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CoWIN leaks: Where's government's due diligence?

June 19, 2023 9:05 am

Declaring that personal data is secure isn't enough. Privacy guarantees need more

CoWIN data ‘breach’: Probe looks at likely leaks from 11 states

June 16, 2023 11:30 am

The agency is looking into any potential leaks that could have happened from the databases of these states. While Karnataka and Kerala are learnt to be among the 11 states, there is no information yet on the remaining states.

Data thrown up by Telegram bot not from CoWIN database: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

June 14, 2023 2:01 pm

"That so called breach was not a breach of CoWIN. The data that the Telegram bot was throwing up was not from CoWIN," the Union Minister said during the Financial Express Digital Economy Conclave 2023.

Apar Gupta writes on CoWIN breach, Jack Dorsey claims: Digital India is not built on the Constitution

June 14, 2023 10:05 am

In Digital India, individual harms are left unaddressed and the creation of regulatory and institutional frameworks is rejected to favour the mirage of innovation

CoWIN data ‘breach’: Opposition demands investigation, questions minister on ‘previous breach’

June 13, 2023 12:04 pm

The Congress's demand came even as the government said reports claiming a breach of data were "mischievous" and "without any basis".

Govt denies reports of CoWIN breach, cites data ‘stolen in past’

June 13, 2023 6:35 am

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the nodal cyber security agency, had reviewed the alleged breach, and “it does not appear that CoWIN app or database has been directly breached”.

CoWIN completely safe, has adequate safeguards for data privacy: Centre on alleged leak

June 12, 2023 4:51 pm

Earlier in the day, it was reported that an automated account on messaging platform Telegram was allegedly sharing sensitive personal information of Indian citizens who signed up for the CoWIN portal for their Covid-19 vaccination

CoWIN database leaked on Telegram? Centre to probe alleged breach, source

June 13, 2023 7:57 am

CoWIN data breach: The Telegram bot showed the name of the person, the government ID they used while getting the vaccination and where they got their vaccination.

CoWin, Digi Locker, Delhi Police's Himmat App among winners at Digital Impact awards

January 15, 2023 7:22 pm

The e4m-DNPA Digital Impact Awards honour cutting-edge digital initiatives that deliver on-demand governance and services to citizens in various fields.

Covid-19 update: Why precaution dose coverage is low in Delhi

July 28, 2022 2:37 pm

The Delhi government making the precaution dose free for all adults soon after the Centre opened the shots for them in April has resulted in better coverage than the national average, especially in the younger age groups.

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