Ghanti Bajao: UIDAI introduces ‘Virtual ID’ for Aadhaar cardholders to address privacy concerns

Ghanti Bajao: UIDAI introduces ‘Virtual ID’ for Aadhaar cardholders to address privacy concerns.
In a bid to address privacy concerns, the UIDAI on Wednesday introduced a new concept of 'Virtual ID' which Aadhaar-card holder can generate from its website and give for various purposes, including SIM verification, instead of sharing the actual 12-digit biometric ID.

This will give the users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.

The Virtual ID, which would be a random 16-digit number, together with biometrics of the user would give any authorised agency like a mobile company, limited details like name, address and photograph, which are enough for any verification.
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