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 Bay, the brain behind TraceTogether, a contact tracing app from Singapore which has been among the more successful ones, emphasised the point that “automated contact tracing is not a panacea”. In a blog post, “Automated contact tracing is not a coronavirus panacea”, he said: “A human-out-of-the-loop system will certainly yield better results than having no system at all, but where a competent human-in-the-loop system with sufficient capacity exists, we caution against an over-reliance on technology.” TraceTogether’s developers worked closely and constantly with frontline health-care workers to make the app effective.

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Aarogya Setu contact tracing data deleted, feature discontinued: Govt tells LS
1 year, 11 months ago

Aarogya Setu contact tracing data deleted, feature discontinued: Govt tells LS

Live Mint  

The Centre said on Wednesday that all contact-tracing data collected via the Aarogya Setu mobile application has been deleted. While it remains in use, the government said that the contact tracing feature - flagged by critics over security related concerns - has now been disabled. “In accordance with the provisions of the said protocol, the contact tracing feature of the …

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,” …

Apple, Google's COVID-19 tracing tech saved thousands of lives in UK, about time India gets it too
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple, Google's COVID-19 tracing tech saved thousands of lives in UK, about time India gets it too

India Today  

Apple and Google joined hands to develop the Exposure Notifications System to contact trace and alert users about possible COVID-19 exposure. Now a report has claimed that the contact tracing tech has saved lives of between 4,200 and 8,700 users in the UK. “Our analysis suggests a large number of COVID-19 cases were averted by contact tracing via the NHS …

COVID app triggers overdue debate on privacy in Singapore
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID app triggers overdue debate on privacy in Singapore

Al Jazeera  

Government forced to amend law around app after it emerges police used the data to investigate a number of crimes. Under the new amendments to the COVID-19 Act, passed in the Singapore Parliament this month, personal data collected by digital pandemic contact-tracing programmes can only be used to contact trace, unless it is required by law enforcement for investigations into …

Fine-tuning the State-of-the-app technology
3 years, 10 months ago

Fine-tuning the State-of-the-app technology

The Hindu  

On January 13 this year, subscribers of English newspapers in India woke up to full-page Platforms and COVID-19 The issue of privacy is crucial for government technology platforms and services as governments typically have a monopoly in providing public services, unlike the private sector. An assessment of the 35 mobile applications revealed that 17 mobile apps provide information on COVID-19 …

Exclusive: Besides Co-Win, Aarogya Setu to be used to self-register for India's vaccine drive
3 years, 11 months ago

Exclusive: Besides Co-Win, Aarogya Setu to be used to self-register for India's vaccine drive

India Today  

India's contact tracing app Aarogya Setu would now be used in the world's largest vaccination programme. Aarogya Setu app -- the single window interface for health updates related to Covid-19 -- was launched in April 2020 as India fell into the clutches of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Dr Ram Sewak Sharma, the …

Aarogya Setu RTI Row: CIC Drops Show Cause Notice To CPIOs, Issues Advisory To Ensure That The Website is Up-to-date With All Info
4 years, 1 month ago

Aarogya Setu RTI Row: CIC Drops Show Cause Notice To CPIOs, Issues Advisory To Ensure That The Website is Up-to-date With All Info

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has dropped the show cause notices issued to the Central Public Information Officers of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, National Informatics Centre and National E-Governance Division in connection to the Aarogya Setu RTI case. The Commission has issued an advisory u/s 25 of the RTI Act, 2005 to the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and …

Aarogya Setu: Govt. cracks down on officials over evasive RTI reply
4 years, 2 months ago

Aarogya Setu: Govt. cracks down on officials over evasive RTI reply

The Hindu  

A day after it was slammed by the Central Information Commission over “preposterous” and “evasive” response to an RTI query related to the Aarogya Setu application, the IT Ministry has issued directions to take action against the officers responsible. The official added that the Ministry has also directed the National Informatics Centre and National E-Governance Division to take suitable action …

Government Says No Clue on Who Made Aarogya Setu App, Twitter Responds with Memes
4 years, 2 months ago

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

News 18  

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 …

Aarogya Setu app | IT Ministry says taking steps to comply with CIC orders
4 years, 2 months ago

