While media houses are celebrating the Indian govt's claim of releasing the Aarogya Setu app's backend code, it in reality is the front end code.If you are a developer, it is easy to see that this is NOT the backend code, only some React frontend views that might be embedded inside WebViews in the...
On 2nd April 2020, India launched Aarogya Setu mobile App for helping augment the efforts of limiting the spread of COVID19, with an objective of enabling Bluetooth based contact tracing, mapping of likely hotspots and dissemination of relevant information about COVID19. The App has...
"Under what law do you mandate it on anyone? So far it is not backed by any law. The Noida police order (of Rs. 1000 fine if the person doesn't have the app) is totally unlawful. I am assuming this is still a democratic country and such orders can be challenged in court" Justice Srikrishna said...
Travelers will be asked to download the Aarogya Setu app mandatorily and the app will act as an e-pass for their travel. (you will only be allowed if the app shows green status). Apart from that it will be compulsory for the passengers to wear face cover and undergo screening at departure and only...
According to MIT experts, India's Aarogya Setu scores positive on the timely deletion of user data and collection of only useful data criteria, but it fails to score on voluntary use, limitations of data usage, and transparency criteria. Covid-19 apps scoring positive on all five categories in this...
