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The Aadhaar card, which includes a unique number linked to a person's fingerprints, face, and eye scan, is intended to prevent theft and leakage in India's social programs. However, detractors worry that it may lead to a monitoring state.
The press information bureau removed the warning two days after it was issued, claiming that the release was issued in the context of an attempt to misappropriate a modified Aadhaar card and that it was being withdrawn "in light of the likelihood of misinterpretation."
According to the revised statement, the Aadhaar ecosystem has appropriate measures to secure users' identity and privacy, and users should just exercise "normal prudence."
People should not share photocopies of their Aadhaar with any organization, according to the Friday notice, because it might be exploited. The initial announcement said, "Unlicensed private entities such as hotels or movie theaters are not permitted to collect or maintain duplicates of Aadhaar cards."
Screenshots of the press release and news pieces went viral on social media, and the matter was among the top 10 popular topics in India on Twitter on Sunday.
"I'm very sure I slept in over a hundred motels that maintained a copy of my Aadhar! Now, consider this: "@ NairFYI, a Twitter user, said.
"It is nearly hard to mimic you if you use Aadhar to confirm your identity," the Unique Identification Authority of India claims in one of its frequently asked questions.
"Other forms of identification have been freely given. But did they cease using these documents because they were afraid that someone would mimic them? No way! "It declares.
In 2018, India's Supreme Court upheld the Aadhaar's validity, but raised privacy concerns and halted the government's push to make it mandatory for everything from banking to telecommunications services.