Aarogya Setu app | IT Ministry says taking steps to comply with CIC orders

The Hindu  

Following a show cause notice issued over the government’s “preposterous” response to an RTI query related to the Aarogya Setu application, the IT Ministry said it was taking steps to comply with the CIC’s orders, while adding that the app had been developed by the National Informatics Centre in collaboration with volunteers from industry and academia. The statement comes after …

'Aarogya Setu app built by industry's best minds', govt clarifies after RTI body's rap
4 years, 2 months ago

'Aarogya Setu app built by industry's best minds', govt clarifies after RTI body's rap

India TV News  

Hours after the earning the Central Information Commission's criticism over information regarding the development of the Aarogya Setu mobile application, the government on Wednesday evening came out with a clarification. "The AarogyaSetu App was developed in a record time of around 21 days, to respond to the exigencies of the Pandemic with Lockdown restrictions only for the objective of building …

Aarogya Setu app developed in govt and private collaboration, clarifies Centre
4 years, 2 months ago

Aarogya Setu app developed in govt and private collaboration, clarifies Centre

Live Mint  

The Aarogya Setu contract tracing app has been developed in a collaborative effort of government and private sector, clarified the Central government on Wednesday. The CIC came into action after the NIC, NeGD and MeitY failed to furnish information regarding the creation and development of the Aarogya Setu app through an RTI. The Centre in its clarification said that there …

Govt gets notice after saying it has no information on Aarogya Setu creator
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt gets notice after saying it has no information on Aarogya Setu creator

The Hindu  

The Central Information Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to the government for providing an evasive response to an RTI application related to Aarogya Setu, the contact tracing app that has crores of users' data. The show-cause notices were issued to Central Public Information Officers of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, National Informatics Centre and National E-Governance Division after …

RTI reveals Ministry of Electronics has no information about the creators of Aarogya Setu, govt issues clarification
4 years, 2 months ago

RTI reveals Ministry of Electronics has no information about the creators of Aarogya Setu, govt issues clarification

India Today  

An RTI filed two months back has revealed that the National Informatics Centre, which designs government websites and falls under the Ministry of Electronics, has no information about the creators of Aarogya Setu App. Saurav Das, the petitioner, filed a complaint against the relevant authorities stating that they had failed to furnish information about the process of creation of Aarogya …

India: Health workers alarmed over ‘black holes’ in COVID-19 apps
4 years, 4 months ago

India: Health workers alarmed over ‘black holes’ in COVID-19 apps

Al Jazeera  

Health officials and lawyers have expressed worry about unclear terms on issues like data retention and sharing. Many of India’s state apps were launched even as the central government brought out its coronavirus contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu, or “Health Bridge”, in early April, which has been downloaded by more than 152 million people, according to the National Informatics Centre. “While …

Aarogya Setu now world's most downloaded covid-19 tracking app
4 years, 5 months ago

Aarogya Setu now world's most downloaded covid-19 tracking app

India Today  

Aarogya Setu has emerged as the world's most downloaded covid-19 tracing app, according to the latest report by Sensor Tower. But while the total number of downloads of the Aarogya Setu was the highest globally, India was the fourth country in terms of the adoption rate of the covid-19 tracking app. India secured the fourth position, registering the adoption of …

Coronavirus UK: Tracking app dropped for Apple and Google tech
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Tracking app dropped for Apple and Google tech

Daily Mail  

Matt Hancock tonight insisted Britain will eventually get a Covid-19 tracking app that works after ministers abandoned NHS-made technology following its failure in a trial on the Isle of Wight. Baroness Dido Harding, who is in charge of test and trace, today revealed the NHS's app did not work on iPhones The app developed by the NHS didn't work for …

Privacy fears over COVID apps by Bahrain, Kuwait, Norway
4 years, 6 months ago

Privacy fears over COVID apps by Bahrain, Kuwait, Norway

Al Jazeera  

Live tracking of users’ locations puts thousands of people at risk, Amnesty International says. Amnesty International has raised privacy and security concerns over “invasive” contact-tracing apps rolled out by Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The UK-based rights group said on Tuesday an investigation into COVID-19 apps being used by 11 countries had rated Bahrain’s “BeAware Bahrain”, …

