[Reader-list] Archive of HEARSAYS:UID

[Bipin Trivedi]

Dear Taha,

I have already mentioned earlier that those do not know their DOB is merely less than 1% and for them one has to try to find their probable DOB by some trial and error method. That is what described in it. Instead of mere criticism why don't you mention some better procedure of assessing DOB if you have? If you do not have then better not to make any comment on it. 

I don’t understand why you people afraid of leaking of data. Have you heard any leakage from Passport office or RTO or Ration card or Election department about the leakage. All these are in practice since 15 to 50 years and properties of government and UID also will be the property of government.	

Thanks
Bipin



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Dear All

UID is inviting tenders for Empanelment of Enrollment Agencies.
Empanelment of Enrollment Agencies is a key step in history of
'Unique Identity' in India.

There has been much discussion on issue of Date of Birth on this list
recently. So this is addressed especially to Bipin. Please have a look
at how our GOI is carrying what seems like a massive exercise of
giving fake identities to people of India. Especially to the
undocumented underprivileged people of India.

Please read very closely an excerpt from page 64 of a UID document
titled, Request for Empanelment (RFE) EMPANELMENT OF ENROLLING
AGENCIES, FOR UNDERTAKING DEMOGRAPHIC AND BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION
FOR UID ENROLMENT. This document was released two weeks ago.

The section below pertains to a situation where an enrolee do not know
his/her DATE OF BIRTH.

5.3.2.6. If the Enrolee tells only the year of birth but is not sure
about the month of birth,
ask whether the birth was before the rainy season or not. If the birth
was before the
rainy reason, you may further ask whether the birth was in the month
during which
some important festivals like New Year’s Day, Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, Makara
Sankranti, Pongal, Republic Day, Basant Panchami, Maharishi Dayanand
Saraswati Jayanti, Maha Shivratri, Holi, Gudi-Padawa, Ramnavami, Vaisakhi, Bihu,
Mahabir Jayanti, Good Friday, Budhpurnima are celebrated and estimate the month
of birth. Similarly, if the birth was during or after the rainy
season, you may probe
and estimate the month of birth by asking whether the birth was in the
month during
which some important festivals like, Nagapanchami, Janamashtmi, Raksha
Bandhan, Independence Day, Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam, Dussehra, Gandhi Jayanti,
Diwali, Bhai Duj, Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti, Chhath Puja, Guru Nanak Jayanti,
Ayyappa Festival, Christmas festival are celebrated. For your
convenience, a list of
important Festivals and corresponding Gregorian months in which they
fall is given
at Annex III.

http://uidai.gov.in/tenders/RFE_Empanelment_of_Enrolment_Agencies_Final.pdf

and who is responsible for the safety of our individual identities?

It's not UIDAI...

7. Privacy and Security
7.1.  It is the responsibility of the enrolling agencies to make sure
that the data is kept in a very secure and confidential
manner and under no circumstances shall they use the data themselves
nor part with the data to any other agency than the UIDAI.

Warm regards

Taha
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