As part of fresh guidelines rolled out along with the lockdown phase 3 to check coronavirus pandemic, the government on Friday said that use of Aarogya Setu is mandatory at workplaces with employers responsible for 100 per cent compliance.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Aarogya Setu is a contact-tracing app that collects Bluetooth and GPS data to track suspected coronavirus patients.
- Aarogya Setu app started as a voluntary app but the government has increasingly made it mandatory in many places.
- Experts caution that apps like Aarogya Setu can be damaging for users’ privacy.
