The tussle between safety in a pandemic and the demands of privacy is not an easy one to resolve. The Aarogya Setu app was launched by the Union government to help in the Centre’s management of the spread of Covid-19. The data collected from registered users through the app would allow quick contact-tracing, isolation, containment and, presumably, treatment. Singapore and South Korea, where similar technology was used to control the pandemic spread, formulated privacy laws with specific conditions for the use of contact-tracing apps during this crisis. The government, however, is so far more interested in rhetoric and coercion than transparency and trust.

Source: The Telegraph May 07, 2020 20:37 UTC