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It's devastating how many platforms require a mobile number in India. Many platforms also use the mobile number as the sole user identifier (try registering on
by wtmt 7y ago
It's devastating how many platforms require a mobile number in India. Many platforms also use the mobile number as the sole user identifier (try registering on Flipkart or Bounce or any other service — there is no way to do it without a mobile number and with just an email address). Many platforms also make assumptions that people's mobile numbers don't change. I gasp and scream every time I see these on a site or service, and then promptly abandon it and navigate elsewhere!
A correction: Aadhaar is available to all residents of India (those who have spent more than 182 days in the country in a year). It has nothing to do with Indian citizenship or being a proof of Indian citizenship, though with the completely broken design of the system, Aadhaar can be used to get a passport, and thus proving that one is a "citizen".
- Abishek_Muthian 7y agoCorrection on Resident non-Indian being eligible for Aadhaar duly noted. Ironically, Aadhaar could indeed prevent SIM swapping attacks in certain cases for those who have updated their Aadhaar number to their service provider. If the Aadhaar number is available at the service provider, it needs to be authenticated (via Biometric and SMS OTP) before swapping SIM. I wonder if the mobile is lost, whether at-least biometric part of the Aadhaar authentication is required to get the new SIM. Also, say if Aadhaar OTP needs to be entered in their internal service; bribing might not be possible.