Aadhaar security: Here's how your private information can be protected

Lock Aadhaar, and notify UIDAI if you get a one-time-password for a transaction you did not initiate

The linking of Aadhaar — the 12-digit unique identification number for Indian residents — across various benefits is going through a roller-coaster ride. On one hand, the government, keen to make it mandatory, is linking it with filing of income-tax returns and benefits. But, on the other, many are uncomfortable with it because of privacy issues and leakages that have been reported recently. The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, referred another fresh plea challenging the Aadhaar Act and its mandatory use in government schemes to a larger Constitution bench. 

There has been several reports that say that Aadhaar numbers and other