Banking service chronicle Monthly Magazine by bsc academy-subscribe Published this article page no 34 Violates constitution As per the Supreme Court privacy is a fundamental right and it can only be deprived in accordance with procedure established by the law. o There is no act passed by the parliament which authorises making this app mandatory Lack of accountability The app has a clause which limits the governments liability in case of any unauthorised access or modification to the information provided by the user. o This means that there is no liability for the government even if the personal information of users is leaked. o The aggrieved person has only recourse in the form of judiciary if such an act takes place. Legally unjustified By limiting the governments liability the app goes against the Information Technology Act and the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill. o The reasons for this is that the app service provider would fall under the definition of an intermediary and is obligated to ensure the security of the data collected and is liable for loss of it under the intermediary guidelines. Government Response Given the outbreak of COVID19 in the country need of social distancing and contact tracing were the utmost priorities of the government. o Making a detailed policy thinking through the nuances and translating intention to policy takes time which was not available at the time of launching of the app. Later the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has notified Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol 2020. Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol 2020 Implementation of the Protocol MeitY is designated as the agency responsible for the implementation of this Protocol and its developer the National Informatics Centre shall under this Protocol be responsible for collection processing and managing response data collected by the Aarogya Setu mobile application banking service chronicle monthly magazine buy.
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