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, July 10, 2017

11580 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 7th July 2017



Microsoft integrates Skype Lite with Aadhaar to verify user identity
The News Minute
To prevent impersonation fraud, Microsoft has integrated its "Made for India" Skype Lite app with Aadhaar, thereby allowing users of the app to verify ...
Microsoft integrates Skype Lite with Aadhaar - Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar Integration Now Available on Skype Lite: How to Use it - Guiding Tech
Aadhaar Authentication Comes to Skype Lite - findBIOMETRICS


175 newly-appointed IAS officers to study BHIM, GST & Aadhaar
Times of India
NEW DELHI: As many as 175 newly-recruited IAS officers will be given exposure to the Centre's flagship programmes, including the Goods and ...





Aadhaar gets praise at global forum for financial inclusion
Economic Times
HAMBURG: As the world debates use of big data and analytics to improve financial inclusion, India's Aadhaar system has come in for praise by a ...





As Aadhaar becomes ubiquitous, social media offers food for thought
Moneycontrol.com
Modi government's decision to link Aadhaar card with PAN, Bank account and other services has resulted into a wide spectrum of reactions from ...





Aadhaar details stolen but Bengaluru cops & municipal corp ignore complaints
ETtech.com
Aadhaar details stolen but Bengaluru cops & municipal corp ignore complaints It appears authorities and law-keepers are not serious about identify ...





No, the Law Commission has not recommended mandatory linking of Aadhaar to marriage ...
MediaNama.com
So, the linking of Aadhaar with marriage registration is not mandatory, it is an option that the Law Commission feels can be useful in achieving ...
After PAN card, Aadhaar card linking success, connecting marriages to UID number must be the ... - Financial Express
"Register marriage in 30 days or face penalty" - Oneindia


Lost your Aadhaar? Here's how you can get a new one
Business Today
The importance of having an Aadhaar card today is multi-fold that losing it can cause a lot of confusion. Additionally, it can be worrisome because the ...
Lost Aadhaar? A step-by-step guide to get a duplicate one - NewsBytes


School kids must get Aadhaar by July 31
Times of India
ALLAHABAD: The Adityanath Yogi government has set July 31 as new deadline for Basic Shiksha Parishad to complete Aadhaar enrolment of ...





Aadhaar and India Stack are revolutionary ideas: Capital First's V. Vaidyanathan
Livemint
But the matters of most importance in the Indian context, according to Vaidyanathan, relate to Aadhaar—the initiative of giving a unique identity ...





EC awaits Supreme Court's permission to resume linking of Aadhaar with voters' I-card
India Today
Election Commission sources are hopeful that the Supreme Court will hear its application and allow it to resume linking of Aadhaar to Electors' Photo ...





More than 60 Lakh customers in West Bengal have linked SIM with Aadhaar: Vodafone
Gizbot
Following the directions of telecom ministry to link existing phone number with Aadhaar, Vodafone, India's second largest telecom service provider ...





Update Aadhaar details at post offices
NYOOOZ
For more transparency and greater convenience to customers, India Post has been asked to provide Aadhaar updation facility at all post offices.





'Was determined to make Aadhar scheme happen': Pranab Mukherjee says in Shankkar Aiyar's book
Firstpost
Aiyar's book arranges a linear history on the ups, downs and turnarounds of Aadhaar under two governments with diametrically differing ideologies.





Unable to verify fingerprints, leprosy patients denied ration in Haryana CM's constituency
FactorDaily
The reason: The Aadhaar-linked biometric device at the village ration depot can't verify their fingerprints as many leprosy patients don't have fingers in ...





Employment: Can the digital economy help create the jobs India needs?
The Indian Express
Aadhaar-enabled KYC has dramatically lowered costs of customer verification and so, potentially, gives a big fillip to the market for financial services, ...





Now, register your marriage online
Times of India
The government recently started the Aadhaar-based online facility for the process it is working to make mandatory. State minister for law and justice ...





Income Tax efiling: Here's what you need to disclose now in tax return forms for Financial Year ...
Financial Express
As a step forward, with effect from 1 July 2017, it is mandatory for all taxpayers who are eligible to obtain Aadhaar to report their 12 digit Aadhaar ...
Income tax returns made easy: Step-by-step guide to filling the 1-page form - Business Standard
Filing IT returns: a step-by-step guide to fill ITR-1 Sahaj form - The Asian Age


Villagers boycott peace talks
The Hindu
Kadiramangalam villagers have decided to surrender their Aadhaar, ration and Electors Photo Identity Cards if the nine persons arrested during a ...





Fear of Inspector Raj making small businesses wary of registering on GSTN
Moneycontrol.com
Simple requests by distributors to retailers for their Aadhaar card number submission for registration is seen with suspicion. Particularly retailers who ...
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