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

Sunday, August 30, 2020

14567 - 30th August 2020 - Aadhaar Daily Updates


Aadhaar,
Daily update ⋅ 30 August 2020

The Curious Case of PAN–Aadhaar Linkage
Economic and Political Weekly
The Government of India's justification for removing any distinction between a permanent account number allotted based on the Aadhaar and one ...

Guj HC asks UIDAI to verify aadhaar details of 'abducted' girl
Ahmedabad Mirror
Man claims his niece was abducted; she counters it; both submit her aadhaar card as age proof; court tells UIDAI to verify the cards to know her real ...

PMAYG deadline rush triggers infection fears at Aadhaar centres in Assam
Times of India
However, all Aadhaar centres are not working now because of the persistent threat of Covid-19 and frequent lockdowns and this has led to chaos in ...

Social security schemes: DDC Udhampur reviews Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries
State Times
The DDC emphasized on universal coverage under Aadhar generation and adhaar seeding in the district. He said linkage of the bank accounts of all the ...

God save us from our technocrats!
The Times of India Blog
Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has mooted a digital QR code based vaccination plan linked to Aadhaar “that can be world beating”, ostensibly to tag ...

In big haul, DRI recovers gold bars worth Rs 43 crore in Delhi; 8 held
Hindustan Times
Officers said they had concealed the gold bars in specially tailored cloth vests and were using fake identity cards (Aadhaar cards) to travel to Delhi.

Food and Public Distribution Secretary chairs key meeting on schemes for PDS reforms
All India Radio
... Card Plan, Aadhaar generation and seeding and development of mobile application aimed to help migrant National Food Security Act beneficiaries.

Digital Health Mission: Over 55000 IDs created
The New Indian Express
... IDs can be created by providing basic information that includes full name, year of birth, gender and either a mobile number or an Aadhaar number.

Food ministry considering extending implementation of ration card portability beyond Mar 2021
Devdiscourse
... the committee also reviewed the progress of fair price shop automation, Aadhaar generation/seeding and development of mobile application aimed ...

Delhi HC satisfied with government distribution of free food, throws out contempt petition
India Legal
The eligibility was possession of Aadhaar cards, Voter ID cards, etc. The food grains were distributed from the nearest available Fair Price Shops, the ...

The future of health
The Indian Express
The use of Aadhaar, therefore, is not mandatory. Second, providing access to and sharing of personal health records is a prerogative of the HealthID ...

SC/ST people can apply for loan online
Times of India
“The loan amount will be transferred by the Corporation to the Jan Aadhaar-linked bank account of the applicant after administrative approval on the ...

Trains to resume plying in Danapur Div. of ECR
United News of India
Divisional Rail Manager ( DRM) Sunil Kumar and senior divisional commercial manager AAdhar Raj told new persons through video conferencing ...

Fintech Market In India 2020-2025
Owned
... like demonetization, Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) have further contributed to the growth of the industry.
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