India makes it mandatory to use the covid-19 contact detection application

India requires all employees to install a contact tracking application for covid-19.

The government in India announced on Friday that the nationwide lockdown will be extended for another two weeks to limit the spread of covid-19. Although it will allow "significant relaxation" in low risk areas, it makes it mandatory for everyone to use a contact monitoring application.

According to Reuters, the Indian government has instructed all public and private sector officials to use the Aarogya Setu, a government-sponsored contact tracking application.

The app, which was released last month, uses the Bluetooth του τηλεφώνου ως αισθητήρα προσέγγισης, και το GPS ώς αισθητήρα θέσης για να προειδοποιεί τους χρήστες που ενδέχεται να έχουν έρθει σε επαφή με άτομα που ήταν θετικοί στον κορονοϊό. Από την αρχή της κυκλοφορίας της, η εφαρμογή έχει περίπου 83 millions downloads, σύμφωνα με το υπουργείο technologys. India, which has the second largest population in the world after China, has more than 500 million smartphone users.

Indian government officials believe that in order for the implementation to be effective in the country, at least 200 million telephone calls must be received. There have been security and privacy concerns, but the government has said all data collection is anonymous.

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