Koo App releases personal data, email, marital status, says ethical hacker Elliot Alderson
Koo App: Along with three screenshots, Elliot Alderson tweeted, you asked so I did it. I spent 30 min on this new Koo app
BusinessToday.In | February 11, 2021 | Updated 10:33 IST
Ethical hacker Elliot Alderson tests Koo App
Ethical hacker Elliot Alderson, who exposed flaws in Aadhaar as well as the Aarogya Setu app, has now tested the Indian microblogging site Koo. Alderson said that his followers urged him to test Koo App and so he did. In a tweet, Alderson said that he found that the app is leaking personal data of its users.
Koo App: The Indian alternative to Twitter Is Not Safe?
Koo app is rising to fame as Twitter and the Indian government got off on a wrong foot on various issues. But as the Made-in-India app grew in popularity, it also drew a lot of criticism - mostly based on misinformation that is being passed along the internet.
There was a serious allegation against Koo app for leaking personal data of its users. This surely didn t sit well with 3 million people who joined the platform so far and many more who were on the fence about jumping the ship. But as it turns out, Koo is safe and has no red flags, at least ones we know of yet.
Updated: February 11, 2021 7:01 AM IST
A few months ago, when the government banned hundreds of Chinese apps, the ones “Made in India” started gaining traction for promoting the Indian government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision. Among those apps is Koo, which is none other than the Indian alternative to the popular microblogging site Twitter. Also Read - Twitter Spaces coming soon to desktop: Report
Fast forward to February 2021, the Koo app is suddenly getting popular among social media users and has become the talk of the town. This has even led to the ‘#Kooapp’ trending on Twitter with hundreds and thousands of tweets on the same. Also Read - Twitter-owned live streaming platform Periscope shuts down after six years
The government has responded to Twitter s request for a formal meeting over its order to take down 1,178 accounts for spreading misinformation around farmers protests. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in a post shared on Koo app said that the Secretary IT will hold talks with