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03/06/22 21:58 PM IST

UIDAI Withdraws Advisory on Sharing Aadhaar Photocopy

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  • Two days after publishing an advisory to not share photocopies of Aadhaar cards to avoid misuse, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issued a clarification recently, effectively withdrawing the earlier advisory.
UIDAI Advisory 
  • Holders should utilise a masked Aadhaar card instead of the traditional photocopy.
  • The document must not be downloaded from a cybercafé or a public computer, and if it is, it must be wiped from the system permanently.
  • The first eight numbers of the twelve-digit ID are hidden behind ‘XXXX’ characters in ‘Masked Aadhaar.’
Safety of Aadhar
  • The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 makes it clear that Aadhaar authentication is necessary for availing subsidies, benefits and services that are financed from the Consolidated Fund of India.
  • The requesting entity would have to obtain the consent of the individual before collecting his/her identity and ensure that the information is only used for authentication purposes on the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR).
  • The Act makes it clear that confidentiality needs to be maintained and the authenticated information cannot be used for anything other than the specified purpose.
  • Identity information or authentication records would only be liable to be produced pursuant to an order of the High Court or Supreme Court, or by someone of the Secretary rank or above in the interest of national security.
UIDAI 
  • The UIDAI is a statutory authority established on 12th July 2016.
  • Parent body: Works under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
  • Initially, the UIDAI was set up by the Government of India in January 2009, as an attached office under the aegis of the Planning Commission.
  •  The UIDAI is mandated to assign a 12-digit unique identification (UID) number (Aadhaar) to all the residents of India
Source- Indian Express 

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