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UIDAI assures safety of details after rumours surface of Aadhaar pdf being available on Google

Aadhaar authority, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday assured citizens that their personal details are free from any breach and are purely safe.

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Aadhaar authority, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday assured citizens that their personal details are free from any breach and are purely safe. 

UIDAI took to twitter to confirmed that the details are safe and secure. The clarification came after rumours being surfaced that Aadhaar PDF has been available on Google search, that caused panic among the people. 

UIDAI said that such news are intended to spread misinformation on the country's robust identity system.

Denying the rumours, UIDAI said, "These are far from the reality and have got nothing to do with the security of Aadhaar and its database. As none of the Aadhaar cards shown are taken from UIDAI database."

It explained further that People share their personal information including Aadhaar on internet to some or other service provider or vendor to get the services and when they put their details on internet they should take due precautions as required in any digital activities. 

"Publications or posting  of Aadhaar cards by some unscrupulous people have absolutely no bearing on UIDAI and not the least on Aadhaar security. Aadhaar as an identity document by its very nature needs to be shared openly with others as and when required and asked for,"UIDAI tweeted. 

"Aadhaar just like any other id, therefore, is never to be treated as a confidential document. By simply knowing someone’s Aadhaar, no one can  impersonate & harm him because Aadhaar alone is not sufficient, it requires biometrics to authenticate one’s Identity", it said further. 

However, UIDAI said that although Aadhaar has to be shared with others, it being personal information like mobile number, bank account number, PAN card, passport, family details, etc, should be ordinarily protected  to ensure privacy of the person. 

Taking about the consequences of leaking information related to Aadhaar card, UIDAI said, "If anybody unauthorisedly publishes someone’s personal information such as Aadhaar card, mobile number, bank account, photograph, etc., he can be sued for civil damages by the person whose privacy right is infringed."

"However, in no way such publication threatens or impacts security of Aadhaar and its database. Aadhaar remains safe and secure and there has not been a single breach from its biometric database during that last eight years of its existence,"it further clarified. 

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