<s>
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
(	O
translation	O
from	O
Sanskrit	O
:	O
the	O
bridge	O
to	O
health	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Indian	O
COVID-19	B-Application
"	O
contact	O
tracing	O
,	O
syndromic	O
mapping	O
and	O
self-assessment	O
"	O
digital	O
service	O
,	O
primarily	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Informatics	O
Centre	O
under	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Electronics	O
and	O
Information	O
Technology	O
(	O
MeitY	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stated	O
purpose	O
of	O
this	O
app	O
is	O
to	O
spread	O
awareness	O
of	O
COVID-19	B-Application
and	O
to	O
connect	O
essential	O
COVID-19-related	O
health	O
services	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
app	O
augments	O
the	O
initiatives	O
of	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Health	O
to	O
contain	O
COVID-19	B-Application
and	O
shares	O
best	O
practices	O
and	O
advisories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
tracking	O
app	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
smartphone	O
's	O
GPS	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
features	O
to	O
track	O
COVID-19	B-Application
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
tries	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
risk	O
if	O
one	O
has	O
been	O
near	O
(	O
within	O
six	O
feet	O
of	O
)	O
a	O
COVID-19-infected	O
person	O
,	O
by	O
scanning	O
through	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
known	O
cases	O
across	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
app	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
an	O
earlier	O
app	O
called	O
Corona	B-Application
Kavach	I-Application
(	O
now	O
discontinued	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
by	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
has	O
four	O
sections	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
tells	O
how	O
many	O
COVID-19	B-Application
positive	O
cases	O
are	O
likely	O
in	O
a	O
radius	O
of	O
500	O
m	O
,	O
1km	O
,	O
2km	O
,	O
5km	O
and	O
10km	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
platform	O
that	O
can	O
provide	O
an	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
so	O
that	O
other	O
computer	O
programs	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
and	O
web	O
services	O
can	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
data	O
available	O
in	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
crossed	O
five	O
million	O
downloads	O
within	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
government	O
apps	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
fastest-growing	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
beating	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
million	O
installs	O
13	O
days	O
after	O
launching	O
in	O
India	O
on	O
2	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
order	O
on	O
29	O
April	O
2020	O
the	O
central	O
government	O
made	O
it	O
mandatory	O
for	O
all	O
employees	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
app	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
–	O
"	O
Before	O
starting	O
for	O
office	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
review	O
their	O
status	O
on	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
and	O
commute	O
only	O
when	O
the	O
app	O
shows	O
safe	O
or	O
low	O
risk	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Union	O
Home	O
Ministry	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
application	O
is	O
mandatory	O
for	O
all	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
COVID-19	B-Application
containment	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Airport	O
Authority	O
of	O
India	O
issued	O
a	O
Standard	O
Operating	O
Procedure	O
(	O
SOP	O
)	O
stating	O
that	O
all	O
departing	O
passengers	O
must	O
compulsorily	O
be	O
registered	O
with	O
the	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
app	O
code	O
was	O
made	O
open	O
to	O
developers	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
to	O
help	O
other	O
countries	O
manage	O
contact	O
tracing	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
COVID-19	B-Application
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
schedule	O
an	O
appointment	O
through	O
the	O
app	O
for	O
COVID-19	B-Application
vaccine	O
by	O
registering	O
their	O
phone	O
number	O
and	O
providing	O
relevant	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
collects	O
name	O
,	O
number	O
,	O
gender	O
,	O
travel	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
phone	O
's	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
location	O
data	O
to	O
let	O
users	O
know	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
near	O
a	O
person	O
with	O
COVID-19	B-Application
by	O
scanning	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
known	O
cases	O
of	O
infection	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
share	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
government	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
major	O
area	O
of	O
concern	O
as	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
constant	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
phone	O
's	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
imposes	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
security	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rahul	O
Gandhi	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Congress	O
party	O
,	O
termed	O
the	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
application	O
a	O
"	O
sophisticated	O
surveillance	O
system	O
"	O
after	O
the	O
government	O
announced	O
that	O
downloading	O
the	O
app	O
would	O
be	O
mandatory	O
for	O
both	O
government	O
and	O
private	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
others	O
raised	O
the	O
same	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
May	O
,	O
Robert	O
Baptiste	O
tweeted	O
that	O
security	O
vulnerabilities	O
in	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
allowed	O
hackers	O
to	O
"	O
know	O
who	O
is	O
infected	O
,	O
unwell	O
,	O
 [ or ] 	O
made	O
a	O
self	O
assessment	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
his	O
choice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Srikrishna	O
termed	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
push	O
mandating	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
app	O
"	O
utterly	O
illegal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIT	O
Technology	O
Review	O
gave	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
to	O
Aarogya	B-Application
Setu	I-Application
app	O
after	O
analyzing	O
the	O
COVID	O
contact	B-Application
tracing	I-Application
apps	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
25	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
MeitY	O
made	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
public	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
on	O
26	O
May	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
API	B-Application
documentation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
