UIDAI’s Number Is Saved In Your Phone’s Contact List Without Information & Twitter Is Scared

A debate concerned with the security threat to the personal information of an individual due to Aadhaar has been going on for quite a long time.

The Aadhaar supporters are vouching that data of an individual has no threat while the opposition is hell bent on proving it a failure and a threat to the sensitive information of a person.

Recently, TRAI chairman RS Sharma shared his Aadhaar number on Twitter and gave an open challenge to steal his personal information.

French security expert Elliot Alderson also entered this debate and yesterday he took to Twitter to ask users whether their phones have UIDAI toll-free helpline number in their contact list.

Do you have @UIDAI in your contact list by default?

— Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y) August 2, 2018

As people started checking their phones, most of them got the rude shock of their lives as their phones had UIDAI toll-free helpline number in their contact list and they never added it themselves.

This made people angry:

@UIDAI @ceouidai who asked you to get into my phone and store your number?!? What all are u doing without my knowledge?

— Varun Kukreti (@Varunkukreti) August 3, 2018

Wtf is this? This automatically got added to my phone book without my consent / prior intimation. Checked after seeing some updates by others on twitter. Anyone has answers for this? This is scary. #Aadhaar #UIDAI pic.twitter.com/0gVRWTyobd

— Siddharth Agarwal (@sidagarwal) August 3, 2018

Yes. How come? I did not make this contact.

— Sameer Kochhar (@SkochSameer) August 2, 2018

This man is concerned:

Is this scary? Having a contact saved in my phone without my permission? https://t.co/s8aQGRYvKR

— Nikunj Barnwal (@niks2409) August 2, 2018

This guy has the answer:

UIDAI is in the phone contact list because mobile service provider is passing this helpline number with sim.

— Kapil (@kapsology) August 2, 2018

This may be the reason:

all the new phones purchased have emergency numbers saved by default and now UIDAI number also is added to the list..

— Sachin Gurjar (@sachideal) August 2, 2018

Can anyone explain?

Now am confused. I hardly use my ancient basic Sony Ericsson smartphone. Ancient unused pre-mandatory-Aadhaar SIM too. It's mostly switched off or in aeroplane mode. No myAadhaar app. Not linked to Aadhaar. It doesn't have paytm. But it has the number of UIDAI.

— Sangeetha Delampady (@sanguine01chan) August 2, 2018

Not in iPhones:

This is super creepy… I have a @UIDAI contact in my list with the number 1800-300-1947 by default. Dialed the number, it is invalid.
Interestingly, it is not there in any iPhones I've seen. Any comment from the govt on how this happened? @DoT_India @airtelindia @reliancejio https://t.co/gwXv4ErcKO

— Leroy Leo D'Souza (@LeroyLeo7) August 2, 2018

Whatever happens, this guy knows what he wants:

Need to take lessons from @UIDAI on how to slide my number into women's phones. Damn, bro. https://t.co/FGKx4Zpg6q

— #ish (@WhatMenBugger) August 2, 2018

Have you checked your mobile phone’s contact list?

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