It led to several Twitter users claiming to have dug up his mobile number, photographs, residential address, date of birth and even chat threads using the information. The Supreme Court had in 2018 upheld the validity of the Aadhaar but flagged privacy concerns.Īmid questions related to the safety of Aadhaar, UIDAI’s former chief and then TRAI chairman RS Sharma shared his Aadhaar number on the microblogging platform Twitter and challenged everyone to show how mere knowledge of the unique number could be used to harm him. However, it's not the first time that such debates have come to the fore. The sudden withdrawal sparked debate over the privacy and safety concerns with the Aadhaar. “Aadhaar Identity Authentication ecosystem has provided adequate features for protecting and safeguarding the identity and privacy of the Aadhaar holder,” the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the parent body of the UIDAI, said in a statement. However, just two days later, the government withdrew the advisory, saying, “Aadhaar cardholders are only advised to exercise normal prudence in using and sharing their UIDAI Aadhaar numbers.”

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