TMC claims personal data of ‘all vaccinated Indians’ including top politicians leaked

New Delhi: In yet another attack on the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s party Trinamool Congress has alleged a major breach in the database of Aarogya Setu, which is alleged to be aggressive and data breached. is under investigation. Privacy Standards. The government has in the past denied any breach in Aarogya Setu, a coronavirus-tracking application that contains data of millions of users.

In a series of tweets, TMC leader Saket Gokhale said, there has been a massive data breach where personal details of “all vaccinated Indians”, including their mobile numbers, Aadhaar numbers, passport numbers, voter IDs, details of family members etc. Are. Leaked are freely available.

shocking:

There has been a major data breach of the Modi government where personal details including mobile numbers, Aadhaar numbers, passport numbers, voter ID cards, family members details etc. of all vaccinated Indians have been leaked and are freely available.

some examples

(1/7) – Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) June 12, 2023

TMC national spokesperson Gokhale also alleged that the Narendra Modi government at the Center was not actually aware of this massive data breach and had failed to inform Indian citizens about it.

There are several opposition leaders including:

1. Rajya Sabha MP and TMC leader Derek O’Brien

2. Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram

3. Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal@derekobrynmp @PChidambaram_IN @JaiRam Ramesh @kcvenugopalmp

(2/7) pic.twitter.com/JnD5EKhPBO— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) June 12, 2023

Seeking answers from the Centre, the TMC leader sought to know to whom the Modi government had access to sensitive personal data of Indians, including Aadhaar and passport numbers. Gokhale, while training his guns at the centre, also sought to know how the Aarogya Setu database leaked.

Terming it a matter of “grave national concern”, the TMC leader also attacked Union minister Ashwini Vaishnav, who heads the electronics, communication and IT departments besides railways, for the massive data leak and pressed for her immediate resignation. central cabinet. In a tweet, he sought to know, “How long will PM Modi continue to ignore Ashwini Vaishnav’s disability?”

This is a matter of grave national concern.

and presumably, the minister in charge of @Ashwini Vaishnav Who is the head of electronics, communication and IT departments apart from railways.

how long will the disability last @Ashwini Vaishnav Ignoring PM Modi?

(7/7) – Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) June 12, 2023

Aarogya Setu is a coronavirus-tracking application that contains data of millions of users. It has been criticized by privacy experts for collecting excessive amounts of data that could expose users’ data to malicious actors.

In this case, if sensitive information gets into the hands of a hacker, it can expose users’ location, health data, and contact information.