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India has 16 contact tracing apps, Aarogya Setu tops downloads globally

The firm found contact tracing apps in 23 countries, with many more scheduled to be rolled out in the coming weeks

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Given that contact tracing requires a large number of people to download the app in order for it to be effective, competition in the area might prove to be counterproductive, according to the research firm

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 20 2020 | 8:47 PM IST

The Indian government-endorsed contact tracing Aarogya Setu was found to be the most popular in its space globally, with 50 million downloads, but the efficacy and privacy of contact tracing globally is questionable, according to Internet research firm Top10VPN.

The firm found contact tracing apps in 23 countries, with many more scheduled to be rolled out in the coming weeks.

In India, as many as 16 such apps were found, developed either by states, private companies or in public-private partnership. Apart from Aarogya Setu, the governments of Arunanchal Pradesh, Punjab, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat (Surat), Tamil Nadu,

Topics : Coronavirus Apps GPS tracker

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