New Delhi sources have stated that in a bid to address privacy concerns, the UIDAI on Wednesday introduced a new concept of 'Virtual ID' which Aadhaar card holder can generate from its website and give for various purposes, including SIM verification, instead of sharing the actual 12 digit bio metric ID, which will give the users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.
Meanwhile the Virtual ID, which would be a random
16 digit number, together with bio metrics of the user would give any authorized
agency like a mobile company, limited details like name, address and
photograph, which are enough for any verification and the officials said a user
can generate as many Virtual IDs as he or she wants. The older ID gets
automatically cancelled once a fresh one is generated.
Moreover the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has also introduced the concept of 'limited KYC' under which it will only provide need based or limited details of a user to an authorized agency that is providing a particular service.
