Coronavirus | Survey of India maps to bolster Arogya Setu app
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Survey of India maps to bolster Arogya Setu app

The Hindu  

To “complement” the Arogya Setu App, a government endorsed application that helps trace the contacts of those who may have been infected by COVID-19, the Survey of India, the country’s apex map maker has made public a trove of maps. “The mobile application has been customised to collect COVID-19 specific geospatial datasets through community engagement to augment the response activities by government to the pandemic.” Officials said that the maps wouldn’t be directly useful to the general public and was aimed at government agencies which require geospatial information. In his address announcing the extension of the lockdown on Tuesday, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi urged Indians to use the Arogya Setu application and “inspire others to download the app as well”. But if it is a one way transfer from Sahyog to Arogya Setu, then it is more about privacy protection within the latter application,” said Prasanth Sugathan, Legal Director, Software Freedom Law Centre, India.

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Aarogya Setu contact tracing data deleted: Centre
1 year, 11 months ago

Aarogya Setu contact tracing data deleted: Centre

Hindustan Times  

All contact tracing data collected through the Aarogya Setu mobile application to locate potential cases of Covid-19 during the fight against the pandemic has been deleted, the Union government informed Parliament on Wednesday. Singh sought details of the current legislation governing the data collected via the application and whether the data collected by it till May 10, 2022, was deleted …

Aarogya Setu app contact-tracing data deleted: IT Ministry
1 year, 11 months ago

Aarogya Setu app contact-tracing data deleted: IT Ministry

The Hindu  

Contact-tracing data from the COVID-19 pandemic collected by the Aarogya Setu app has been deleted from government databases, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a written response in Parliament. “In accordance with the provisions of the, the contact-tracing feature of the Aarogya Setu mobile application has been discontinued and contact-tracing data collected through it has been deleted,” …

Covid-19 related data of thousands of Indians leaked online: Report
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 related data of thousands of Indians leaked online: Report

Live Mint  

Personal data of thousands of people in India has been leaked from a government server which includes their name, mobile number, address and Covid test result, and these information can be accessed through online search. The leaked data has been put on sale on Raid Forums website where a cyber criminal claims to have personal data of over 20,000 people. …

MapmyIndia Is Helping The Government Deliver COVID Vaccine Centre Search Results On Co-WIN
3 years, 10 months ago

MapmyIndia Is Helping The Government Deliver COVID Vaccine Centre Search Results On Co-WIN

News 18  

Indian digital mapping and location-based technology company MapmyIndia has released an update for the MapmyIndia navigation app that now lists all the COVID-19 vaccine centers in India. In fact, the Government of India’s official COVID vaccine registration portal, cowin.gov.in, also uses the MapmyIndia Maps and APIs to deliver the search results and information to users who want to register for …

Privacy watchdog slams coronavirus phone data mapping plan
4 years, 6 months ago

Privacy watchdog slams coronavirus phone data mapping plan

Dutch News  

Government plans to force phone firms to hand over anonymised data from their clients to the public health institute RIVM for analysis would seriously compromise privacy, according to watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgevens. The telephone data would allow the RIVM to see how private individuals move between different parts of the country. If, for example, there was a new outbreak of coronavirus …

Government climbs down on Aarogya Setu by removing mandatory provision
4 years, 7 months ago

Government climbs down on Aarogya Setu by removing mandatory provision

Live Mint  

As the government plans to ease out lockdown restrictions from Monday, it climbed down on Aarogya Setu mobile application by removing the mandatory provision for the app’s download as earlier. Ministry of Home Affairs in its guidelines issued on Saturday about phase wise opening of lockdown said that the Aarogya Setu mobile application enables early identification of risk of infection, …

A quick look at the Aarogya Setu App and how it works
4 years, 7 months ago

A quick look at the Aarogya Setu App and how it works

Op India  

The Government of India has launched the Aarogya Setu App to assist the fight against the Wuhan Coronavirus. The user can set the radius at 500 m, 1 km, 2 km, 5 km and 10 km and based on the radius set by the user, the app will show the number of individuals who have installed the app within the …

Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India
4 years, 8 months ago

Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India

Hindustan Times  

As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 photo, an Indian man uses Aarogya Setu app on his mobile phone in New Delhi, India. In April, India launched the Aarogya Setu app, which helps people identify whether they have been near someone who tested …

Aarogya Setu app is a powerful companion to protect people: Ravi Shankar Prasad
4 years, 8 months ago

Aarogya Setu app is a powerful companion to protect people: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India TV News  

Aarogya Setu is a powerful companion which protects people, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said in his response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who raised doubts over the coronavirus tracker app. Gandhi, in a tweet, alleged that the app was outsourced to a private operator "with no institutional oversight" while also raising concerns over data security and privacy. …

Coronavirus | What are the concerns around the Aarogya Setu app?
4 years, 8 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

COVID 19- South Africa Appoints Former Constitutional Court Judge To Safeguard Individual's Privacy [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID 19- South Africa Appoints Former Constitutional Court Judge To Safeguard Individual's Privacy [Read Order]

Live Law  

In the wake of the onslaught on the right to privacy in the world-wide fight against Coronavirus, the South African government has appointed former Constitutional Court judge, Justice Catherine O'Regan, as the COVID-19 Designate Judge to safeguard individuals' privacy and personal information in these critical times. The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services, in its media statement issued on Friday, …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt launches COVID-19 tracking app ‘Aarogya Setu’, here’s all you need to know
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt launches COVID-19 tracking app ‘Aarogya Setu’, here’s all you need to know

Firstpost  

The app calculates a person’s interaction with others, using Bluetooth technology, algorithms, and AI. The Government of India has launched a mobile app, Aarogya Setu, to enable people to themselves assess the risk of being infected by Coronavirus. Aarogya Setu will also enable the government to take necessary and timely steps for assessing the risk of spread of coronavirus and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: India must take cue from EU, US on addressing data protection concerns during pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: India must take cue from EU, US on addressing data protection concerns during pandemic

Firstpost  

India, whilst dealing with the pandemic, also faces challenges on the privacy forefront specifically because there is no law in place for data protection. Firstly, it emphasises on protection of personal data according to the Chinese Laws and Regulations that govern Cyber-security and prevention of Public Health Emergencies. The European Union, which has a more nuanced law regarding data protection, …

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