Authorities are taking on the COVID-19 pandemic through stringent containment measures and contact tracing<\/a> through technological solutions. Among these, is the use of apps to track people with symptoms and the use of phone numbers to trace locations that one has visited, thereby tracking primary and secondary contacts. Recently, the Kerala police admitted to tracking patients and contacts through CDR (call detail records) and in Bengaluru, the district health officer had admitted to use of CDR for contact tracing<\/a> as early as April. The Telangana government’s app, HITAM (Home Isolation Telemedicine and Monitoring), connects home isolated COVID-19 patients with doctors. 当局正在采取COVID-19通过严格的控制措施和流行接触者追踪通过技术解决方案。其中,是使用应用程序来跟踪患者症状和使用电话号码跟踪位置访问,从而跟踪主要和次要联系人。最近,喀拉拉邦警察承认通过CDR跟踪病人和联系人(呼叫详细记录)和在班加罗尔,地方卫生官员已经承认使用CDR接触者追踪早在四月。建邦者的纳政府应用,HITAM(家庭隔离远程医疗和监控),连接国内孤立COVID-19病人与医生。
While these are mandatory steps taken by the government and health authorities to contain the spread of Coronavirus, reports suggest that various companies have been toying with the idea of introducing employee tracking apps, that would alert the individual and the management if an employee has come in contact with an infected individual or has visited a contaminated zone. Depending on technology for safety is one side of the coin, but the other side – does such technology also fringe on a breach in privacy<\/a> of employees, is what has been questioned. We take a look…
Aarogya Setu vs tracking apps for non-positive employees<\/strong>
The government initiated Aarogya Setu app allows an individual to self-assess one’s own health symptoms based on the information you provide along with your location. The app also provides you information on potential COVID-19 hotspots and contaminated zones that you could avoid visiting. While the Aarogya Setu app is heavily based on voluntary information, the biggest impediment here is that not everyone is forthcoming with this required information. However, even though most public places and establishments insist entry to individuals only after a cross check of the information on the application, there is currently no law that mandates the use of it.
Now, with companies welcoming back employees at the office, they must also focus on keeping the spread of at bay. Reports suggest that many companies, across the world, have been toying with the idea of enabling location tracking apps for their employees. From exclusive-to-the-company service apps to using something as basic as Bluetooth, tech-aided tracking could be useful in the context of the pandemic. But the use of technology in tracking employees also raises concerns over privacy<\/a>.
Among these companies, were the management at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) that was allegedly considering such an app after a couple of their staff members tested positive. While BIAL officials categorically denied having considered such an initiative, a source, on the condition of anonymity revealed, “The idea was to ensure safety at the workplace. However, putting an app in place came with many impediments, possibly with regard to privacy.”
A statement from BIAL reads, “During this pandemic, BIAL did not have a plan to roll out an app to check on employee location – the reporting of location by employees was based on regular updates to be shared with managers\/ HODs.”
Incidentally, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has stated that its guidelines have been modified, making even downloading of the Aarogya Setu application optional for air passengers. This decision comes in after a PIL filed by Bengaluru resident, Anivar A Aravind, which states that the Aarogya Setu violates the right to privacy<\/a> and other fundamental rights of citizens.
With tracking, how safe is your private data?<\/strong>
“An app monitoring employees’ movement will disrupt the morale of the employees and lead to a complete disruption of their commitment and dedication. And, as an HR this would not be what we can allow. Also, people are anyway scared of data misuse that comes with downloading an open app. However, for the success of any such app or tracking tool, the company should ensure that the app is firstly tailormade for or by the company or maintained by the company with no scope of data leaks,” says Dr Jude Xavier, VP and head HR of a Bengaluru-based tech firm.
Smriti Gautam, a lead HR recruiter at a Cloud computing company, shares her inhibitions around tracking employees through apps. “All corporates have CCTVs and we can use that to build smarter algorithms that track and enforce social distancing. It would be far better than using an intrusive GPS tracking app.”
D Dhanuraj, chairman of Kochi-based Centre for Public Policy Research<\/a>, says that there’s no guarantee that one’s private data – such as the places one frequently visits – won’t be leaked to the public domain, where it could be misused. “There is no accountability on the safety of private information. I have the right to know who is storing and processing the data and for how long they are holding it. These are crucial questions in data privacy related discussions,” he says.
