UIDAI extends deadline to deploy Virtual ID system to July 1

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended the deadline for service providers to implement the Virtual ID (VID) system to July 1. The VID aims to give users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number with service providers and give them a 16-digit temporarily generated VID instead. Agencies which undertake Aadhaar authentication have to mandatorily accept VIDs.