How To Stop Aadhaar Misuse

With the applicability of Aadhaar becoming more and more with each passing hour you might have come across multiple stories citing the misuse of information of an Aadhaar.

Here's one thing you can do to ensure that your information is safe and not misused.

For Aadhaar users, UIDAI provides a mechanism to lock the biometric information and avoid any misuse. Biometrics refers to the iris scan, fingerprints, and facial photograph used for authentication. Once the Biometric is locked, the Aadhaar holder will not be able to use their Biometrics (fingerprints/iris scan) for authentications and neither can anyone else, thus preventing potential misuse.

Steps to Lock/Unlock biometrics:

1. Access the URL: https://resident.uidai.gov.in/biometric-lock
2. Enter your Aadhaar number
3. Enter security code/captcha
4. Receive the OTP
5. Lock your Aadhaar

**Please note that the registered mobile number is required for the process.

Once the biometrics are locked, its authentication also gets blocked. If there any benefits attached to the Aadhaar number such as bank transfers etc. will continue. To unblock, one has to revisit the website and after entering the Aadhaar number, receive the OTP to unlock it.