> They're not just asking for the number - they're asking for a scan of the entire card including all other details such as gender, age, and address. Name, UID

> They're not just asking for the number - they're asking for a scan of the entire card including all other details such as gender, age, and address. Name, UID, gender, age, address these are not biometric info. In fact they are part of your ID. > What was this desperate need you talk of? I explained it in my comment. > Its original vision was to plug leakages and pilferage in governmental social welfare and subsidy programmes, and not as a mandatory national unique ID. It was targeted at only people who wanted to participate in those welfare and subsidy programmes, and not for every citizen. Vision and purpose can change. Nothing to worry about. Originally the purpose of cellphones was to talk and text. Now you watch Netflix on it. > It hasn't replaced any of the other IDs It will. Eventually there will be no need to link it to other cards because UID will be enough for everything.