MP’s Saarthak app exposed personal details of quarantined people: Details here

As per information shared by the Baptiste, the Covid-19 dashboard on the state government’s website revealed the name of the quarantined people, their device ID and name, OS version, app version code, GPS coordinates of their current locations, as well as the GPS coordinated of their office. He also shared the link of the site along with the screenshots of the leaked data.

The application developed by the state Department of Science and Technology’s MAP-IT or Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology is aimed at keeping a record of people asked to stay in home quarantine in the state.

Soon after the hacker tweeted about the mishap with the stored data, MAP-IT replied that they have taken cognisance of the issue and examining it in detail. It also said that they have brought down the dashboard until the issue is resolved.

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Notably, the central government had issued an advisory regarding the protection of the identity of CoOVID-19 patients and the people who have been quarantined.

Speaking to the Hindustan Times, MAP-IT CEO Nand Kumaram said that Sarthak App is to help the state in COVID management. He said that the portal has some information which should not have been there and they are removing the dashboard and working on a new access strategy to grant access to data only to authorised people.

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