Friday, 24 March, 2023

Privacy activists continue to raise concerns over security of Aarogya Setu's data sharing protocol

<p>Union government has stopped using the data access and sharing protocol for Aarogya Setu in an effort to transform the contact tracking app into a &quot;national health app&#39;&#39;. Privacy campaigners have expressed worries about the security of the personal data that has been collected since April 2020. Aarogya Setu is an Indian Covid-19 contact-tracing, syndromic mapping, and self-assessment digital service.</p>