Data privacy expert Shivangi Nadkarni, however, states, “Proper controls can definitely be implemented to ensure the user’s privacy is not compromised.” Cyber security evangelist Vijay Raj feels that a ‘sunset clause’ is required, to define when the surveillance ends. “There must be a chain of custody agreement for data passed between government, industry and researchers, which includes a process to delete data. Also, we will need a commitment to corporate accountability if the data is misused, stolen or sold,” Vijay suggests.
‘With no privacy law<\/a> present in India, companies tracking employees are not answerable’<\/strong>
\"There is no law in our country that can govern tracking process and its extent. India does not have a privacy law<\/a>, nor does it have a legal framework or statutory regulatory authority to deal with privacy related issues, so there’s no such place where companies need to inform if they use tracking apps. Any such act under the garb of COVID-19 is unwarranted. In fact, even the Aarogya Setu app is not mandatory to be downloaded,\" says Pavan Duggal, a cyber law expert.
Advisory for authorities from Data Security Council of India<\/a> (DSCI)<\/strong>
* Maintain transparency with the public about the usage of data
* Usage of such data should be lawful and fair
* Clearly describe the purpose of data being used and prevent it from re-use
* Delete data collected from individuals after a defined period
* Conduct a data privacy impact assessment on the data received
* Provide evidence that they have acted in accordance with the assurances given
* Establish an independent oversight board to monitor adherence to these principles
Data breach made headlines globally<\/strong>
* In July, the UK Test and Trace system came under scrutiny after a rights group accused it of breaching privacy
* In July, the quarantine enforcement app in Moscow came under scrutiny following some complaints of malfunctioning
* In July, reports suggested that the Pakistani contact tracing app had security flaws and could be accessed by attackers
* In June, the Peruvian app to tackle the pandemic launched by the government drew flak for not asking permissions to use GPS and Bluetooth
— With inputs by Anna Mathews<\/strong>, Thadhagath Pathi <\/strong>and Ismat Tahseen<\/strong><\/em>
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Aarogya是以vs非容积员工跟踪应用程序
政府发起Aarogya是以应用允许个体自我评价自己的健康症状根据您提供的信息连同你的位置。应用程序还提供你信息对潜在COVID-19热区和受污染的区域,你可以避免访问。虽然Aarogya是以应用在很大程度上基于自愿信息,最大的障碍是,并不是所有人都即将到来的所需信息。然而,尽管大多数公共场所和机构坚持后才进入个人信息的交叉检查应用程序,目前还没有法律规定的使用它。
现在,随着公司欢迎员工在办公室,他们还必须关注保持在海湾的传播。报告显示,许多公司,在全世界范围内,被玩弄的想法使位置跟踪应用程序为他们的员工。从exclusive-to-the-company服务应用程序使用基本的蓝牙,tech-aided跟踪可能是有用的在大流行的背景下。但使用技术跟踪员工也引起了担忧隐私。
在这些公司中,是管理在班加罗尔国际机场(比亚尔),据称考虑这样一个应用程序后,几个工作人员检测呈阳性。虽然比亚尔官员断然否认考虑这样一个计划,一个源,不愿透露姓名的透露,“他们的想法是,以确保工作场所的安全。然而,将一个应用程序有许多障碍,可能对隐私。”
比亚尔在一份声明中写道,“这大流行期间,比亚尔没有计划推出一个应用程序检查员工的位置,位置由员工的报告是基于定期更新共享与经理/木制容器。”
顺便说一句,印度的机场管理局(AAI)表示,其指导方针已经被修改,甚至使下载Aarogya是以应用为乘客可选。这一决定提起的公益诉讼班加罗尔居民后,Anivar阿拉,这表明Aarogya是以违反了隐私权和其他基本权利的公民。
与跟踪,如何你的私人数据是安全的?
