What is DigiYatra and why were passengers complaining about it in airports?

What is DigiYatra and why were passengers complaining about it in airports? | The Hindu

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5 ай бұрын

In December, when air travel is typically at its peak, a decision was taken to ramp up the enrolment for DigiYatra.
DigiYatra allows passengers to use their face as their boarding pass, to zip through various checkpoints at an airport. It is not owned by the Government, but by a consortium of private and government airports. It
But the ramp up of this facility led to a barrage of complaints on social media, that staff at private airports and CISF personnel were enrolling them for DigiYatra without their knowledge and consent.
DigiYatra is not mandatory, and a voluntary option for passengers, as stated in a DigiYatra policy document unveiled by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in 2018. Apart from the CISF, private airport staff were also asking passengers for their boarding pass and signing them up. This has led to arguments with the staff.
We go into detail on what is DigiYatra, its objectives and the various privacy concerns around the app.
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@annapoorni1 5 ай бұрын

To increase passenger handling capacity the bottle neck is security check. That is where the focus should be. Instead it is used as a smoke screen to collect personal data through personal surveillance.

@mh5616 5 ай бұрын

It's a well thought out plan to collect private data and sell it for targeted advertising as well as do surveillance. Digi yatra is a non govt entity joined owned by Adani Airports 74% and Airports Authority of India (26%).

@Sagardeep_Das 5 ай бұрын

More awareness should be spread about it. I find it shocking that very less news sources and people talk about it.

@Pets0008 Ай бұрын

The Digi Yatra project is an initiative undertaken by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA), but it’s noteworthy that the Ministry does not provide any budgetary support for its implementation. Instead, the expenditure is borne by Airport Operators, according to the Ministry’s press release in February 2023. The DYF website informs that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) controls only 26% shares of the entity, and the rest of the shareholders-Cochin International Airport, Bangalore International Airport, Hyderabad International Airport, Mumbai International Airport, and Delhi International Airport, hold 14.8% of the shares each.

@mbafied 5 ай бұрын

This is similar to Aadhar which Wasn't Mandatory until it was, Wasn't arm twisted to accept until it was, Wasn't Security risk until it was, Wasn't a breach of privacy until it was, Wasn't used by illintented People until it was, The government has backed out of aadhar suggesting you to delink due to frauds, Same would happen to this also.

@parthibank2736 5 ай бұрын

Really a dangerous move. This is just a process to create personalized data of individuals. When it can be shared with third party and agencies, it is really dangerous. Hope there are better ways to make flying a pleasure, for seamlessly providing security checks. In India even educated and elite does not understand what data privacy means. It's very sad.

@polaris1985 5 ай бұрын

All this data will be bought by Airlines / Travel & tourism companies/ Hotels /Cab aggregators etc and will be used to harass the common man like loan companies do.

@mh5616 5 ай бұрын

100% agree with you. Our population is full of uneducated literates. Absolutely disgusting.

@pushpindersingh1819 5 ай бұрын

The government will sell your data to private agencies at a price. Data Privacy Bill excludes Government from any data security or privacy requirements. 😂😂😂

@user-oq8pl2ye6y 5 ай бұрын

We already have Aadhar for that, Digit-Yatra plays no role to create personalized data for individuals

@Pets0008 Ай бұрын

What are u tryna say bud….It only requires Aadhaar and Face ID….have u even used it 😆

@aakashPotter 5 ай бұрын

Why can't fingerprint based biometric identification be used which is already being collected for Aadhar ? Why a new PII is being collected by the government with no clarity on how the data can be used ?

@Ddhee345 5 ай бұрын

Since govt has already privatised the Aviation industry I think they won't have any concerns on citizen's privacy n all and also for us we can't even go for an RTI to know more about this . Even after so many guarantees from the govt ,Aadhar's still being misused and what should we expect more.

@mh5616 5 ай бұрын

@@Ddhee345Digi Yatra is outside the ambit of RTI 😅. The gujju scums have planned all this in advance.

@sutapabanerjee2294 5 ай бұрын

THE GOI KNOWS SO MUCH ABOUT THE CITIZENS N IS WANTING MORE INFO.THE CITIZEN HOWEVER HAS NO RIGHT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT GOI ACTIVITIES SUCH SS ELECTORAL BONDS...ETC ETC.???

@mynk9046 5 ай бұрын

Just another half thought out initiative by the Govt., unfortunately. Wish the present govt had more intelligent people rather than just Sycophants.

@mh5616 5 ай бұрын

It's a well thought out plan to collect private data and sell it for targeted advertising. Digi yatra is a non govt entity joined owned by Adani Airports 74% and Airports Authority of India (26%).

@ininjad24 5 ай бұрын

Well done informative video - well done The Hindu🙏 The hassle free passage from airport entrance to boarding is such comfort, even some of the developed countries don't have it. Please do a follow up episode to rest the data privacy issues - if any.

@vivek-420 5 ай бұрын

Good that The Hindu is now posting videos! Please buy a mic 🎙though, the reverb is horrible.

