[Marxistindia] Inquire into Leakage of Personal Data

[news from the cpi(m)]

June 12, 2023

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

Inquire into Leakage of Personal Data

 

Shocking reports have appeared of a mega data breach in which personal
information of Indians including Aadhar card etc., have leaked from the
CoWin Portal in which people registered for vaccination with their personal
details. This is of serious concern and a infringement of the right to
privacy which was declared by the Supreme Court as a fundamental right of
all Indians.

 

The Health Ministry in June 2021 had denied a similar allegation, but it had
nevertheless ordered an investigation into the alleged leakage from the
CoWin system by Computer Emergency Response Team, the counter hacking group
under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY). The
details of this investigation are not yet in public domain.

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) demands a
thorough investigation be conducted and those responsible for such a major
breach in the security of personal information of Indians must be identified
followed by deterrent action.

 

 

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