Key Points:
- The platform was introduced last year.
- It is now reported to expose the personal data of the users.
- The platform got a boom recently.
Koo is the Indian version of Twitter and it is developed by Aprameya Radhakrishna. The microblogging platform was introduced in March last year and recently it got a boom after a face to face situation against the Indian Government and Twitter. Well, now the Koo is reported to exposé personal information of the users of the platform. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out all the available information about the same.
According to the French security researcher, Robert Baptiste aka Elliot Alderson is now said that the Indian app Koo is exposing users’ personal data.
It is also claimed that he spent 30 min on the Koo app after getting request from various users and found that the app is exposing sensitive information such as email ID, date of birth, name, marital status, and gender of the users.
You asked so I did it. I spent 30 min on this new Koo app. The app is leaking of the personal data of his users: email, dob, name, marital status, gender, … https://t.co/87Et18MrOg pic.twitter.com/qzrXeFBW0L
— Baptiste Robert (@fs0c131y) February 10, 2021
Having said that, the Indian version of Twitter – Koo has recently gained attention after Twitter and the Government of the country came face to face after asking the microblogging platform to block some accounts related to the ongoing farmers’ protest.
It is worth mentioning that the Koo’s domain is registered in the US while the registrant based in China.
Well, if you are unaware about the platform then it is available on desktop along with Android and IOS platform and offers the same offers experience which you gets on Twitter and the Koo is available in Indian languages. It also won the Indian government’s Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate challenge last year.
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