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Facebook has asserted it has no plans of “integration or authentication with Aadhaar” and is not linking the social media accounts to the 12-digit biometric identifier.
The clarification came in response to reports that indicated that Facebook was running a test, where it requested for people’s Aadhaar information when they signed up for a Facebook account.
Facebook in a blogpost clarified that the test, which is now complete, included additional text explaining to users that if they used Aadhaar name it will help their family and friends recognise them.
The move by Facebook is being seen as part of the company’s efforts to check the increasing number of fake accounts on the platform. Facebook, however, did not comment on that.
India with over 240 million users is the second largest market for Facebook after the US.