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The Aarogya Setu app has been downloaded more than 10,000,000 by Android users from the Google Play Store.
But why is it such a big deal and why is it being pushed so aggressively? @vishalmathur85 reports. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
But why is it such a big deal and why is it being pushed so aggressively? @vishalmathur85 reports. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
There is a possibility that the app could subsequently be used as an e-pass to facilitate travel from one place to another.
This could be a reference to enabling essential travel as the lockdown continues in India. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
This could be a reference to enabling essential travel as the lockdown continues in India. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
Apart from potential contact tracing, the Aarogya Setu app does what one would expect in times like these—inform users about the best hygiene, protection and cleanliness practices to protect against the Coronavirus. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
The PM’s hints at this being used to facilitate travel during the lockdown could also be an indication at a much wider scope for the app, in the post-COVID world. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
Contact tracing apps are being used in many countries already, including China, Singapore and Vietnam, to name a few.
However, some experts point out that were are privacy concerns to the app. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
However, some experts point out that were are privacy concerns to the app. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
The question of 'third party' apps are vague - we do not know who these third parties might be, whether only government agencies will have access to this data or whether it may be shared with private entities too.
@vishalmathur85 reports. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
@vishalmathur85 reports. https://www.news18.com/news/tech/pm-modi-says-aarogya-setu-can-facilitate-travel-future-of-the-app-beyond-covid-contact-tracing-2575491.html
