Stop using Aadhar eKYC for verifying users: Government tells telecom companies

In a government order on Friday, telecom companies were asked to stop using Aadhaar for electronic verification of existing mobile phone customers and for issuing new connections, to comply with a recent Supreme Court order. In a landmark verdict last month, the apex court had restricted the use of Aadhaar by private entities in the absence of a legal provision.

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