The ministry statement said: “The names of all those associated with the development of the App and management of the App ecosystem at various stages was shared when the code was released in Open/Public Domain and the same was shared widely in media also.”
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause notice to four Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) for prima facie obstruction of information and providing an evasive reply on an RTI seeking information on the creation of the Aarogya Setu App.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Karnataka High Court today ordered that in the absence of a law, central and state government agencies cannot deny any benefit to citizens if they don’t install Aarogya Setu App.
The government’s new Aarogya Setu app and its directive to make it mandatory for people in all workplaces have stirred a hornet’s nest due to privacy issues and fears that it could be used as a surveillance tool eventually.