Arogya Setu App/Privacy Threat
Arogya Setu App/ privacy Threat to the 90 million users White Hat concerned
Who are white hats (Ethical hackers)?
They are cyber security experts in a way.
Companies are recruiting the trend person in hacking because such people know more about how the data can be hacked. Therefore, they are also able to secure data in a better way.
This hacker, who questioned the Arogya Setu App, also pointed out the flaws in the Aadhaar system.
However Government claims private Information is safe ,we have talked to the hackers
The government on Wednesday issued a cleanup amid concerns of data safety in the Arogya Setu app. The Arogya Setu team has said that there is no danger of leaking personal information of a user. We are constantly upgrading and testing the system. The government had to clarify this because, at the same time, the French Ethical Hacker (Cyber Expert) Eliot Alderson, who had flaws in the Aadhaar system, also challenged the government for the Arogya Setu app on Tuesday. The government has said that we have talked to the hacker, there is no need to worry.
What did the white hat say?
He told the Arogya Setu team via Twitter that your app has a security issue. Privacy of 9 crore people is threatened. Can you talk to me separately The hacker also said that Rahul Gandhi was right. This is because, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised the question of data security in the Arogya Setu app a few days ago.
What did the government say?
An ethical hacker alerted us to the Arogya Setu app. We have discussed two issues with the hacker.
Issue: The app fetches the user's location on certain occasions.
Answer: The design of the app is like that. Details about this have been given in the privacy policy. It is being used for the benefit of all. The user's location is encrypted and securely stored on the server.
Issue: The user can change the radius and latitude-longitude and see the Corona figures on the home screen.
Answer: Radius's parameters are fixed. Standard parameters are 500 meters, one kilometer, two kilometers, five kilometers and 10 kilometers. The user can change latitude-longitude to view data from more than one location. This information is public for all locations. This does not affect the security of one's personal or sensitive information.
Ethical hackers not satisfied with the government's response
He said on the reply of the Arogya Setu team that I will talk to you again tomorrow. But, in reference to the location of the app, he asked the government after two hours that do you know what is triangulation?
Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says Data clears after 30 days and also assured about the Arogya Setu app,It is completely safe. Routine data is not stored after 30 days. If someone is infected, their data lasts for 45 to 60 days. Then why is there so much uproar? Many other countries are also using the app like Arogya Setu in the fight against Corona.
Affimative lookouts
Who are white hats (Ethical hackers)?
They are cyber security experts in a way.
Companies are recruiting the trend person in hacking because such people know more about how the data can be hacked. Therefore, they are also able to secure data in a better way.
This hacker, who questioned the Arogya Setu App, also pointed out the flaws in the Aadhaar system.
However Government claims private Information is safe ,we have talked to the hackers
The government on Wednesday issued a cleanup amid concerns of data safety in the Arogya Setu app. The Arogya Setu team has said that there is no danger of leaking personal information of a user. We are constantly upgrading and testing the system. The government had to clarify this because, at the same time, the French Ethical Hacker (Cyber Expert) Eliot Alderson, who had flaws in the Aadhaar system, also challenged the government for the Arogya Setu app on Tuesday. The government has said that we have talked to the hacker, there is no need to worry.
He told the Arogya Setu team via Twitter that your app has a security issue. Privacy of 9 crore people is threatened. Can you talk to me separately The hacker also said that Rahul Gandhi was right. This is because, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised the question of data security in the Arogya Setu app a few days ago.
What did the government say?
An ethical hacker alerted us to the Arogya Setu app. We have discussed two issues with the hacker.
Issue: The app fetches the user's location on certain occasions.
Answer: The design of the app is like that. Details about this have been given in the privacy policy. It is being used for the benefit of all. The user's location is encrypted and securely stored on the server.
Issue: The user can change the radius and latitude-longitude and see the Corona figures on the home screen.
Answer: Radius's parameters are fixed. Standard parameters are 500 meters, one kilometer, two kilometers, five kilometers and 10 kilometers. The user can change latitude-longitude to view data from more than one location. This information is public for all locations. This does not affect the security of one's personal or sensitive information.
Ethical hackers not satisfied with the government's response
He said on the reply of the Arogya Setu team that I will talk to you again tomorrow. But, in reference to the location of the app, he asked the government after two hours that do you know what is triangulation?
Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says Data clears after 30 days and also assured about the Arogya Setu app,It is completely safe. Routine data is not stored after 30 days. If someone is infected, their data lasts for 45 to 60 days. Then why is there so much uproar? Many other countries are also using the app like Arogya Setu in the fight against Corona.
Affimative lookouts
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