Aarogya Setu

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Users can make the correction through the CoWIN website. (By arrangement)

Now correct personal details on CoWIN vaccine certificate online

Those who have got the single dose of the vaccine will get a single blue border with vaccination status on their Aarogya Setu home screen

09 Jun 2021 11:49 AM

The app hopes to get businesses back on their feet without the fear of COVID-19 spreading on their premises on reopening since the lockdown. (Photo | Pixabay - Markus Winkler)

Reopening businesses encouraged to use Aarogya Setu to check health status of staff, other users

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology says only names and health status of consenting users will be shared with employers.

22 Aug 2020 8:44 PM

Currently, only the code for the Android version of the app is being made open source. (Representative Image)

Aarogya Setu source code made public days after MIT tech review downgrades app rating

A few days ago, MIT tech review reduced the rating for the app from 2 stars to 1 star, saying it collected far more data than needed.

27 May 2020 9:01 PM

Aarogya Setu app-focused phishing has been on the rise. Scammers impersonate as HR department, CEO, or any other known person and target users by spreading messages like ‘your neighbour is affected’, ‘see who all are affected’, ‘someone who came in contact with you tested positive’, ‘recommendations to self-isolate’, ‘guidelines to use Aarogya Setu’ among others, CERT-In said in its latest advisory.

Links telling you to check if you’re COVID infected could be an online scam, don't click on them

Online fraudsters trying to impersonate the Aarogya Setu app as well as video-conferencing apps such as Zoom, Teams and Meet to collect data

16 May 2020 7:02 PM

A migrant worker carries his child as he walks along the Delhi- Ghaziabad highway to reach his native place, during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 30, 2020. Many migrant workers have not been paid for the past two months and therefore may not possess even a feature phone to make the toll-free call to the Aarogya Setu IVRS system. (Photo | PTI)

IVRS facility launched to bring those without smartphones under Aarogya Setu network

The Interactive Voice Response System will collect health data from landline and feature phone users and issue alerts from time to time.

06 May 2020 9:29 PM

If you receive such links, delete it, the police advised. But if you’ve already downloaded the app from such a link on WhatsApp or SMS, it would be better to do a factory reset of your phone to protect it.

Get Aarogya Setu from Google, Apple app stores only, Pakistan collecting data via fake links: Police

Some people have been receiving malicious links via WhatsApp and SMS, the police said in its cyber security alert

06 May 2020 6:11 PM

People wear face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as they use a phone app to scan a code required to prove their health and travel status before being allowed to enter a shopping mall in Beijing. The debate on privacy protection while using such apps is especially urgent in Europe, where academics and civil liberties activists are pushing for solutions that protect personal data. Eastern nations are less likely to adhere to privacy protection norms followed in the West. (Photo | AFP)

Location tracking not allowed on apps using Google, Apple APIs but indie app Aarogya Setu does

Aarogya Setu, which runs on its own Application Program Interface or API, is not bound by international privacy protection norms

05 May 2020 8:32 PM

Apart from Aarogya Setu, the Centre and state governments are using at least 28 mobile applications to tackle the covid-19 pandemic. (Representative Image | AP)

28 covid apps used by Centre, States not open source, cannot be checked for vulnerabilities

Privacy concerns abound as independent developers cannot study the code

26 Apr 2020 4:40 PM

Oil and gas company employees model for the Aarogya Setu app. (Photo: Twitter)

Aarogya Setu not a magic tool; it breaches privacy

It is universally recognised that crises like pandemics enable governments to increase surveillance.

21 Apr 2020 12:10 PM

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Now correct personal details on CoWIN vaccine certificate online

Reopening businesses encouraged to use Aarogya Setu to check health status of staff, other users

Aarogya Setu source code made public days after MIT tech review downgrades app rating

Links telling you to check if you’re COVID infected could be an online scam, don't click on them

IVRS facility launched to bring those without smartphones under Aarogya Setu network

Get Aarogya Setu from Google, Apple app stores only, Pakistan collecting data via fake links: Police

Location tracking not allowed on apps using Google, Apple APIs but indie app Aarogya Setu does

28 covid apps used by Centre, States not open source, cannot be checked for vulnerabilities

Aarogya Setu not a magic tool; it breaches privacy

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