“应用程序监控员工的运动将会破坏员工的士气,导致一个完整的破坏他们的承诺和奉献。作为一个人力资源这不会是我们可以接受的。也,人害怕数据误用,下载一个开放的应用。然而,任何这样的成功的应用程序或追踪工具,公司应该确保量身定制的应用程序首先或维护的公司或公司没有数据泄漏的范围,“Jude泽维尔博士说,副总裁和人力资源负责人Bengaluru-based科技公司。
传承Gautam,铅云计算公司人力资源招聘人员,分享她的禁忌在跟踪员工通过应用程序。“所有的企业都有闭路电视,我们可以用它来构建智能算法,跟踪和执行社会距离。这将是远比使用侵入性的GPS跟踪应用程序。”
D Dhanuraj Kochi-based主席公共政策研究中心表示,不能保证一个人的私人数据,如一个人经常访问的地方,不会泄露给公共领域,它可能会被滥用。“没有责任对私人信息的安全。我有权知道谁是存储和处理数据,他们拿着它多久。这些至关重要的问题在数据隐私相关的讨论,”他说。
然而,数据隐私专家Shivangi还说:“适当的控制绝对可以实施,以确保用户的隐私不会受到损害。“网络安全传道者Vijay Raj觉得“日落”条款的要求,定义监测结束时。“必须有一个链的托管协议之间的数据传递政府,行业和研究人员,其中包括一个过程删除数据。同时,我们需要一个致力于企业责任如果数据误用,被盗或出售,”维贾伊说。
“没有隐私法现在在印度,公司跟踪员工不负责的
“我国没有法律可以控制跟踪过程及其程度。印度没有隐私法,也没有法律框架或法定管理机构来处理隐私相关的问题,所以没有这样的地方,公司需要通知他们是否使用跟踪应用程序。任何此类行动的装束下COVID-19是毫无根据的。事实上,即使是Aarogya是以应用下载不是强制性的,“Pavan Duggal说网络法律专家。
咨询有关部门从印度的数据安全委员会(DSCI)
*与公众保持透明度的使用数据
*使用这些数据应该是合法和公平
*的目的清晰地描述数据使用和防止重用
*删除数据收集来自个人定义后时期
*进行数据隐私影响评估的数据接收
*提供证据表明,它们的行动都按照给定的保证
*建立一个独立监督委员会监督遵守这些原则
全球数据泄露的头条
* 7月,英国经过测试和跟踪系统备受关注人权组织指责它违反隐私
* 7月,检疫执法程序在莫斯科受到审查后一些故障的投诉
* 7月,报告显示,巴基斯坦接触者追踪应用程序安全漏洞,攻击者可以访问
* 6月,秘鲁应用应对流感大流行由政府发起的画则因为不要求权限使用GPS和蓝牙
——输入安娜·马修斯,Thadhagath Pathi和Ismat Tahseen
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Authorities are taking on the COVID-19 pandemic through stringent containment measures and contact tracing<\/a> through technological solutions. Among these, is the use of apps to track people with symptoms and the use of phone numbers to trace locations that one has visited, thereby tracking primary and secondary contacts. Recently, the Kerala police admitted to tracking patients and contacts through CDR (call detail records) and in Bengaluru, the district health officer had admitted to use of CDR for contact tracing<\/a> as early as April. The Telangana government’s app, HITAM (Home Isolation Telemedicine and Monitoring), connects home isolated COVID-19 patients with doctors.
While these are mandatory steps taken by the government and health authorities to contain the spread of Coronavirus, reports suggest that various companies have been toying with the idea of introducing employee tracking apps, that would alert the individual and the management if an employee has come in contact with an infected individual or has visited a contaminated zone. Depending on technology for safety is one side of the coin, but the other side – does such technology also fringe on a breach in privacy<\/a> of employees, is what has been questioned. We take a look…
Aarogya Setu vs tracking apps for non-positive employees<\/strong>
The government initiated Aarogya Setu app allows an individual to self-assess one’s own health symptoms based on the information you provide along with your location. The app also provides you information on potential COVID-19 hotspots and contaminated zones that you could avoid visiting. While the Aarogya Setu app is heavily based on voluntary information, the biggest impediment here is that not everyone is forthcoming with this required information. However, even though most public places and establishments insist entry to individuals only after a cross check of the information on the application, there is currently no law that mandates the use of it.
