Don't display Aadhaar number publicly, says UIDAI after Trai chief's dare

The Authority reiterated the Aadhaar number should be shared only if there was a need to do so for establishing identity and for legitimate transactions

Following Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma throwing up his Aadhaar challenge on Twitter, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has asked people to refrain from doing such a thing because this is not in accordance with the law.

This is because the unique number has personally sensitive information like bank account details, the passport number, and the permanent account number.

The UIDAI said according to the Aadhaar Act, 2016, IT (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, and Justice Srikrishna’s proposed Data Protection Bill, personally sensitive information should