Today Aadhaar card becomes one of the most important documents as VOTER ID and PAN CARD. More than 116 crore Aadhaar card is issued by UIDAI . and that's why Aadhaar data safety is one of the most important issues for UIDAI. Now UIDAI launched virtual id (VID). This will help you to make safe your data . as in VIRTUAL ID you are not needed to give your Aadhaar number instead of you can give a newly generated virtual id(VID) which is totally safe and nobody can know your Aadhaar data .
WHAT IS VID?
VID is a virtual id that linked to the Aadhaar number. It is 16 digit number that is generated by UIDAI for the limited period of time. After a limited time, it becomes expire and no more tracking can be done by a company by using that number. VID provides a limited amount of data to the company .and that data is sufficient for authentication. Previous VID expires when you generate new VID.