Opinion sharply divided about using an app to trace coronavirus cases
4 years, 7 months ago

Opinion sharply divided about using an app to trace coronavirus cases

Dutch News  

There is sharply divided support for a coronavirus tracing app among the Dutch and only one third say they would download it without question, according to research carried out by Delft, Maastricht and the VU universities. A further one third of the random sample of 926 people who took part in the research said they had doubts about using an …

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Mandatory Condition To Install 'Aarogya Setu' App For Air & Rail Travel
4 years, 7 months ago

Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Against Mandatory Condition To Install 'Aarogya Setu' App For Air & Rail Travel

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union Government on a petition challenging the directions making installation and use of 'Aarogya Setu' mandatory for travel by air and rail.The plea filed by cyber security activist Anivar Arvind sought directions to authorities to make the use of the contact tracing app developed by NIC voluntary and not mandatory. …

Coronavirus: Government’s contact tracing app could ‘exacerbate health inequalities’
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s contact tracing app could ‘exacerbate health inequalities’

The Independent  

Only half of manual workers, the unemployed and state pensioners say they will download the government’s contact tracing app, according to a new survey, sparking fresh concerns that the system could exacerbate health inequalities. Adam Steventon, director of data analytics at the Health Foundation, said: “The NHS contact tracing app could play a critical role in the fight against Covid-19, …

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, …

Aarogya Setu app is now open source: what does it mean?
4 years, 7 months ago

Aarogya Setu app is now open source: what does it mean?

The Hindu  

Aarogya Setu, India’s coronavirus contact-tracing and self-assessment app is now open source. Health Ministry launches Aarogya Setu IVRS facility for those without smartphones The Aarogya Setu app is used on Android phones by 98% of the registered users, and the source code for the Android app is currently available on GitHub, a collaboration platform for software developers, where code can …

Aarogya Setu, India’s contact-tracing app, goes open-source
4 years, 7 months ago

Aarogya Setu, India’s contact-tracing app, goes open-source

Firstpost  

At 12 am midnight on the 27th of May 2020, Aarogya Setu — India’s digital contact tracing app — will go open-source and be uploaded to a public GitHub repository. CEO of NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant announced at a press conference that Aarogya Setu has been installed 114mn times, reached out to 9 lac contacts and represents a contact tracing …

Coronavirus tracking app code unveiled; final version to come next month
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus tracking app code unveiled; final version to come next month

NL Times  

A beta version of the government-backed coronavirus tracking app has has been released to the public on Wednesday, with the final product being expected sometime in June, Minister of Health Hugo de Jonge confirmed on Wednesday. This follows nearly a month on from the government's appointment of a team of experienced developers to design the app, with the final product …

Govt makes Aarogya Setu an open-source app for Android users
4 years, 7 months ago

Govt makes Aarogya Setu an open-source app for Android users

India TV News  

India's coronavirus contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is now open source for Android users, in a major development that will allay privacy concerns around the government-launched product. Making the source of the app open at a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant remarked that the development signified "Government of India's commitment to the core …

Is transparency too much to ask for?
4 years, 7 months ago

Is transparency too much to ask for?

Live Mint  

While sheltering at home to keep herself safe from the novel coronavirus, Neela Chandra was overwhelmed with updates on TV and social media but wasn’t certain how to sift through the clutter. Based on Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s covid tracing tracker, over 25 countries have some form of contact-tracing mobile application, with a combination of Bluetooth and GPS-based proximity and …

Aarogya Setu app users cross 2 crore mark in Uttar Pradesh: Official
4 years, 7 months ago

Aarogya Setu app users cross 2 crore mark in Uttar Pradesh: Official

Hindustan Times  

The Aarogya Setu app is being continuously used in Uttar Pradesh with the number of people having downloaded it till date touching two crore, an official said on Saturday. NCC cadets and volunteers of NSS, Nehru Yuva Kendra and Yuvak Mangal Dal are being enlisted in COVID Volunteer Force, mandated to spread mass awareness about COVID “As per the information …

