Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Sunday raised privacy and data issues over the usage of ‘Aarogya Setu App’, a COVID-19 tracking mobile application launched by the Centre, saying it has the features of “malware”.

“It is a serious issue as the Israeli software company NSO may have sold their new malware “Fleming” to Pakistan to penetrate Indian Army personnel’s Family accounts. I am told Arogya Setu App has all the features of Fleming malware. IT Minister GOI must clarify,” he tweeted in the morning today.

It is a serious issue as the Israeli software company NSO may have sold their new malware “Fleming” to Pakistan to penetrate Indian Army personnel’s Family accounts. I am told Arogya Setu App has all the features of “Fleming” malware. IT Minister GOI must clarify.

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) May 3, 2020

Yesterday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had also raised doubts over the new application and claimed it is a “sophisticated surveillance system” outsourced to a private operator.

“The Arogya Setu app, is a sophisticated surveillance system, outsourced to a pvt operator, with no institutional oversight – raising serious data security & privacy concerns. Technology can help keep us safe; but fear must not be leveraged to track citizens without their consent,” the Gandhi scion said on Twitter yesterday.

The Arogya Setu app, is a sophisticated surveillance system, outsourced to a pvt operator, with no institutional oversight – raising serious data security & privacy concerns. Technology can help keep us safe; but fear must not be leveraged to track citizens without their consent.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 2, 2020

‘Aarogya Setu App’ helps users identify whether they are at risk of the coronavirus infection. It also provides citizens with important information, including ways to avoid COVID-19 and its symptoms. (ANI)