RE: LET US MOVE ON

Why not an “ Option Plan “ for users ?

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To day’s Business line carries following news report :

UIDAI asks telecom firms to submit action plan on delinking Aadhaar

Extract :

All telecom service providers (TSPs) are called upon to immediately take action in order to comply with the judgment dated September 26 (of the Supreme Court).

In this regard, TSPs are directed to submit by October 15, an action plan / exit plan to the Authority for closure of use of Aadhaar-based authentication systems which shall include without limitation, the aspects enumerated under regulations 23 (2) of the Aadhaar (Authentication) Regulation, 2016,” the Authority wrote.

Fresh KYC

If the Authority does not receive any communication to this effect within the stipulated time-line, the authentication services will be terminated without any further notice, it said.

The Authority has also said that all TSPs should take immediate action to de-link Aadhaar from mobile number, as and when such requests are received from its subscribers ;

the service providers can take appropriate action to obtain fresh KYC, as per the Department of Telecom approved list of proof of identity and proof of address.

De-linking facility

“All TSPs shall immediately notify their customers the facility of de-linking their Aadhaar number and UID token from their database and establish a system to accept and process such requests for de-linking. The process of de-linking should form the part of exit plan,” it added.

This would mean that the industry will have to revert to alternatives like legacy paper-based technique (collect physical paper forms with signature, photographs, ship to verification centre and call up the customer to cross-verify submitted details).

The process is expected to take 24-36 hours

While asking for an “ ACTION PLAN “ from the TSPs , how come the Authority [ UIDAI  ] is silent re: an “ OPTION PLAN “ for the mobile users ?

Dear Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandeyji ,

UIDAI has the mobile numbers of all the One Billion mobile users

To clarify the matter and to make their life hassle-free , I urge you to send out the following SMS to them :

Dear Mobile User,

You have an OPTION to send an SMS to your mobile service provider as follows :

“Dear Mobile Service Provider ,

I have neither the time , nor the energy , nor the money , to offer an ALTERNATIVE ID for a fresh physical / manual KYC , for my mobile connection

I have no quarrel with your continuing to use my earlier e-KYC based on my Aadhar ID

I have no objection to your keeping my Aadhar e-KYC data in your database , as long as I continue using your service “

Yours Sincerely  [  My Mobile No is :…………………….. / My Aadhar ID is :…………………………….. ]

I think UIDAI authority read my following email , only selectively / partially :

Aadhar Data Delete ? Simple Solution  [  30  Sept  2018  ]

Now , the TSPs may not want to wait for :

“as and when such requests are received from its subscribers “

  

They may want to pre-empt any such request by sending out emails as suggested in my above-mentioned blog / email !

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02  Oct  2018

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Subject: LET US MOVE ON

Aadhar  Data   Delete  ?  Simple Solution

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Aadhar verdict might have settled some issues but , quite likely , it has also raised some new ones

Following is one example :

“ Corporate entities like banks and telecom service providers cannot ask for customers’ Aadhar ID for e-KYC “

OK , so new customers will need to furnish some other proof for residential address ( who decides , which ? – and using Digital Locker  ? )

But what about one billion current customers ?

They have already given their Aadhar ID.

 

Are the service providers required to “ delete “ these and send a SMS / email to those customers as follows ? [ there is no clarity re this in the judgment ]

“ Dear Customer ,

You have already given to us , your Aadhar ID , which we may be now required to delete and replace it with some other ID ( - we are writing to the Hon supreme court for a clarification )

We could accept your driving license / ration card / senior citizen card / PAN card etc , provided these carry your current address / name / gender /  DOB / photo and Finger – Iris scan

But unfortunately, these do not carry your biometric data !

That leaves you with the following options :

#  1

Forget getting our service from XYZ date

#  2

Go to our nearest office ( of course, with your Aadhar card and a copy of our latest bill ) and manually fill up our new “ Know Your Customer “ form , providing details of whatever different ID you choose , along with 3 photo-copies of such ID ( for us to upload onto our server ) .

We have also made arrangement for the necessary instruments to scan your finger and your iris

Caution : Bring along your lunch and bedding since the queues could be long !

#  3 

Just send us an email as follows :

To  :  Our Email address ( eg: aadhar@Airtel.com  )

Cc  :  supremecourt@nic.in 

Sub :  Do not delete my Aadhar ID / Acceptance of OPTION  # 3

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“  Dear Airtel ( service provider name ),

   This is in response to your email asking me to go to your nearest office to fill in a new e-KYC form along with submitting of an alternate ID [  Option # 2  ]

Although I do have such alternate ID , I wish to avoid the hassle of furnishing a new one

I therefore permit you [ Option # 3 ], to continue using my already furnished Aadhar ID and continue to provide your services without insisting on alternate ID

I am giving this permission to you on a voluntary basis , without any coercion on your part ( and free volition on my part ) and absolve you of any responsibility in respect of any breach of your database , resulting in any misuse of my private data by unauthorized persons / entities , who might hack into your server

I am giving this permission on an understanding that the Supreme Court , in its recent verdict , has permitted use of Aadhar ID for services to be rendered by private parties , if given on a voluntary basis

Yours

ABC

My coordinates are as follows :

·      Aadhar ID number is……………….

·      Address …………………………………..

·      Customer No ( as per bill )……..

Dear Service Providers [  Banks / MSP s etc  ],

Since deleting Aadhar ID of your existing customers and asking them to furnish an alternate ID , would cause nothing less than a CHAOS , causing you a loss of thousands of crore of rupees and enormous hardships to your customers , you may want to consider sending out such an E Mail to your customers ( - with whatever changes your highly paid lawyers might suggest )

You have nothing to lose and everything to gain , since 100 % of your existing customers will choose the third option  !

And , in the process , you would have established your bonafide to abide by the Supreme Court verdict ( - what with a billion email copies flooding the mail box of the court and the Cabinet Ministers ! )

30  Sept  2018

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