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Aaroyga Setu app to become open source, says govt after privacy controversy

'Unique thing to be done,' says Niti Aayog CEO about Aaroyga Setu

Aarogya Setu, the contact tracing app which this high-powered team went on to build and is continuing to refine, is aimed at mapping the contacts of users by analysing GPS data
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The government has pushed the Aaroyga Setu aggressively, advising people to install it as they travel or work in offices

BS Web Team New Delhi
The computing code of Aaroyga Setu, India’s coronavirus-tracing app, will be opened up for independent developers to check and make suggestions, said the government on Tuesday after privacy activists flagged their worries about its safety and use.

The app's Android version will be made open source first and other makes later, said the government. “This is a unique thing to be done. No other government product anywhere in the world has been open sourced at this scale. Today its scale and size is 115 million. It cuts across phones, IVRS. Only product available in 12 languages. All Covid-19 related apps

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