Aarogya Setu is safe and secure, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Rejecting charges by the Opposition that the Aarogya Setu app breaches privacy, Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has asserted that the platform is “absolutely robust, safe and secure” in terms of privacy protection and data security.

“This is a technological invention of India — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, our scientists, NIC, Niti Aayog and some private (entities) — whereby it is a perfectly accountable platform to help in the fight against Covid-19,” Prasad told PTI.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the Aarogya Setu app is a “sophisticated surveillance system, outsourced to a private operator, with no institutional oversight.” He also said it raises serious data security and privacy concerns.