On April 2, 2020, National Informatics Center operating under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has developed an application "Arogya Sethu ".It was developed by the National Informatics Center which falls under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ( MeitY ).
              The Government of India has launched the mobile application "Aarogya Setu" to connect essential health services with the people of India to fight against COVID-19.The Government of India today launched a mobile app developed in public - private partnerships to bring the people of India together in a resolute fight against COVID-19.The government on Thursday launched a mobile app that aims to bring the people of India together in a resolute fight against coronavirus. The Government of India has launched a mobile app, Aarogya Setu, to enable people to themselves assess the risk of being infected by Coronavirus.The Government of India has launched an app for tracking coronavirus cases in the users 'community, known as' Aarogya Setu '.The aim of Aarogya Setu app is to reach out to the users and inform them regarding the risks, best practices and relevant advisories for the containment of COVID-19.
             The description of the app states that it is aimed at augmenting efforts to proactively inform citizens about the best advisories pertaining to the containment of the COVID-19.The Government of India has launched Aarogya Setu, an app devised to reach out and inform the users regarding the risks, best practices and relevant advisories pertaining to the containment of COVID-19.The application 'Arogya Setu' application uses the smartphone location and Bluetooth to determine whether you had come in contact with a positive person. The app uses a person's phone location data and bluetooth connectivity to check if they have been near a COVID-19 infected person. While the location data is used to determine where exactly the person is, the app uses Bluetooth connectivity to tell you if you have been within 6-feet proximity from the infected person. AarogyaSetu uses your location as well as Bluetooth data to notify when you are near a person who's under quarantine or tested positive.
           
 The app makes use of the smartphone's Bluetooth and location data to check if you have been near an infected person or not.It uses cutting edge Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence said, Neeta Verma, director - general of the National Informatics Centre.It will calculate this based on their interaction with others, using cutting edge Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence, "the statement read. It will calculate this based on their interaction with others, using cutting edge Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence, "an official statement said. It will calculate this based on their interaction with others, using a cutting edge bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence, "an official statement said. The app uses cutting edge Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence to determine whether a person is in the risk of contracting a COVID-19 infection.
               The app developed in public - private partnership will calculate the chance of infection based on users interaction with others, using cutting edge Bluetooth technology, algorithms and artificial intelligence.On installation, the app will ask for language selection and personal particulars for registration purposes and will ask permission for GPS for tracking.Available in up to 11 languages, the app asks users to register themselves and uses Bluetooth and GPS in smartphones for tracking data with permission. On the first install, you'll be asked to select a language and allow permission to use Bluetooth and GPS for tracking data.On the time of first installation, you'll be asked to select a language & allow permission to use Bluetooth and GPS for tracking data.After installation, the application asks for the user's mobile number, location data ( via GPS and Bluetooth access permission ), and matches the traveling history with that of the Coronavirus positive patients, documented by the Indian Council of Medical Research ( ICMR ) data.
            The personal data collected by the App is encrypted using state - of - the - art technology and stays secure on the phone till it is needed for facilitating medical intervention. Moreover, according to the NIC Director - General, the app will ensure the privacy of users, by encrypting personal data using state - of - the - art technology. Self - assessment test can easily be manipulated : The app also allows you to take a self - assessment test through a chat bot.The app will ask you to first self - isolate your self, log your temperatures and get your self examined urgently. There's also a self - assessment test you can take through a chatbot if you are showing any of the symptoms to see if you are at risk.Once all this is done, you will know if you are at the risk of getting Coronavirus, help centres, a self - assessment test, and more Coronavirus related information.
                           In case if you happen to be at high risk, the app advises you to go for a test at the nearby testing centre. The COVID-19 virus tracker app currently is supporting 11 languages, including Hindi and English and requires Bluetooth and Location access to function.Indian languages, including Hindi and English and requires Location and Bluetooth access to determine if you have recently come in contact with a COVID-19 positive patient. Once you install the app and open it, you will be asked to choose a language from 11 options, including English, Hindi, Gujrati and more.
                The app is available in 11 languages including English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, among others and needs permission to access a user's location ( which is required to be on always ), Bluetooth, and data. The app developed by the National Informatics Centre is available for both Android and iOS devices and supports 11 languages at the moment, including English and Hindi.
                             The Aarogya Setu app is available for both Android and iOS users and can be downloaded via both the Google Play Store and the App Store.The Aarogya Setu app can be downloaded from the Google play store and Apple app store and is now available on Android phones and iPhones in India.The new app is available for both Android and iOS users and can be downloaded from the Play Store or Apple's App Store.The app is currently available for download on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store and comes with support for 11 languages.
                      The app clears that the data will be shared only with the government of India and does not allow 'your name and number to be disclosed to the public at large at any time '. Indian health ministry has connfirmed 1965 Covid-19 cases including 1764 active cases, while the death toll has reached 50 in the country.Currently, according to health ministry, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases have surged to 1965, including 1764 active cases, while the death toll has reached 50 in the country. Currently, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in India have crossed the 2,000 mark, while the death toll hasA gone over 50. As on date, 1,965 people in the country have been diagnosed with the coronavirus infection out of which there are 150 have been cured or discharged and 1,764 cases remain active.
Then, a mobile number will be required to authenticate your entry, after that some personal data like name, gender, age, profession are collected, which is skippable. Now, it will ask your personal details such as your gender, full name, age, profession and the countries that you have travelled to in the last 3 days.After that, a mobile number will be required to authenticate your entry, and then some personal data such as name, gender, age, profession are collected, which is skippable. As per the Privacy Policy, this includes name, phone number, age, sex, profession, countries visited in the last 30 days, and whether or not you are a smoker, along with time and exact GPS location.
                 The app asks for some personal information like name, age, sex, profession, countries visited in the past 30 days and whether or not you are a smoker. The government also claims that the data stored on the app is "encrypted" and doesn't share any third - party vendors.Anonymised data shared with the government of India, except in COVID-19 positive cases : The app states, "Your Data will be shared only with the Government of India. If one is possibly exposed and chooses to share it online, this data will be shared only with the government and not with any third parties.For those concerned about the app's privacy policy, the government claims that the stored data is "encrypted" and will not be shared with any third - party vendors. The app says it keeps your data in an encrypted form on the device and doesn't share it with any third party.