Explaining how the new security layer works, Nilekani said, "This is a very significant announcement by the UIDAI and in some sense it makes the case against it go away. because it provides 2 or 3 very important features. Everybody can no create a virtual id which is attached to their Aadhaar number and they can now use it at all public places where they need to use the Aadhaar number. They never have to give their Aadhaar number, they can give this virtual number which they can keep changing. That means this whole issue that you have to give the Aadhaar number everywhere goes away because you are giving the virtual ID."The concept of limited KYC means private companies will not get the full KYC details with Aadhaar number. Instead they will get a tokenised number to validate identity but not the real number. " This was an idea which we contemplated on 2010 but it was a little ahead of its time then. The moves eliminates arguments against Aadhaar," Nilekani added." In the recent episode, there was a privileged login that was misued. To be able to use it you need an Aadhaar number. There is an exaggeration of concerns, it was caught immediately and stopped. It is always a balance between customer service and these issues, Nilekani said.The other big concern is the issue of exclusion, where basic access to services is denied to the poor because they failed to produce Aadhaar or authenticate it. To this, Nilekani said, "119 crore people have Aadhaar today. It is up to applications to deliver service even if someone doesn't have an Aadhaar or if the authentication fails. That is an application design feature. Aadhaar law is very clear. You cannot deny anyone, you should make alternative arrangements."Nilekani's interview also comes in the backdrop of criticism that the UIDAI is perhaps not open to criticism and feedback. It came under fire for filing an FIR against the paper and the journalist who exposed the lapses.On whether the issue could have been handled better, Nilekani stated, "We need to move forward. Aadhaar is here to stay. 119 crore people have Aadhaar. 550 million have linked bank accounts.Rs 95000 crore has been transferred to DBT accounts. Rather than get into antagonistic view, the people who have views on Aadhaar should be constructive and work with the system."He further said that there is an orchestrated campaign to malign Aadhaar ahead of the Supreme Court hearing this month to determine the constitutional validity of the national biometric ID. " I am very confident that SC will uphold Aadhaar under fundamental right to privacy. It meets the privacy test. I am 100% sure there is an orchestrated campaign to see how Aadhaar can be maligned in view of the Supreme Court. "