A day after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of leaking details of users of the NaMo app to a US firm, the BJP on Monday alleged that the official Congress app shares user data with the Gandhi scions “friends” in Singapore.
In a series of tweets, Head of the Information Technology (IT) cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Malviya accused the Congress of leaking details of users to Maoists, stone pelters and even the Chinese.
“Hi! My name is Rahul Gandhi. I am the President of India’s oldest political party. When you sign up for our official App, I give all your data to my friends in Singapore,” tweeted Malviya along with a screenshot of the Congress party app which shows its headquarters in Singapore.
In another screenshot, Malviya highlighted how the Congress had under its privacy policy, mentioned that it may share user data with organisations, consultants for making the use of website effective.
“Full marks to @INCIndia for stating upfront that they’ll give your data to **practically anyone** – undisclosed vendors, unknown volunteers, even ‘groups with similar causes’. In theft of all forms, Congress has never been discreet!” he said.
“When Congress says they will share your data with like-minded groups, the implications are grave. From Maoists, stone pelters, Bharat Ke Tukde Gang, Chinese embassy to globally ‘renowned’ orgs like Cambridge Analytica, the field is extensive and wide open,” Malviya added.
Malviya went on to attack Sonia Gandhi as well.
“Inspired by Sonia Gandhi’s all power no accountability dictum, Congress will take all your data, even share it worldwide with orgs like Cambridge Analytica but will not take responsibility of it! Their own policy says so,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi had on Sunday shared a link to a report about a French cybersecurity researcher’s recent allegations that the Narendra Modi app shares registered users’ data with a US-based behavioral analytics company.
“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. Ps. Thanks mainstream media, you’re doing a great job of burying this critical story, as always,” Rahul Gandhi had tweeted.
(With inputs from agencies)