Now, with companies welcoming back employees at the office, they must also focus on keeping the spread of at bay. Reports suggest that many companies, across the world, have been toying with the idea of enabling location tracking apps for their employees. From exclusive-to-the-company service apps to using something as basic as Bluetooth, tech-aided tracking could be useful in the context of the pandemic. But the use of technology in tracking employees also raises concerns over privacy<\/a>.
Among these companies, were the management at the Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) that was allegedly considering such an app after a couple of their staff members tested positive. While BIAL officials categorically denied having considered such an initiative, a source, on the condition of anonymity revealed, “The idea was to ensure safety at the workplace. However, putting an app in place came with many impediments, possibly with regard to privacy.”
A statement from BIAL reads, “During this pandemic, BIAL did not have a plan to roll out an app to check on employee location – the reporting of location by employees was based on regular updates to be shared with managers\/ HODs.”
Incidentally, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has stated that its guidelines have been modified, making even downloading of the Aarogya Setu application optional for air passengers. This decision comes in after a PIL filed by Bengaluru resident, Anivar A Aravind, which states that the Aarogya Setu violates the right to privacy<\/a> and other fundamental rights of citizens.
With tracking, how safe is your private data?<\/strong>
“An app monitoring employees’ movement will disrupt the morale of the employees and lead to a complete disruption of their commitment and dedication. And, as an HR this would not be what we can allow. Also, people are anyway scared of data misuse that comes with downloading an open app. However, for the success of any such app or tracking tool, the company should ensure that the app is firstly tailormade for or by the company or maintained by the company with no scope of data leaks,” says Dr Jude Xavier, VP and head HR of a Bengaluru-based tech firm.
Smriti Gautam, a lead HR recruiter at a Cloud computing company, shares her inhibitions around tracking employees through apps. “All corporates have CCTVs and we can use that to build smarter algorithms that track and enforce social distancing. It would be far better than using an intrusive GPS tracking app.”
D Dhanuraj, chairman of Kochi-based Centre for Public Policy Research<\/a>, says that there’s no guarantee that one’s private data – such as the places one frequently visits – won’t be leaked to the public domain, where it could be misused. “There is no accountability on the safety of private information. I have the right to know who is storing and processing the data and for how long they are holding it. These are crucial questions in data privacy related discussions,” he says.
Data privacy expert Shivangi Nadkarni, however, states, “Proper controls can definitely be implemented to ensure the user’s privacy is not compromised.” Cyber security evangelist Vijay Raj feels that a ‘sunset clause’ is required, to define when the surveillance ends. “There must be a chain of custody agreement for data passed between government, industry and researchers, which includes a process to delete data. Also, we will need a commitment to corporate accountability if the data is misused, stolen or sold,” Vijay suggests.
‘With no privacy law<\/a> present in India, companies tracking employees are not answerable’<\/strong>
\"There is no law in our country that can govern tracking process and its extent. India does not have a privacy law<\/a>, nor does it have a legal framework or statutory regulatory authority to deal with privacy related issues, so there’s no such place where companies need to inform if they use tracking apps. Any such act under the garb of COVID-19 is unwarranted. In fact, even the Aarogya Setu app is not mandatory to be downloaded,\" says Pavan Duggal, a cyber law expert.
Advisory for authorities from Data Security Council of India<\/a> (DSCI)<\/strong>
* Maintain transparency with the public about the usage of data
* Usage of such data should be lawful and fair
* Clearly describe the purpose of data being used and prevent it from re-use
* Delete data collected from individuals after a defined period
* Conduct a data privacy impact assessment on the data received
* Provide evidence that they have acted in accordance with the assurances given
* Establish an independent oversight board to monitor adherence to these principles
Data breach made headlines globally<\/strong>
* In July, the UK Test and Trace system came under scrutiny after a rights group accused it of breaching privacy
* In July, the quarantine enforcement app in Moscow came under scrutiny following some complaints of malfunctioning
* In July, reports suggested that the Pakistani contact tracing app had security flaws and could be accessed by attackers
* In June, the Peruvian app to tackle the pandemic launched by the government drew flak for not asking permissions to use GPS and Bluetooth
— With inputs by Anna Mathews<\/strong>, Thadhagath Pathi <\/strong>and Ismat Tahseen<\/strong><\/em>
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