The UIDAI jumped into the debate following a full blown war of words on Twitter between Trai Chairman RS Sharma and some users over the potential of Aadhaar number being misused.
Hackers on Sunday claimed to have personal information of Trai chief RS Sharma, after he dared on Twitter to show that how mere knowledge of the number could be misused, sharing his 12-digit Aadhaar number.
Sharma had tweeted: "Now I give this challenge to you: Show me one concrete example where you can do any harm to me!". The challenge by Sharma had got 577 retweets, and 745 likes by late evening.
Hours later, to his surprise, his personal details like PAN number and alternative phone number were put out on public domain by hackers putting a question mark on Aadhaar data security. However, UIDAI on Sunday asserted that the personal details of Trai chief R S Sharma being put out on Twitter are not from the Aadhaar database or its servers, and that "so called hacked information" is easily available with a simple search on Google and other sites, without using the 12-digit unique identity number.
The UIDAI jumped into the debate following a full blown war of words on Twitter between Trai Chairman RS Sharma and some users over the potential of Aadhaar number being misused.
Now, on Twitter screenshots of sending Re 1 to Sharma via the Aadhaar-Enabled Payment Service like PayTM and Bhim are doing the rounds. The hackers also claimed to have his bank account number and the IFSC code to five of his other accounts in Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India (joint account), Bank of India, ICICI and Kotak Mahindra.
The recent tweets by TRAI chairman RS Sharma will leave no one happy. By putting up his Aadhaar number in the public domain and challenging people to find out his personal details, the TRAI chairman was encouraging hacking. The result was that not only did he face embarrassment, but he also threw up unnecessary questions about the safety of Aadhaar. In the past, the government has gone out of its way to assure the public of Aadhaar’s safety and such an incident will bring up those old worries again. To be fair to Sharma, he was trying to prove that the system worked, but he went too far. He needs to be made conscious of his actions. Sharma is not just anyone, he is the TRAI chairman and sensitive information could be used and exploited by people with vested interests. Also, as a senior official, discretion is his best bet.
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