The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been facing a lot of criticism over allegations of access to personal information by random entities without the consent of individual Aadhaar holders. Recent media reports also fuelled the general concern about the privacy and security of Aadhaar-related data. The widespread fear of misuse of demographic data is heightened by the fact that India still does not have a data-protection law. On Wednesday, the UIDAI sought to reinforce privacy protection for Aadhaar number-holders by unveiling one of the most significant changes since its inception eight years ago. It created a two-layer security