New Delhi,
\nCongress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after allegations surfaced that data from his official app was being shared without users\u2019 consent, a charge the BJP trashed.<\/p>\n
Gandhi also accused the media of \u201cburying\u201d the story.<\/p>\n
His attack on the PM was based on a report in which a French vigilante hacker has purportedly alleged that data was stolen from his official app \u2014 NaMo App \u2014 without the consent of the users.<\/p>\n
\u201cHi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India\u2019s Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies,\u201d Gandhi said on Twitter. In the tweet, he also attached a story titled, \u201cData theft allegations reaches PM Modi\u2019s doorstep, French vigilante hacker\u2019s stunning revelation\u201d.<\/p>\n
The BJP reacted on Twitter, saying it did not expect \u201cany better\u201d from the Congress chief. It also said the data is used only for analytics using third party service, similar to Google Analytics.<\/p>\n
Official sources also maintained the app does not ask for blanket permissions when it is launched. They said the app is unique in nature, which unlike most apps, gives access to users in \u2018guest mode\u2019 without even any permission or data. The permissions required are all \u201ccontextual and cause-specific\u201d, they pointed out. \u201cWe also take this opportunity to encourage Rahul Gandhi to download NaMo App to keep himself apprised of the good things happening in India,\u201d the BJP4India said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
\u201cRahul Gandhi is no match for Narendra Modi. But seeing his fright about the Namo App, is very amusing. When his bots tried to trend #DeleteNamoApp day before yesterday, the popularity and downloads of Namo App only increased,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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