CoWIN data breach: 1 held, minor detained

There have been claims about a breach of data of citizens registered on the CoWIN platform, but the Centre has termed such reports “mischievous” and “without any basis”.

#CoWinDataBreach #bihar #CoWin #DataBreach #aadhaar #cybersecurity #data #DataProtection #security #technology #covid #governance #CERTIN #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/two-held-over-involvement-in-cowin-data-leak/article66996534.ece

CoWin Fiasco Should Alert Us to Hidden Agendas Behind Digital Identity-Based Governance

While CoWin may have been promoted as the solution for vaccine management delivery, the idea was also to promote data sharing with the private sector for the digital health economy. The same model is being pushed across the globe by multilateral organisations.

#CoWinDataBreach #CoWin #cybersecurity #DataProtection #DigitalIdentity #aadhaar #UIDAI #UNDP #welfare #surveillance #privacy #HumanRights #exclusion #IndiaStack #india

https://thewire.in/tech/cowin-fiasco-should-alert-us-to-hidden-agendas-behind-digital-identity-based-governance

The #CoWINDataBreach is the latest in a series of breaches in India. What followed was a flurry of allegations & refutations that drowned an important part of the conversation.

As the government pushes for a #DigitalIndia & makes claims for India’s #Techade, digitisation & digitalisation happen in a legal vacuum. There is no policy for data governance, no data protection legislation, & no cyber security strategy. 2/n

The #CoWINDataBreach is the latest in a series of breaches in India. What followed was a flurry of allegations & refutations that drowned an important part of the conversation.

As the government pushes for a #DigitalIndia & makes claims for India’s #Techade, digitisation & digitalisation happen in a legal vacuum. There is no policy for data governance, no data protection legislation, & no cyber security strategy. 2/n

CoWIN breach: ‘No government in a developed country would have survived a data leak of this scale’

Anivar Aravind, a public interest technologist, explains why you should be worried about the CoWIN data leak and why the government should take responsibility.

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https://scroll.in/article/1050852/cowin-breach-no-government-in-a-developed-country-would-have-survived-a-data-leak-of-this-scale

CoWIN Data Breach: Citizens Must Be Allowed to Delete Personal Data from Govt Databases

The purpose for which CoWIN was created is over and there is no need for the government to maintain this health data anymore. Ideally, under the Right to Privacy judgement, we should be allowed to demand data deletions, writes Srinivas Kodali.

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https://thewire.in/tech/cowin-data-breach-citizens-must-be-allowed-to-delete-personal-data-from-govt-databases

#CoWinDataBreach | The Health Ministry on Monday said reports of data breach of beneficiaries who received COVID vaccination are “without any basis and mischievous in nature.” @BShajan reports
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Good to see the Centre taking quick action on this. It's important that the govt is monitoring data security closely. We need to ensure our data is safeguarded! #DataSecurity
#Minister #CoWinDataBreach
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/minister-rajeev-chandrasekhar-says-no-cowin-data-breach-explains-what-really-happened-4115058

The Centre today dismissed reports claiming breach of data of people registered on the CoWin portal of the Health Ministry. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has assured that the Cowin app "does not appear to be directly breached".
#Minister #CoWinDataBreach
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/minister-rajeev-chandrasekhar-says-no-cowin-data-breach-explains-what-really-happened-4115058