<p class="title">In a scathing attack on the Modi government, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said the move to ring-fence Aadhaar was meaningless as millions have already shared their unique identity number with many service providers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Under compulsion, millions of persons have already shared Aadhaar number with many service providers. New security layer is like locking the stable after horses have bolted," Chidambaram, a former union home minister, said on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Wednesday, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had announced a new two-layer system to protect personal data, under which citizens would no longer be required to share their unique IDs for verification purposes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This was done to address privacy concerns after a news report claimed a breach in the Aadhaar database.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the new system, at the user-end, a person will have the choice not to share his Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Instead, a random 16-digit Virtual ID number could be generated and used in lieu of Aadhaar with authorised agencies like banks and telecom service providers.</p>
<p class="title">In a scathing attack on the Modi government, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said the move to ring-fence Aadhaar was meaningless as millions have already shared their unique identity number with many service providers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Under compulsion, millions of persons have already shared Aadhaar number with many service providers. New security layer is like locking the stable after horses have bolted," Chidambaram, a former union home minister, said on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Wednesday, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had announced a new two-layer system to protect personal data, under which citizens would no longer be required to share their unique IDs for verification purposes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This was done to address privacy concerns after a news report claimed a breach in the Aadhaar database.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Under the new system, at the user-end, a person will have the choice not to share his Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Instead, a random 16-digit Virtual ID number could be generated and used in lieu of Aadhaar with authorised agencies like banks and telecom service providers.</p>
