Facebook India has confirmed it has started asking for users' Aadhaar details if they want to create a new account. The social media g...

Facebook India has confirmed it has started asking for users' Aadhaar details if they want to create a new account. The social media giant was spotted asking Aadhaar details from a user, who then posted a screenshot of it on Reddit. In the screenshot, Facebook is seen asking the user his/her first and last name, which should be same as the one on the user's Aadhaar card.
Mark Zuckerberg and co. says the firm has started asking these details to limited users as a part of a small test. Not all the users will see such a prompt while creating a new account. Also mentioned is that although the prompt asks for users to feed their name based on the Aadhaar card, it is not necessary for them to do so.

It is worth adding that Facebook for now is only asking for the users' first and last name. It is not asking for any other Aadhaar details, eliminating privacy concerns. It is yet to be seen how Facebook plans to go ahead with this move.
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