Protection or threat? Experts say Aarogya Setu poses national security risk
4 years, 7 months ago

Protection or threat? Experts say Aarogya Setu poses national security risk

Hindustan Times  

Data of millions of Indians, collected through the Aarogya Setu app, could be vulnerable to threats from adversarial state and non-state actors and pose a national security challenge, according to cybersecurity experts and former intelligence officials. Sensitive data of our citizens is kept in a manner where there is no unauthorised access to the data,” said Abhishek Singh, CEO of …

Apple and Google share contact tracing technology that can help fight coronvirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Apple and Google share contact tracing technology that can help fight coronvirus

India Today  

Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system, as reported by Reuters. But authorities would have to stop requiring phone numbers from users under the companies’ rules, one of several restrictions that have …

Google and Apple release technology to help with coronavirus contact tracing
4 years, 7 months ago

Google and Apple release technology to help with coronavirus contact tracing

ABC  

New technology that could help alert people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 is being tested to determine if it will work in Australia. Key points: Technology could help solve issues plaguing apps like COVIDSafe Technology could help solve issues plaguing apps like COVIDSafe App users who test positive would decide to notify people they …

Apple-Google contact tracing tool's initial version released, tech draws interest in 23 countries
4 years, 7 months ago

Apple-Google contact tracing tool's initial version released, tech draws interest in 23 countries

Firstpost  

Apple and Google said several US states and 22 countries have sought access to their technology. Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system. Developers of contact tracing apps for Austria, Germany and …

Data | How safe is Aarogya Setu compared to COVID-19 contact tracing apps of other countries?
4 years, 7 months ago

Data | How safe is Aarogya Setu compared to COVID-19 contact tracing apps of other countries?

The Hindu  

According to a database maintained by MIT Technology Review, Aarogya Setu, India’s contact-tracing app to combat COVID-19, poses significant risks to the privacy of the user compared to similar apps in other countries. The apps in China and Turkey pose greater risks for user privacy than Aarogya Setu. The following table lists government-backed apps of 19 countries based on five …

Phishing attacks in name of Aarogya Setu app increasing: CERT-in
4 years, 7 months ago

Phishing attacks in name of Aarogya Setu app increasing: CERT-in

The Hindu  

Phishing attacks in the name of Aarogya Setu mobile application are witnessing a “high rise” as online scamsters are taking advantage of the increased inquisitiveness of internet users during the coronavirus pandemic, India’s cyber security agency said on Saturday. It said cyber attackers impersonate popular video platforms sucha as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Aarogya Setu app and WHO to …

Aarogya Setu Coronavirus contact tracing app now reaches JioPhone: Know details
4 years, 7 months ago

Aarogya Setu Coronavirus contact tracing app now reaches JioPhone: Know details

India TV News  

Aarogya Setu app is India's attempt to track Coronavirus-infected people and curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Aarogya Setu now available for JioPhone According to a report by Reuters, the Aarogya Setu app has been rolled out for 5 million JioPhones in the country by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. This news comes after Aarogya Setu's …

Aarogya Setu key to making transition into post-lockdown period smooth, prevent loss of lives; doubts about privacy, security unnecessary
4 years, 7 months ago

Aarogya Setu key to making transition into post-lockdown period smooth, prevent loss of lives; doubts about privacy, security unnecessary

Firstpost  

Aarogya Setu is also reviewed by other foreign firms who often tend to be critical about indigenous technological efforts of India. Like many other countries, the Government of India has launched its own Aarogya Setu app for contact tracing and alert users if they come in proximity with a COVID-19 infected person. Thus, it is clear that the Aarogya Setu …

India follows China's lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app
4 years, 7 months ago

India follows China's lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app

India Today  

India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world’s second-most populous nation is on its way to Chinese-style methods of high tech social control, says Reuters. It made India the world’s only democratic country to make the use of a contact tracing app mandatory for its citizens, according to …

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 …

Aarogya Setu: Lack of data privacy laws, transparent policies make app worrisome, say MIT researchers
4 years, 7 months ago

Aarogya Setu: Lack of data privacy laws, transparent policies make app worrisome, say MIT researchers

