New Delhi: Taking the Aadhaar-privacy debate to a new level, Trai chairman R.S. Sharma on Saturday disclosed his Aadhaar number on Twitter and challenged activists to show how public disclosure on it could harm him. It all started when a user on Twitter challenged the Trai chief over his comments on the sanctity of personal information stored in the Aadhaar database. “My Aadhaar number is XXXXXXXXXXXX. Now I give this challenge to you: Show me one concrete example where you can do any harm to me (sic),” tweeted Mr Sharma.
A French security expert, who goes by the nickname Elliot Alderson, started posting what he claimed to be Mr Sharma’s “personal address, phone number linked with the Aadhaar number given, and his alternate phone number and even PAN card details.”
He blacked out most of the details. Some Twitter users posted Mr Sharma’s voter ID details and his address. Mr Alderson claimed that no bank account was linked with the Aadhaar, which Mr Sharma refuted. “Looks like you are not as good as you claim to be! All my bank accounts are linked to Aadhaar,” tweeted the Trai chief.
