A mobile application that send your GPS coordinates regurlaly to a server owned by a government is a surveillance system. #AarogyaSetu is a surveillance system
Do you have to worry? When a government is forcing people to install an app, it's probably the good moment to be worry
"It's not an issue, it's a feature of the app" 🤪 Yes, by design, #AarogyaSetu is a surveillance system. They don't care about the user privacy. But, in theory, give the ability to know if your neighboor is sick is not a feature of the app.
"We need it to fight #Covid19" No, you need: - tests to identify infected people - masks - gloves - contact tracers - respect social distancing - isolate infected people An app alone will not break the contamination chain.
"It's ok, my government told me that this is temporary, they will delete my data and I will be able to uninstall their contact tracing app" You are dreaming my friend. All these surveillance systems are here to stay. I am ready to bet a beer if you want
"Without a contact tracing app, it's impossible to defeat Covid19" This is not true. This is not the first pandemic and contact tracing without an app is made for decades.
"Can they still track me if I uninstall the app?" Of course no, at least not with the app because the app is no more on your phone
