Bug Bounty Programme Aarogya Setu app Now Open Source. The government of India has open the source code of this Android program of this Aarogya Setu contact monitoring program. Earlier today, Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog, said that the source code of this iOS edition of Aarogya Setu is also opened up"shortly".
The source code of this Android program of Aarogya Setu is going to probably be uploaded to GitHub after midnight tonight. Speaking at the launching, Kant explained that"opening the source code into programmers' community suggests Government of India's commitment to the core design principles of privacy, transparency and safety." He added that Aarogya Setu has been the quickest program on earth to reach 15 million consumers in 13 days, and 100 million in 41 days.
Rs 1 Lakh ( Bug Bounty Programme )
With this note, Varma of all NIC also declared a bug Treaty programme, which can provide cash rewards of up to Rs 1 lakh to everybody which will report bugs, code frailties and developments to the authorities. The insect programme will be conducted by MyGov, as its chief executive Abhishek Singh said
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The insect bounty program provides three distinct sorts of solitude bounties, and one code enhancement programme, all which will provide prizes worth around Rs 1 lakh. With this note, Varma also said that although this is the initial bug bounty program, it might also spell out a future where all technician integrations created by official authorities deployments can undergo similar tests.
The officials said that Aarogya Setu has been set up on 115 million apparatus, where an overwhelming majority has arrived from the Android apparatus. While the officers were quick to discuss the advantages of this Aarogya Setu program, it's very important to be aware that India isn't placing the precedent here Singapore has open-sourced its official Covid-19 contact monitoring program, months past.
Many cybersecurity and cyber law specialists had called out for open the source code of their Aarogya Setu program, so as to accommodate programmers to independently inspect all of the privacy problems of their Aarogya Setu program. The government officials further said that the movement will set a significant precedent -- not only for Indian authorities programs from the near future, but also for different authorities throughout the world to follow along.
Rs 1 Lakh ( Bug Bounty Programme ) Aarogya Setu app Now Open Source
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