Aarogya Setu

Zoom'-ing Out Of 2020: A Marvelous Year For Tech

The year 2020 is unforgettable in many ways. From changing how we work, live, or eat, the year has taught many how to survive the…

Aarogya Setu: Govt Has No Clue On Who Created The App; Show-Cause Notice To NIC, IT Ministry

In a shocking development, the National Informatics Centre, the nodal agency behind the creation of India’s coronavirus tracking app, Aarogya Setu, said in an RTI…

Govt Open-Sources Aarogya Setu Android App’s Code, Launches Bug-Bounty Program

The Government of India has released the source code of its contact tracing Aarogya Setu Android app on GitHub. Also known as making the code…

MIT Further Downgrades Aarogya Setu App

Aarogya Setu app was downgraded to one star after failing on the “data minimisation” parameter, implicating that the app collects more data than the information…

Citizen’s Privacy Goes For A Toss As Punjab Govt Puts COVID-19 Patients’ Data Online

Private details of 1094 COVID-19 patients, such as their name, address, and quarantine period details have been put on public display by the Mohali (SAS…

French Hacker Claims Bug In Aarogya Setu App Allows Him To Know Who Is COVID-19 Positive Even in PMO, Army HQ

In a blog post written on Medium, Robert who grabbed eyeballs in India for his Aadhar expose claims that due to a feature of the…

Trust In Governments Increases During Pandemic, Says Report

A new global survey shows that the public is placing its faith increasingly in government to lead the fight against the coronavirus rather  than businesses, non-profits and media…

India’s Official COVID-19 Tracking App ‘Aarogya Setu’ Inspired By Singapore’s ‘TraceTogether’

While the world battles the onslaught of COVID-19, governments around the world are devising new methods and reinventing old ones to track the coronavirus pandemic…