The Centre is using powers under the Indian Telegraph Act to “bring details” from telecom business every 15 minutes to track COVID-19 cases throughout the country.
The government has evaluated an application that triggers e-mails and SMS alerts to an authorised government firm if an individual has jumped quarantine or left from seclusion, based on the person’s smart phone’s cell tower area. The “geo-fencing” is accurate by as much as 300 m, a federal government interaction said.
Utilized by Kerala
Kerala was among the very first States to use geo-fencing to track COVID-19 cases.
On March 29, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) shared a standard operating procedure (SOP) with all telecom company concerning the ap