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ICYMI: I laboured over 16 mobile apps issued by different bodies of the Indian govt to handle Covid-19. Public health is a subject on the State List. Based on publicly available information, these are the tech interventions deployed: https://citizenmatters.in/tracking-quarantine-tracing-cases-sharing-info-can-these-govt-issued-apps-help-fight-covid-19-17151. Read. Rage. Weep.
I'll put up a TL;DR version soon. Meanwhile, some of the ̶s̶c̶a̶r̶y̶ significant bits: 2 home-quarantine apps have been developed and operated by surveillance companies that are already providing services to local govts. Screenie: (2/n)
Quarantine Watch app requires every home-quarantined person to file a selfie every hour, that is, 14 selfies every day for the entire duration of quarantine. Sleep between 9 pm & 7 am. (Also, Munish Moudgil has nice handwriting, if it is indeed his: https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3a1d33d0dfec820b41b54430b50e96b5c/uploads/2020/04/2020040287.pdf)
SMC Covid-19 Tracker app requires home-quarantined persons to install it via APK/ IPA. Using it they send 2 selfies every day as proof of not breaking quarantine rules. They send their location every hour & get to sleep between 9 pm and 9 am.
http://office.suratmunicipal.org/SMCCOVID19/Guest
http://office.suratmunicipal.org/SMCCOVID19/Guest
More info on SMC Covid-19 tracker and its deployment: https://twitter.com/aldebaran14/status/1246695463425728519
