Sharing of Aadhaar Number Doesn’t Increase One’s Digital Vulnerability: R S Sharma

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Outgoing Trai chairman R S Sharma whose open dare to Twitterati on Aadhaar misuse had caused a social media furore Outgoing Trai chairman R S Sharma whose open dare to Twitterati on Aadhaar misuse had caused a social media furore today asserted that mere knowledge of Aadhaar number could not increase one's "digital vulnerabilities". Sharma was also quick to add that the intention behind the disclosure of his 12-digit number was never to abet others to publish or disclose their Aadhaar numbers.

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Breaking his silence over the issue, Sharma said he has always maintained that disclosure, knowledge or sharing of the biometric ID number does not increase "digital vulnerabilities".

Sharma, who retires on August 9, was speaking on the sidelines of a conference where telecom regulator Trai announced that two of its mobile apps - Do Not Disturb app that reports pesky calls and MyCall app that measures call quality will be available on UMANG platform.

"I have made it very clear that the intention was not really to abet other people to publish their Aadhaar number," Sharma said replying to a specific query, as reported by PTI.

Following Trai chief's Aadhaar challenge last month, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had asked people not to share publicly their 12-digit identifier on the Internet and social media, or pose such challenges to others.

"Such activities are uncalled for and should be refrained as these are not in accordance with the law," UIDAI had said in a statement.

An all-out war had raged on Twitter after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chief shared his Aadhaar number publicly, challenging anyone to show how mere knowledge of the number can be misused to harm him.

While some claimed to have got access to his bank account number and email, Sharma refuted the claims saying they were untrue.

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