Facebook has clarified that its recent “Aadhaar prompt” was not meant to collect users’ data. Facebook has clarified that its recent “Aadhaar prompt” was not meant to collect users’ data. Facebook has clarified that its recent “Aadhaar prompt” was not meant to collect users’ data. “There have been a number of reports about a small test we ran in India to help new users sign up to Facebook. We are not collecting Aadhaar data and do not require people to enter their Aadhaar name when they sign up to Facebook”, Taichi Hoshino, Product Manager wrote in a lengthy blog post.

Source: Indian Express December 28, 2017 13:52 UTC