, created Julia about 10 years ago together with three other ...

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 ...

DDC for special focus on 100 pc coverage under social security schemes
State Times
Regarding Adhaar linkage, the DDC directed the department to take up the matter with the lead bank manager on priority for 100% adhaar linkage of ...

Kathua DDC reviews progress on PMGSY road projects
India Education Diary
The DDC directed the concerned departments to achieve 100% Aadhaar seeding in the district. He stressed upon the departments to ensure effective ...
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