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Rahul accuses Modi of giving NaMo app user data to US firms

  •   Sun, Mar 25 2018 01:58:23 PM

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of leaking details of his official mobile app users to US firms.

"Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies," Gandhi tweeted.

Gandhi was referring to a media report in which a French vigilante hacker in a series of tweets alleged that the personal data including email IDs, photos, gender and names of the users of Modi's mobile app were being sent to a third party domain without their consent.

The Congress President also accused the mainstream media of "burying this critical story, as always".

Gandhi's remarks came days after the BJP accused the Congress of compromising national security by roping in political data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica to run its 2019 election campaign. The firm is allegedly involved in social media data manipulation.
  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    A French vigilante hacker has made a stunning revelation accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having compromised the personal data of millions of Indians, who had downloaded his personal mobile app.

    In a series of tweets, Elliot Alderson alleged that the personal data including emails, photos, genders and names of the users of Modi’s mobile app were being sent to a third party domain without their consent.

    Alderson wrote, “When you create a profile in the official @narendramodi #Android app, all your device info (OS, network type, Carrier …) and personal data (email, photo, gender, name, …) are send without your consent to a third-party domain called http://in.wzrkt.com (sic)”

    The French cyber security researcher’s next revelation was even more worrying as he alleged that the domain, where the data of PM Modi’s app users were being sent, was a phishing link, owned by a company G-Data. Phishing is usually designed to steal internet users’ usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. This microsoft link explains everything about phishing and what one should do to not fall victim to its fraud.

    Alderson is the same person, who had flagged that digital payments company Paytm was asking its Android users for ‘root access’ to their phones which would have effectively given the company complete access to a user’s device. This led to Paytm to stop asking for the access.

    Earlier in March this year, he had also flagged security lapses by government websites that were found to be leaking Aadhaar details. This governmental website is leaking 4769 files.

    This is the serious personal data breach after Facebook exposed through PR firm 'Cambridge Analytica'. If anyone registered with 'Namo App' he may have already lost the data to the third party source. This may be his Aadhar details, banking,Ser No, Name, Mobile No, email ID and remarks.
    Jai Hind

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    Personal dattas are not to share but hold as personal

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  • Sunil Padival, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    '' MY name is Raul Vinci Khan.. I am the president of KHANgress, when you sign up for my data, I will share it with China and Pakistan'.

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  • Devkumar, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    Personal information and.contact details will remain secret.
    Will not given to the third parties without consent.
    Rahulbaba wants to read it once again..before accusing.

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  • Salam, Mangaluru

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    NAMO means namage mosa..

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    Wait for next app "My name is India's number one Feku"

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    Henry,
    When are going to release it?

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  • Dinesh, Dubai

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    some time your comedy show will make ver boring..

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    As if we are sharing our bank details on NaMo app!!

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    Most of the people do not care if at all data is leaked..
    What one could do? Send spam? Ok send it...
    And now people ignore junk emails. And they don't pay attention.. Intelligent Indians...!

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  • Abdullah Amin, Ullal

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    Much bhee, Rahulji! So desperate? There is a limit for accusations!

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  • Ray, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 25 2018

    Hope ur genuine !!!

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