Aarogya Setu App Downloaded in 9.8 Crore Smartphones: Ajay Sawhney

Aarogya Setu App Downloaded in 9.8 Crore Smartphones: Ajay Sawhney

Ajay Sahni, president of Empowered Group-9, said on Monday that the Arogya Setu app has been downloaded in 9.8 million smartphones so far.

Sohni said during a press briefing in New Delhi, "It will probably be available on Jio feature phones from tomorrow. We have done a lot of work on the data privacy of Arogya Setu users and ensure that the user's data is not compromised. "

They also reported that about 1.4 lakh Arogya Setu App users have been alerted via Bluetooth contact about the potential risk of infection due to the proximity of infected patients.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's COVID-19 count reached 67,152 on Monday, with an increase of 4,213 cases in the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry, the number of active cases in the country has risen to 44,029, while 20,916 patients have recovered properly and have taken a migration.

Separately, Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog said that the Arogya Setu mobile application is based on the "privacy-first design" principle keeping in mind the security and privacy of users data. He said that user data from the app would be provided only to the government officials who were directly in charge of the dissemination of coronavirus in India.

In an exclusive conversation with ANI, Kant stated that the Arogya Setu mobile application has been created to ensure the privacy and security of personal information collected from people. It is based on the "privacy-first design" principle.

"Arogya Setu has a clearly defined protocol for access to data. The National Informatics Center (NIC) is supportive of data, and the data is shared only directly with government officials, strictly on COVID-19 as needed. Related medical and administrative interventions include- know that Aadhaar and limited only to their direct work, ”said Kant.