Fraudsters use fake Aadhaar cards or stolen Aadhaar numbers to withdraw money from bank accounts through Aadhaar enabled payment system. In some cases they are even able to withdraw money without OTP authentication. But this fraud is done in various ways, including misappropriation of our fingerprints without our knowledge.
Fraudsters use fake Aadhaar cards or stolen Aadhaar numbers to withdraw money from bank accounts through Aadhaar enabled payment system. In some cases they are even able to withdraw money without OTP authentication. But this fraud is done in various ways, including misappropriation of our fingerprints without our knowledge. UIDAI has introduced a new feature to check these frauds, especially to prevent our biometrics from being used without our permission. Same as Aadhaar biometric lock option. This option allows Aadhaar holders to temporarily lock their biometrics from being used for authentication. In this background let's know more details about this biometric lock.
Biometric Locking/Unlocking is a feature that allows the Aadhaar holder to lock and temporarily unlock their biometrics.This facility is made available by UIDAI to strengthen the privacy of biometric data. Fingerprint, iris and face are locked in biometric lock system. After biometric locking Aadhaar authentication cannot be performed using biometric methods without the consent of the Aadhaar holder. But only Aadhaar number holders who have registered mobile numbers can lock their biometrics. After locking the biometrics a specific error code '330' will be displayed indicating that the biometrics are locked if the UID is used to execute any authentication services using the biometric method (Fingerprint/Iris/Face).
How to Lock Aadhaar Biometrics?
You can use M Aadhaar app or UIDAI website to lock your Aadhaar biometrics. Once your biometrics are locked you cannot use them for Aadhaar authentication until you unlock them.
