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New Delhi, Jul 31: In a major development, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday advised people to refrain from publicly putting their Aadhaar numbers on the internet and social media and posing challenges to others.
UIDAI took to its Twitter handle and tweeted, “This advisory came in the wake of some news items appearing on social media reporting few persons publicly posting their Aadhaar numbers on the internet.” (ALSO READ: Aadhaar Privacy: TRAI Chief’s Daughter Receives Threatening E-Mail, Sender Warns Her of ‘Regretful Consequences’)
#PressStatement
People are advised to refrain from publicly putting their Aadhaar numbers on internet and social media and posing challenges to others. 1/n— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) July 31, 2018
This advisory has come with reference to some news items appearing on social media reporting few people publicly posting their Aadhaar numbers on internet and social media and posing challenges to others. 2/n
— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) July 31, 2018
In the series of tweets, the authority said that such activities are uncalled for and should be refrained as these are not in accordance with the law. Aadhaar is a unique identity which can be authenticated to prove one’s identity for various services, benefits and subsidies.
“In our regular media campaigns has been consistently making people aware not to display or publish or share their Aadhaar number in public domain”, read another tweet.
Such activities are uncalled for and should be refrained as these are not in accordance with the law. Aadhaar is a unique identity which can be authenticated to prove one’s identity for various services, benefits and subsidies. 3/n
— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) July 31, 2018
In our regular media campaigns, we have been consistently making people aware not to display or publish or share their Aadhaar number in public domain.
We emphasise that people should not display or publish their Aadhaar number in public. 4/n— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) July 31, 2018
The authority also warned saying that any person indulging in such acts or abetting or inciting others to do so makes themselves liable for prosecution and penal action under the law. Therefore people should refrain from such acts.
Any person indulging in such acts or abetting or inciting others to do so makes themselves liable for prosecution and penal action under the law. Therefore people should refrain from such acts. 9/9
— Aadhaar (@UIDAI) July 31, 2018
An all-out war has been raging on Twitter since Saturday after Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chief R S Sharma shared his Aadhaar number publicly, challenging anyone to show how mere knowledge of the number can be misused to harm him. While some claimed to have got access to his bank account number and email, Sharma refuted the claims saying they were untrue. The hackers namely, Elliot Alderson, Pushpendra Singh, Kanishk Sajnani, Anivar Arvind and Karan Saini, posted nearly 14 personal details of Sharma on Twitter which were reportedly fetched out using his Aadhaar number 7621 7768 2740.
However, on Sunday, the UIDAI dismissed that the personal details of TRAI chief have been leaked. It said that the information uploaded on Twitter are not from the Aadhaar database or its servers, and that “so-called hacked information” is easily available with a simple search on Google and other sites.
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