<div dir="ltr"><br>Can we endorse this ?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Apar Gupta</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:apar@internetfreedom.in">apar@internetfreedom.in</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 12:08 PM<br>Subject: Urgent Request : Endorsement on Representation against Mandatory Use of Aarogya Setu for Workers<br>To: Anivar Aravind <<a href="mailto:anivar.aravind@gmail.com">anivar.aravind@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Devdutta Mukhopadhyay <<a href="mailto:devdutta@internetfreedom.in">devdutta@internetfreedom.in</a>>,  <<a href="mailto:Policy@internetfreedom.in">Policy@internetfreedom.in</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="m_-2457265554304639135gmail-m_1804132793673628874gmail-m_-8311594584165279095gmail-m_-1441111458814593715m_-5292288318819497964gmail-m_7624280332136580676gmail-m_1496296773906917340gmail-m_4628754534831313717gmail-m_-2434277874763994437gmail-m_8953233736987406220gmail-m_2976475035307412382gmail-m_-7108390224862629813gmail-m_-6673177418193647993gmail-m_3489200703056368010gmail-m_-8959117557735719261gmail-m_1048015446088566085gmail-docs-internal-guid-fb4f4d4f-7fff-a6ba-bcb1-6c9ab63f7fbc"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dear Anivar,</span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I
 am sending below a request for endorsement by individuals or 
organisations to representation (developed in collaboration with 
labour unions) being sent to the Government on May Day.
 This concerns how their livelihood and participation in the workforce 
is being made contingent on the use of the Aarogya Setu App. <br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">It
 would be
 great if the Indic Project and any of your partners (as individuals or 
organisations) can endorse this. Kindly also
 circulate it with individual members of your groups and email lists.<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u>To endorse individuals or organisations can send, "I endorse the Representation against Mandatory Use of Aarogya Setu<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to protect privacy, autonomy and dignity of workers during COVID-19 outbreak</span>" with Name/Affiliation to to <a href="mailto:policy@internetfreedom.in" target="_blank">policy@internetfreedom.in</a>.</u></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Further details</b><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you may be aware, some companies (specially some large technology companies) have made it mandatory for gig workers to download the Aarogya Setu mobile app and we fear that others may soon follow suit. The Aarogya Setu mobile app which collects sensitive personal data relating to a person’s health and movements does not adhere to data protection standards and there is no remedy available if it misidentifies a person as at risk of having COVID-19. The lack of transparency about the app’s underlying code and algorithms means that false positives could force workers to self-isolate and lose their income and freedom of movement as a consequence. </span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We have explained these privacy and exclusion concerns in greater detail in the representation we intend to send to the PMO's Office and Ministries of Labour, Electronics & IT, Home Affairs and Transport. The representation also seeks measures to provide financial relief and healthcare coverage to gig and platform workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. </span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The representation is available here: [<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qCZuE7n7nSKG4smYBeJVaH60j9Pn6jw6rEcuZozxfBQ/edit" target="_blank">English Version</a>] [<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_s1oJ80y6HOJbrczRVsRIvNr6Jl3dXWlqjOKqrlUdw/edit" target="_blank">Hindi Version</a>]</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We would be grateful if you could circulate this email in your networks. The letter is open for endorsement till </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">8:00 AM</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on <b>Friday</b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, 1 MAY 2020</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Please let us know </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">as soon as possible</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> so we can effectively plan advocacy and outreach around it timing this for <b>May Day</b>.</span></i><br></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Apar Gupta, <br></span></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Executive Director, Internet Freedom Foundation</span></span></font></p>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><table style="font-size:13px;border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(97,97,97);font-family:Lato,sans-serif" width="500" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><table style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 8px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top" width="100" valign="top"><img alt="Internet Freedom Foundation" src="https://img.mysignature.io/p/a/0/c/a0cbdbf7-12be-59bc-ba56-068b00171d9c.png?time=1550234677" style="width:100px;border-radius:10%" width="100"></td><td style="font-size:1em;padding:0px 15px 0px 8px;vertical-align:top" valign="top"><table style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;line-height:1.4;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:11.7px;color:rgb(0,0,1)" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:1.2em;line-height:normal;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Apar Gupta</div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:4px 0px"><div style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif">Executive Director | Internet Freedom Foundation</div></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:rgb(189,134,40)">mobile: </span><span><a href="tel:9990000256" style="color:rgb(0,0,1);font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif" target="_blank">9990000256</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:rgb(189,134,40)">web: </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif"><a href="https://internetfreedom.in/" style="color:rgb(0,0,1)" target="_blank">internetfreedom.in</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:rgb(189,134,40)">email: </span><span><a href="mailto:apar@internetfreedom.in" style="color:rgb(0,0,1);font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif" target="_blank">apar@internetfreedom.in</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif;color:rgb(189,134,40)">address: </span><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif">E-215, Third Floor, East of Kailash, New Delhi, 110065<br><br></span><div style="text-align:center">Looking to have sustained conversations on digital rights? Join the Internet Freedom Forum today. <a href="https://forum.internetfreedom.in/" target="_blank">Click here!</a><br></div><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande",sans-serif"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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