New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has approved a new rule that will require entities like hotels and event organisers to register with the authority if they want to use Aadhaar to verify the identities of customers.

This move is meant to discourage places from taking photocopies of Aadhaar cards of customers and storing them in physical form, as these can be misused. Such practices are also in contravention of the present Aadhaar Act.

UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar told PTI that the new rule will give these entities access to a new technology that will allow them to verify individuals by scanning a QR code or by connecting with the new Aadhaar app, which is currently under development.

"The new rule ha...