Firstpost  

The most worrisome part about Aarogya Setu is that we don’t know who has access to the database and it is not an open-source app. Now, MIT University has reviewed the Aarogya Setu app to understand how effective is the app, is it safe to use, and how it compares to other contact tracing apps that are being used in …

Corona apps well-intentioned but privacy concerns must be addressed
4 years, 7 months ago

Corona apps well-intentioned but privacy concerns must be addressed

India Today  

A massive data leak from the mobile phone-based Quarantine Monitoring System of the Madhya Pradesh government has sharpened the debate on privacy around the central government’s similar Aarogya Setu app. While the idea of such data platforms and mobile applications world-over is to disseminate useful information regarding the spread of cases in the neighbourhood to people and assist government agencies …

Aarogya Setu scores positively on collection of user data: Report
4 years, 7 months ago

Aarogya Setu scores positively on collection of user data: Report

India TV News  

Researchers at MIT Technology Review have given 2 out of 5 points to Aarogya Setu app on its COVID-19 app tracker index, saying it scores positively on the timely deletion of user data and collection of only useful data. Aarogya Setu scored positively on the timely deletion of user data and collection of only useful data but "failed to score …

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 …

Watch | How does the Aarogya Setu app work?
4 years, 8 months ago

Watch | How does the Aarogya Setu app work?

The Hindu  

Aarogya Setu App, India's main contact tracing technology, was launched on April 2nd this year. Aarogya Setu is designed to keep track of other app users that a person came in contact with. It will keep a record of all other Aarogya Setu users that it detected nearby using Bluetooth. Therefore Aarogya Setu users have little choice but to accept …

Coronavirus | Health Ministry launches Aarogya Setu IVRS facility for those without smartphones
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Health Ministry launches Aarogya Setu IVRS facility for those without smartphones

The Hindu  

The ‘Aarogy Setu Interactive Voice Response System’ has been implemented to include citizens with feature phones and landline connections under the ambit of the ‘ Aarogya Setu ’ mobile application, the Union Health Ministry has said, urging people to download the application for combating coronavirus. The ‘Aarogy Setu Interactive Voice Response System ’ is a toll-free service, available across the …

Aarogya Setu: Phones without app will draw punishment for users in Noida, Greater Noida
4 years, 8 months ago

Aarogya Setu: Phones without app will draw punishment for users in Noida, Greater Noida

Live Mint  

The Covid-19 tracker—'Aarogya Setu' app—is now mandatory for all smartphone users in Noida and Greater Noida. The app has been made mandatory for government employees and private employees in the country and now Noida Police has issued an order that asks all residents to download Aarogya Setu on their smartphones. Not having the 'Aarogya Setu' app on smartphones while out …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Aarogya Setu team says 'no user data at risk' after French hacker raises concerns over 'security of 90 million Indians'
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Aarogya Setu team says 'no user data at risk' after French hacker raises concerns over 'security of 90 million Indians'

Firstpost  

The official handle of Aarogya Setu contact-tracing app, developed by the National Informatics Centre, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, asserted late on Tuesday that “no personal information of any user has been proven to be at risk”. The official handle of the Aarogya Setu contact-tracing app, developed by the National Informatics Centre, under the Ministry of Electronics …

Can Australia's coronavirus contact tracing app COVIDSafe lift the country out of lockdown?
4 years, 8 months ago

Can Australia's coronavirus contact tracing app COVIDSafe lift the country out of lockdown?

ABC  

To speed up the process of contacting people who may have been exposed to coronavirus, the Federal Government is asking Australians to download its new COVIDSafe app. "If 40 per cent of people download the app, and if we're optimistic, half of those people are using it properly at all times — including having it running and open in the …

Coronavirus contact-tracing app could make 'privacy and rights another casualty of the virus', campaigners warn
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus contact-tracing app could make 'privacy and rights another casualty of the virus', campaigners warn

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The coronavirus contact-tracing app could make the UK's privacy "another casualty" of the …

Apple and Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps
4 years, 8 months ago

Apple and Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps

Firstpost  

Apple and Google said they will not allow the use of GPS data along with the contact tracing systems. Apple and Google have said that they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. But the developers of coronavirus-related apps …

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