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

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

13563 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 22nd May 2018



99% individuals have Aadhaar cards, 93% have bank accounts: CMS report
Times of India
NEW DELHI: About 99% of persons interviewed in a study across 13 states early this year said they had Aadhaar number, 97% had mobile phone and ...





'Aadhaar removed 99 lakh fake beneficiaries'
The Hindu
“When we started linking the ration card with Aadhaar numbers, we found that thousands of names were either duplicated or bogus and many of these ...

Linking Aadhaar to ration card saved 3.64L MT food grains in Maharashtra - Daily News & Analysis

96.62 per cent Aadhaar seeding completed in Maharashtra, says minister - Times of India

Aadhaar helped eradicate 99 lakh fake beneficiaries in Maharashtra - Elets


Two Myanmar nationals faked documents to obtain Aadhaar, held
Times of India
"Syed Nayeem obtained Aadhaar cards by producing false rental deed in the name of Aqeel to obtain residential proof, which in turn were submitted at ...

Rohingyas with illegal IDs held by Rachakonda police - Deccan Chronicle

Two Myanmar nationals held - The Hindu

Just Rs 25000 for foreign nationals to get Indian passport - The New Indian Express


2 Myanmar nationals held for procuring Aadhaar cards with fake documents
Business Standard
today arrested along with two locals for allegedly procuring Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards and PAN cards by submitting fabricated documents, the ...

2 Myanmar Nationals Arrested For Getting Aadhaar Cards With Fake Documents In Hyderabad - NDTV

Two Myanmar nationals held in Hyderabad for procuring Aadhaar cards with fake papers - Hindustan Times

Two Myanmar nationals held with fake passports in Hyderabad - Telangana Today


5 recent benefits provided by Aadhaar you need to be aware of
Financial Express
Aadhaar — a 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on behalf of the Government of ...





How to e-verify your tax filing quicker using Aadhaar OTP
GQ India
As the season for Income Tax Returns filing looms closer, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced an Aadhaar-based ...







Aadhaar-based MicroATMs offer card-less, PIN-less banking
NewsBytes
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched Aadhaar-based MicroATMs to facilitate card-less and PIN-less monetary transactions ...





Aadhar Based Micro ATMs To Bring Card-less Doorstep Banking To 59 Crore Indians
Swarajya
With only your Aadhaar number, you get doorstep access to banking services. Over 4 Lakh Aadhaar Micro ATMs (locate one near you from: ...





Smart ration card scheme to be launched in Punjab in June: Minister
Moneycontrol.com
Aadhaar-enabled smart ration card scheme is all set to be launched in Punjab in June, state minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said today. The food and ...

Punjab to launch smart ration card scheme in June - Daily Pioneer


Smart ration card for PDS to start from June
Times of India
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to start a smart ration card scheme from June. It will be the Aadhaar-enabled public distribution ...





Four non locals selling duplicate products caught
E-Pao.net
He further informed that on checking the Aadhaar card bar code of one of ... His UID number was also different which showed that his-Aadhaar card ...





Unique ID to enable paperless boarding for domestic flyers
Times of India
At the time of registration, they will give some ID proof like Aadhaar or four-five other things like driving licence. The details will be matched for ...





Smart Ration Card Scheme to be launched in June- Bharat Bhushan Ashu
5 Dariya News
Smart Ration Card Scheme, the Aadhaar enabled Public Distribution System is all set to be launched in June, informed Bharat Bhushan Ashu, the ...





No Charges if Flight Ticket Cancelled Within 24 Hours of Booking; Know More
India.com
To use Digi Yatra, Aadhaar will be needed only at the time of enrollment. So, that we can identify you. We are working on other digital ID's too: Jayant ...





Punjab : Smart Ration Card Scheme to be launched in June
Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: Smart Ration Card Scheme, the Aadhaar enabled Public Distribution System is all set to be launched in June, informed Mr. Bharat ...





EU GDPR - Storm In A Teacup!
BW Businessworld
Back home, there has been a rising debate over violation of privacy of personal data over Modi's much touted social identity number -- Aadhaar.





Justice Srikrishna to chair panel discussion on governance, data privacy
Times of India
J Satyanarayana, Chairman of Aadhaar-issuing body, Unique Identification Authority of India, is also scheduled to speak at the upcoming session.





JIPMER MBBS 2018 Admit Card Released! Candidates can Download Hall Tickets at jipmer ...
LatestLY
It is important to note that applicants have to carry their JIPMER MBBS admit card along with a valid ID proof—Aadhaar/ e-Aadhaar or a passport to get ...





'Cash is not going to go away; its use has risen post demonetisation'
Business Line
We are enabling merchants to accept all kinds of digital payments in POS machines — by card, wallet, UPI, QR (quick response) code, Aadhaar Pay.





Paytm Payments Bank Launches AshaKiran To Empower Rural Women
Inc42 Media
... the bank is now educating its partner outlets and agents to accept all government-issued identification documents, and not just Aadhaar, for KYC.





JIPMER MBBS 2018 admit card released, download at jipmer.edu.in
The Indian Express
The candidate has to carry their JIPMER MBBS hall tickets along with a valid ID proof (Aadhaar/e-Aadhaar or passport) and the photocopy of same ID ...





Mobike appoints Vibhor Jain as India CEO to fast-track its plans to ride into the country
e27
... reform programmes working with the Government of India including the Unique ID (Aadhaar) programme, National Population Register Programme, ...





Killers who butchered 15-year-old Delhi domestic help took 3 hours to chop her body, planned ...
Hindustan Times
Karketa's details were collected from his landlord who had photocopies of his Aadhaar card and other identification documents. His permanent ...





Calls find Bangla youths' ISI link
The Telegraph India
Tripura police had recovered fake Aadhaar cards from them and investigations revealed that the cards were morphed at a shop in Deoband.
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