Aarogya Setu: Care Taker or Privacy Attacker?
“Government Of India recommends use of Aarogya Setu app to fight against COVID19.” / कोविड -19 (COVID-19) वाइरस बीमारी से सतर्क और बचे रहने के लिए डाउनलोड करें ‘ आरोग्यसेतु एप (AAROGYASETU app). भारत सरकार द्वारा जनहित में जारी. Almost everyone has seen versions of this message for the app created by the IT ministry that is being heavily promoted — either through text messages, WhatsApp forwards and news channels. As countries around the world rush to build smartphone apps that can help track the spread of Covid-19. India launches its app created by the IT ministry of India called Aarogya Setu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi boosted it on release by urging every one of the country’s 1.3 billion people to download it, and the result was that within two weeks of launch it became the fastest app ever to reach 50 million downloads and now the app has more than 96 million users of today’s date. “We beat Pokémon Go,” says a smiling Arnab Kumar, who is leading