India open-sources its coronavirus tracker after privacy concerns


Nearly two months after its launch and several privacy-related concerns, India has finally open-sourced its coronavirus tracking app, Aarogya Setu. The makers of the app today released the source code of the Android version; the source code of the iOS version will be released in the coming weeks. The government also opened up a bug country program with rewards up to ₹100,000 ($1,325) for finding bugs in the app. The app was originally launched in April on Android and iOS to keep a check on the the spread of coronavirus. To ensure that its effective, the government made it mandatory for private…

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