Aadhaar Card: Your Aadhaar Card, one of the most important government documents, is required on many occasions. It has to be used for everything from opening a bank account to getting a new SIM card. Apart from this, Aadhaar card has to be submitted even at the time of check-in at a hotel. In such a situation, many users fear that their Aadhaar card or data may be misused. You can easily check where your Aadhaar card has been used.
With a very simple process, one can easily check at home where their Aadhaar data has been used. In such a situation, if someone has misused your Aadhaar card, then you will know. If you want, you can lock-unlock your biometric information. Let us understand this in detail.
Follow these easy steps
1. First of all go to the official website of UIDAI https://uidai.gov.in.
2. Here you have to click on My Aadhaar option.
3. . Now tap on ‘Aadhaar Authentication History’ from the options shown.
4. After this you will have to enter the 12 digit Aadhaar number and enter the captcha code.
5. One Time Password (OTP) received on the registered phone number will have to be entered.
6. Aadhaar history will appear on the screen and it will be shown when and where you used the Aadhaar card.
If you see any entry in the Aadhaar card history that you do not recognize, be alert immediately.
This is how you can lock and unlock Aadhaar
You have to tap on Aadhaar Services in the My Aadhaar section. Here you have to choose Lock/Unlock Biometrics. If you want, you can download masked Aadhaar, in which your full Aadhaar number is not visible. The government has recently come up with a new Aadhaar App, through which ID verification can be done in a secure manner.