Voter database app under investigation
The app contains photos and contact information of voters.
18 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
A mobile application with private information of voters is being offered for sale to candidates contesting in the April 6 parliamentary elections.
A police spokesman confirmed that the app is under investigation.
It contains names, addresses, photos and contact information of voters. On social media, the app has prompted concern over the right to privacy and the sharing of personal information without consent.
According to media reports, the app is being sold by Abdulla Shuhood, a former IT consultant for the state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
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