Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday sought to allay fears over data protection and privacy issues around the 12 digit biometric identifier, asserting that Aadhaar is an identification not a profiling tool. It also stressed that Aadhaar data is governed by strong laws. “When you give Aadhaar number in bank... UIDAI doesn’t know about your bank account. UIDAI further tweeted, “Aadhaar is an identifier not a profiling tool”. The Virtual ID, a random 16-digit number, will give the users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.

Source: Mint January 28, 2018 15:56 UTC