AADHAAR RELATED ARTICLES: 11604 - Aadhaar Articles dated 13th July 2017

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

Friday, July 14, 2017

11604 - Aadhaar Articles dated 13th July 2017

5-judge bench to decide if Aadhaar should be must

Times of India

After the government putting off the June 30 deadline for registering for Aadhaar to September 30, a two-judge bench had referred to a five-judge ...

Constitution bench to hear petitions on Aadhaar from July 17 - Economic Times

Aadhaar hearing on July 18-19: Constitution bench to hear challenges, including privacy - The Indian Express

Five-judge constitution bench to hear Aadhaar pleas on July 18, 19 - Hindustan Times

Aadhaar, Amarnath, Amartya and more: Top stories for today

The Hindu

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar project, primarily ...

List of Services You Need Aadhaar For in India

India.com

Aadhaar for Sports Participants – The Union Sports Ministry and the School ... Aadhaar is compulsory to avail benefits under Grih Kalyan Kendra.

Bengal Aadhaar 'hold-up' before PM

Calcutta Telegraph

New Delhi, July 12: The Bengal government has allegedly not been cooperating with the Union human resource development ministry in supplying ...

History of Aadhaar: How Nandan's core team came together

YourStory.com

Logging out of the corporate world and into the government could have unintended and collateral consequences. On 9 July 2009, at 4 p.m., when the ...

Education department to lead 'mission Aadhaar' for school children in UP

Hindustan Times

A government order issued by special secretary, (primary education department) Dev Pratap Singh says the students who still do not have an Aadhaar ...

In a first, courtesy Aadhaar 3 missing children tracked, reunited with families

Financial Express

Aadhaar cards of three missing children from different families helped them reunite with their loved ones. 17-year-old Omprakash from Jharkhand, and ...

Tejashwi Yadav, Mithali Raj, Aadhaar, Pakistan: Top stories of the day

Jagran Josh

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear a clutch of petitions filed for Aadhaar-related issues including the right of privacy of the citizens.

Confused about income tax return filing? Find answers to all your questions

Business Standard

With effect from July 1, 2017, it has become mandatory for taxpayers to link Aadhaar and Permanent Account Number (PAN) for filing ITR. The income ...

Jio data breach confirmed as complaint filed

Oman Tribune

The officer involved in the matter declined to give further detail on the investigation, but said preliminary evidence indicated the widely-used “Aadhaar” ...

Reliance Jio files a police complaint acknowledging system breach: Report - BGR India

Reliance Jio looking into huge personal data leak of its customers - APN Live

As deadline for filing income tax returns near, here are six things you need to keep in mind

Firstpost

There' is too much politics around Aadhaar, but when it comes to filing your returns, make sure you mention it on the form. It's compulsory if you have ...

India's Reliance Jio acknowledges systems breach in police complaint

Reuters

The officer involved in the matter declined to give further detail on the investigation, but said preliminary evidence indicated the widely-used "Aadhaar" ...

This IIM graduate may shield Election Commission from allegations of Kerjiwal

India Today

The platform uses Aadhaar for real time verification just like JIO does for mobile connection. It is a two-minute and very secure process," Neeraj ...

Digital Life Certificate: Pensioners' ordeal to get re-scanned

Star of Mysore

With no other choice, I too submitted myself to the process of re-scanning and Aadhaar linking at EPFO, Gayatripuram, some 10 kms away, on 30th ...

RJio data leak: Police say unauthorised access, not theft

Hindu Business Line

Reliance was one of the first operators to add customers solely on the basis of Aadhaar details as address and identity proof. Later the government ...

Elderly couple starved of welfare benefits

The New Indian Express

Though they possess Aadhaar and Voter Identity Cards, these have been of little use for this couple from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.

Google's Big Mobile Moves In India

PYMNTS.com

UPI is built off the country's biometric-powered national ID system called “Aadhaar” — a 12-digit unique identification number that encompasses ...

Incentivising financial sector cybersecurity

Livemint

For instance, the government has targeted Rs2,500 crore worth of transactions via digital means such as the Unified Payment Interface, Aadhaar Pay ...

How do you know if your Aadhaar card is fake. Click here to read

Jagran Josh

The official website of Aadhaar Card has a feature that verifies whether Aadhaar Number is Genuine or Fake. follow this two-minute guide to check.

Finally, Facebook Messenger Lite for Android arrives in India

MediaNama.com

Earlier this month, Microsoft has rolled out its Aadhaar integration on Skype Lite. The integration allows users to verify their identity online, in order to, ...