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"Data Collection Should Be Constitutionally Valid" - Justice Srikrishna Speaks On WhatsApp's New Policy, AarogyaSetu Etc. With Seema Chishti

Government Says No Clue on Who Made Aarogya Setu App, Twitter Responds with Memes

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the National Informatics Centre on Wednesday said they do not have any information about the “creation” of the Aarogya Setu application. The centre has come under attack over the lack of information about the developers of the Aarogya Setu app which used crucial data of users like location, etc. pic.twitter.com/MD4QtXXrvC— Rofl Gandhi …

Hockey India makes it mandatory for players to download Aarogya Setu app

Hockey India has made it mandatory for all players and staff of member associations to download the government’s Aarogya Setu app in order to be eligible for tournaments, according to a report published in The Indian Express on Thursday. On April 2, the AarogyaSetu app — for pan-India use and available in 11 languages — was launched as the main …

Hockey India employees asked to check status on Aarogyasetu App before leaving for work

Hockey India employees will have to review their health status on 'Aarogyasetu' App before starting for office and they can travel only if their status is 'safe' or 'low risk', according to an advisory issued by the sports body. The Hockey India advisory outlined the preventive measures which all its employees need to be follow at the office to contain …

Coronavirus | What are the concerns around the Aarogya Setu app?

The story so far: On April 2, the AarogyaSetu app — for pan-India use and available in 11 languages — was launched as the main contact tracing technology endorsed by the Central government. The AarogyaSetu app faces the same issue as every other contact tracing technology that has come up during the pandemic period — it is people dependent. Jason …

Aarogya Setu becomes world's fastest app to reach 50 mn downloads: NITI Aayog CEO

The Centre’s mobile app, Aarogya Setu, developed for tracking COVID-19 patients, has become the world’s fastest app to reach 50 million downloads in just 13 days, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. “Telephone took 75 years to reach 50 million users, radio 38 yrs, television 13 yrs, Internet 4 yrs, Facebook 19 months, Pokemon Go 19 days. AarogyaSetu, …

As the Covid-19 pandemic raging the world has forced schools, colleges and universities across the nation to temporarily close down, The HRD Ministry has written to UGC, AICTE, NCTE, NIOS, NCERT and KVS on Covid-19 safety and how to stay protected during these tough times. The letter from the HRD Ministry to these educational organisations informed that the AarogyaSetu app …

Government launches ‘AarogyaSetu’ app to assess, alert people about coronavirus patients