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

Monday, April 16, 2018

13284 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 15th April 2018



Times of India
A proof of conduct study carried out for Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the results of which were presented to the Supreme Court, showed that acceptance of Aadhaar identification rose from 83% for senior citizens to close to 100% once facial recognition was mated with finger-prints for ...






Mainstream
In the Supreme Court hearing on Aadhaar, before a two-judge Bench, in May 2017, the then Attorney General, Mukul Rohatgi, while countering the petitioners' objections to the government's move, said that their “arguments on so-called privacy and bodily intrusions are bogus”. He also offered ...






Times of India
The new system where ration card holders are given PDS supplies through point of sale machines linked to their Aadhaar card has come under sharp criticism. “The death of Santoshi Kumari, an 11-year-old girl from Karimati village in Jharkhand, is really heartbreaking. The girl died due to starvation ...






The Indian Express
After discovering that the Aadhaar cards of a runaway couple that had sought the court's protection in March contained “incorrect” data of their age, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has now come across a similar problem with the Aadhaar card data of another runaway couple that had approached it ...





Newburgh Gazette
Rakesh Dwivedi, counsel for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which administers Aadhaar, dismissed such fears, saying the authority doesn't have the tools or the algorithms used by Facebook and Google. UIDAI counsel has however denied any such possibility on grounds that they ...




The New Indian Express
Not just voter ID, but when the family of Sheik Rafiq (58), who have been residing in a small asbestos-roof house inside Jewish Burial Ground on Mysore Road here applied for an Aadhaar card, their application for the card was also rejected. “We do not have a house number, and we are not the owners ...






The Hindu
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) claim that they are at their wits-end with the series of thefts that have taken place since the beginning of this year at this prestigious institute. The latest happened early this week on Friday where belongings, including an iPad, an Aadhaar card, ...






Indiainfoline
Voter's ID; Aadhaar Card; PAN Card; Passport; Driving Licence. Proof of Address: You would require copies of any of the following as a proof of address. Ration Card; Electricity bill; Telephone bill; Property tax receipt; Passport; Bank passbook; Voter's ID; Aadhaar card. Time to find those documents and ...






Business Standard
Corporate Ministry's incorporation certificate proof of PAN/TAN: I-T dept Redress refunds, PAN related complaints within 30 days: CBDT to IT dept Aadhaar-PAN linking deadline extended to June 30; what you must know Govt extends deadline to link Aadhaar with PAN by 3 months to March 31 ...






Free Press Journal
They told Free Press that they needed jobs and right to equality as normal people were getting and not PAN and Aadhaar cards. They said the government had done that for namesake and wanted to collect data. President of Devi Rani Kinnar Samaj Kalyan Samiti, Bhopal, Devi Rani said, “Madam, tell ...






Hindustan Times
“Besides, pilgrims will be able to register with both the shrines, for which they will be provided a permanent identification number like the Aadhaar,” he revealed. The online system would be introduced so that pilgrims “are not inconvenienced by the heavy rush while having darshan” of the deities.






Economic Times
"This happened because the government opened 31 crore Jandhan accounts and integrated them with Aadhaar," he said. Drawing an analogy between the present NDA government led by Narendra Modi and the Rajiv Gandhi government in the 1980s, Prasad said "Rajiv Gandhi used to say that merely ...






The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: All roads leading to East Coast Road were choked on Saturday as Chennaiites rushed to get a glimpse of the 10th edition of DefExpo India, a biennial exhibition on land, naval and internal homeland security systems, which concluded at Thiruvidanthai. Saturday, which was a holiday for Tamil ...






NYOOOZ
This gift will also include 2 tolas of silver and a pair of clothes for each bride. In order to avail of this benefit, applicants may approach him with Aadhaar Card, voter id card and wedding invitation. After the preliminary inquiries, these gifts would be handed over to the family of the bride two days before the ...






Mumbai Mirror
In the process, they block genuine complaints from being heard. According to a senior civic official, most complaints about illegal construction come in manually. "As mentioning Aadhaar and mobile number is mandatory while lodging complaints online, with it we can easily keep track of the nature and ...






NDTV
... wire transfer of money via the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) interface. Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), BHIM was launched on December 30, 2016. Using the BHIM app, a user can make payments using details such has mobile number, name and Aadhaar number, ...






Times of India
Startups and state governments are finally recognising each other's potential, and partnering to bring technology to governance. From the Election Commission picking apps that can display real-time election results to the Coffee Board using tech to automate coffee brewing patterns, government bodies ...






Financial Express
Every new goat and sheep get their ears pierced by a government official—an animal's own Aadhaar. The poor people take their cattle to the registration office, but the rich can get the work done by receiving officials at their homes. Given as a gift, Poonachi thus becomes a part of the system. In many ...






The New Indian Express
She even got fake voter ID card and Aadhaar card made with the help of her relatives. During her stay at Delhi, she was lured by one Osman and was forced into flesh trade. She was made to visit Osman's clients in Delhi, Goa and Bengaluru, until she was taken into custody by one E Jogeshawar Rao, ...






Business Standard
Two government officials and four others have been booked for allegedly forging documents of farmers to withdraw almost Rs 1 crore under a government subsidy scheme to build farm ponds, police said. Officials of the Gujarat State Land Development Corporation (GSLDC) here conspired with four ...






Free Press Journal
Mumbai : Schools of the state have been informed to collect data of students from Class 1 to 12 and compile it by April 25. This data will be compiled under Student Data Management Information System (SDMIS) which will be used to track details of every student for the Child Tracking System (CTS) and ...






Odisha Television Ltd.
Nasik/Bhubaneswar: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has released a recruitment notification for the positions of Engineering Graduate Apprentice and Technician Apprentice. Interested and eligible candidates can apply and walk-in for interview on April 23 and 24. HAL Recruitment Vacancy Detail.






NewsBytes
Shortlisted candidates will have to appear an exam either online or offline to be selected for the posts. It will consist objective-type questions. To apply, go to. www.rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in, click on 'Apply Online' on the left column and choose 'New Application Portal (through SSO and Aadhaar).' Click on ...






International Business Times, India Edition
... compensated at a fixed rate of 2.50 percent per annum payable semi-annually on the nominal value; For purchasing SGB, the know-your-customer (KYC) norms will be the same as that for the purchase of physical gold. KYC documents like voter ID, Aadhaar card/PAN or TAN /Passport will be required ...






finnewslive
Eligible aspirants may apply on or before 10th May 2018. The written exam scheduled on 27th May. The following certificates keep ready at the time of applying online DOB, school study certificates, all educational certificates, Aadhaar card, experience certificate if any. The following rule of reservation ...