AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 14588 - News Dated 3rd April 2020,

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, April 3, 2021

14588 - News Dated 3rd April 2020,

Aadhaar
Daily update ⋅ 3 April 2021

Madras HC Says Allegation That Puducherry BJP Accessed Voter Details From Aadhaar Data ...
The Wire
New Delhi: While hearing a PIL alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party's Puducherry unit had misused Aadhaar data during its election campaign, the ...

Puducherry Assembly Elections: BJP Accused Of Using Aadhaar Data In Election Campaign - NYOOOZ

Aadhaar card for children: How to apply for Baal Aadhaar card online
Livemint
Everyone can enroll for an Aadhaar card - even a newborn child. Aadhaar is a 12-digit identification number, which is issued by the Unique ...

PAN-Aadhaar linking: How to link Aadhaar with Pan card via SMS
India Today
According to the new rule, the government has made it mandatory to furnish Aadhaar card while applying for a new PAN card. Check here the step-by- ...

Puducherry-Aadhaar case: Madras HC rejects BJP claim
Times of India
CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Thursday refused to accept the claim of the BJP that mobile numbers of voters linked to Aadhaar which were ...

Memes flood Twitter as people experienced difficulties to link Aadhaar with PAN
CitySpidey.com
If citizens fail to link their Aadhaar Card and PAN Card by March 31, 2021, their PAN will become invalid and they might be responsible to pay a penalty ...

Aadhaar card for children below 5 years: Want to apply for Baal Aadhaar? Click here for details
Northeast Now
The Aadhaar card, which is a 12-digit identification number, can be used as an identity (ID) proof. The card is issued by the Unique Identification ...

“Credible allegation” that only Aadhaar-linked numbers were sent SMSes by BJP, Puducherry ...
Goa Chronicle
“There is a credible allegation which has been squarely levelled that only mobile phones linked to Aadhar cards have received the SMS messages. It is ...

Puducherry election 2021 | Madras HC directs UIDAI to confirm if Aadhaar data was misused by ...
Moneycontrol.com
Such messages, he claimed, were received only on Aadhaar-linked phone numbers; the others did not receive any such text message. The Puducherry ..

Govt considering electoral roll-Aadhaar card link to curb duplication, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Daily Monitor
“Electoral roll database system does not enter into the Aadhaar ecosystem, and the system is used only for authentication purpose keeping a tight air- ...

UP govt orders blacklisting of Aadhar card centres involved in malpractices
Times of India
The move has been taken to after they received complaints that some centres are demanding bribes in lieu of making Aadhaar cards. “We have received ...

How to update DOB In Aadhaar card - video Dailymotion
Dailymotion
Currently, Aadhaar card is an essential document for many purposes. Be it bank transactions or digital transactions, you need to have a proper ...