By Karthik , 6 May 2013 Nilekani looking to monetise UID data? A two-part article by Usha Ramanathan in the magazine, Moneylife, notes plans by the Nilekani-led UIDAI to possibly allow access to the UID database to private companies. It poses the question of who exactly owns the Aadhar data. Tags uid aadhaar Biometrics privacy data mning