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An Aadhaar Dare was given by TRAI Chief RS Sharma On Twitter seemed to prove that gmail or yahoo accounts may not be that safe but the hackers could not prove how they could crack and misuse Aadhaar information to do some harm. Read More…
Snapshot: In this report you will be reading about:
- The Aadhaar Dare given by TRAI chief RS Sharma on Twitter
- How the people responded to it and how hackers went after his personal details
- How hackers could just (said to have) cracked his gmail and some personal details only
- How Sharma responded to the hackers who got his personal details.
It was no less than the Curious Case Of Aadhaar when People on Twitter went berserk soon after Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI Chairman RS Sharma posted his Aadhaar number on the micro-blogging site. Not only this he challenged all the people to show how information of the Aadhaar number could be used to do harm to him.
TRAI Chief RS Sharma tweet photo
It is said that people went a step ahead and discovered that his gmail and yahoo ids were connected and a twitter user did that by using his basic details available. He did this by logging on to Air India helpline chat posing as RS Sharma and was able to get information about Sharma’s frequent flying number. Actually, the twitter user has tried to hack into Sharma’s gmail account and found that Sharma had set his frequent flying number as the security question in case he (Sharma) forgets gmail password.
However, cracking his gmail did nothing and Sharma replied to the user on twitter stating that how it is related to his Aadhaar number perhaps asking him how this information could be used to do harm to him through the Aadhaar id.
Notably, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman R S Sharma had posted his his Aadhaar number online on his twitter account on Saturday.
His tweet soon trolled on twitter and everybody was curious about the mysterious case of Aadhaar dare by Sharma.
Also Read: No breach in Aadhaar database: UIDAI
The Five W’s
What is the reason why Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet?
Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet so as to give dare to people to use the information and prove how it can be used to do any harm to him. He wanted to prove that Aadhaar is totally safe.
When did Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet?
Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet On Saturday
Who disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet?
RS Sharma, he is the chief/ chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI.
Where Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet?
Sharma posted his Aadhaar number on the internet on his twitter account @rssharma3
Why Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet?
Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet so as to prove that Aadhaar is totally safe and using only the Aadhaar number hackers or mischievious people cannot cause harm to anybody?
How Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet?
Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet on his twitter account.
What will be the repercussions of Aadhaar Dare By TRAI Chief RS Sharma On Twitter
The move by Sharma is expected to step up faith in Aadhaar and it would be a lesson for hackers that they cannot do anything to people by just having the aadhaar number.
Also Read: Aadhaar Not Mandatory For New SIM, Govt Tells telcos
What Next?
After Sharma disclosed his Aadhaar number on the internet people will have more faith in Aadhaar and would not be afraid of getting Aadhaar ID. This would also stop all rumours that Aadhaar is not safe and anybody could steal information easily.
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