More than 60 million people have already downloaded the app. Many are pointing out bugs that need to be fixed. Strangely though, no one seems concerned about the fine print: the government can share your data with unspecified “other agencies” for unspecified “other purposes”. The app could potentially allow the government to peer into aspects of the user’s private life that have nothing to do with Covid-19.

From Aadhaar to Aarogya Setu: How surveillance technology is devaluing India’s democratic rights