Aarogya Setu a surveillance system outsourced: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday raised questions over the Aarogya Setu mobile application launched by the Centre to tackle coronavirus, alleging it is a “sophisticated surveillance system outsourced to a private operator, with no institutional oversight”.

In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said: “The Aarogya Setuapplication is a sophisticated surveillance system outsourced to a privateoperator, with no institutional oversight — raising serious data security andprivacy concerns. Technology can help keep us safe; but fear must not beleveraged to track citizens without their consent.”

   

Earlier in the day,Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said various experts have raisedmultiple issues of privacy regarding the Aarogya Setu application.

“We are looking at the privacy issues, as also the compulsory deduction of money and hopefully within the next 24 hours we will come up with a more comprehensive and calibrated response on the issue. But, these are areas of concern, we have noted,” Surjewala said.

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