@Ddhee345 5 ай бұрын

What I feel's Narendra Modi Sarkar's a big failure in many things. To hide that they're creating so many hype around with some show off strategies. Sometimes they're in a rush to prove the world they're ahead of time this Govt's actually compromising Citizen's privacy and much more. Aadhaar and EVMs are another examples. Even some banks are advising to delink Aadhaar from bank accounts and most of the advanced foreign countries dropped EVMs . But here in India since they work hard, even from the school level from rewriting textbooks to gradually deleting fundamental rights and substituting religious sentiments we can't expect our people to know the gravity of this issue.

@user-uc6oc3uz3s 5 ай бұрын

Cry harder the meltdown is so satisfying 😂, u go and vote for Papu ji he will take our India into ancient time no advancement no data leak,😂😂,see how China is advancing in many fields.. where we r stuck

@satvikvuppala3727 5 ай бұрын

@theesperanza3553 I haven't received any info from any bank employee (also my uncle is a manager in a leading bank) nor I know of anyone confirming the delink of aadhar. Could you please throw us some light on why instead of blabbering?

@Ddhee345 5 ай бұрын

@@satvikvuppala3727 It doesn't mean that since you haven't experienced it doesn't exist

@SudhirNayak007 5 ай бұрын

Is the Google Facebook apple privacy settings working ? If I have saved my privacy settings to the best of my knowledge but the leak will be there from a billion people around me.

@game_changer991 5 ай бұрын

I've been using digi yatra for the past 1 yr and for me it made the airport security clearance hassle fear.. Of course I signed up voluntarily as I have to travel very frequently...

@ramvaiyacheri3820 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this informative video.

@jerinjain 4 ай бұрын

Already almost all our datas are leaked so no need to worry about this😂

@alwayscuriousbutsad6584 5 ай бұрын

I experience it myself on 7th jan in delhi airport. They just take you and register you. They dont even tell you anything

@anandkanhere5193 5 ай бұрын

Saying the people under CCTV surveillance almost all time on airport.

@PL-ql6dh 5 ай бұрын

What's the procedure for foreigners?

@10028ar 4 ай бұрын

Great video folks, please invest in a good mic please

@chiluxr250 5 ай бұрын

Dangerous. Supreme court should order against it. Govt. will be easily informed of any people moving around country. Can be very dangerous for opposition of our country. When Ajith Doval like people work for govt. these things will happen.

@princemehta1443 5 ай бұрын

judiciary system is a joke in india

@5793750 3 ай бұрын

MALLYA ,NIRAV Modi, CHOUKSEY...looks like digiyatra don't work that Time

@SmM-kk6wk 5 ай бұрын

I felt very forced and coerced into scanning my face at Delhi airport too. The airport personnel said it was complusary. Really bad tactic.

@Pets0008 Ай бұрын

Cry about it

@Pets0008 Ай бұрын

Cryy about it

@hks3662 5 ай бұрын

Seriously it is a very wrong move, me recently travel kr raha tha Varanasi to Mumbai or me almost apni flight miss kar deta iski wjh se, kyonki Airport or bhot bhid thi or bhot lambi line thi.

@Pets0008 Ай бұрын

you probably went into wrong line 😆

@sanjeevsharma9998 2 ай бұрын

Same persons will provide full body scans at Dubai or US airports. Why don't they complain there?

@gmm552 2 ай бұрын

I fail to see the issue! These are the same people who had issues with Polio and Corona vaccination! This is not a issue at all. How is this taking personal data like which is not available anywhere else. These same people don't blink a eye while uploading personal pics on Facebook/Instagram and posting comments on KZfaq.

@misty_wanderer4386 4 ай бұрын

I had a bad experience using Digiyatra, you won't be allowed to enter 5 hours prior to your flight schedule and had to wait 2 hours outside. I was on transit and had 7+ hour layover at BLR airport

@Pets0008 Ай бұрын

And without using that you will be allowed to enter 5 hrs prior to ur flight schedule ?

@Asterix0110 5 ай бұрын

Is this another ruse for Big Brother to keep a watch on our whereabouts?

@dheerajlamba2834 4 ай бұрын

DIGI Yatra is not safe, all our BIOMATRIC are going to PVT companies, not security for our personal identity

@user-oq8pl2ye6y 5 ай бұрын

So for people who are worried about the privacy issues :- 1) The photo which is getting captured is saved as a template and automatic scripts are in place which delete the data after 4 hours from the server 2) The biometric data is saved in a template (something like random phone number), not in actual png or jpg format 3) The data is masked and anonymisation principle ( google data anonymization ) is applied while processing biometric data 4) Data cannot be reversed after it is processed 5) Security of data is ensure by cloud integration by default all the data stored in cloud is encrypted 6) Digi Yatra is enabling passengers to reduce boarding time 7) Only people who are not using the Digi-Yatra Mobile application are getting registered on the airport itself, if you use mobile app you can enter inside the airport without even showing your ID : ) I hope this helps

@Asterix0110 5 ай бұрын

So, why is this not being told public to avoid misapprehension?

@ankan54 5 ай бұрын

And how do we confirm it? The data is in hand of private entity and not government. And also you can not file RTI to know if what you said is actually being followed

@user-oq8pl2ye6y 5 ай бұрын

This is the actual job of media to let public know about privacy management but negativity sells more :)

@Asterix0110 5 ай бұрын

Media? Hmm.@@user-oq8pl2ye6y

@Asterix0110 5 ай бұрын

@@ankan54 Sadly, you cannot confirm anything, anymore. We have to take the words of power-that-be as veritable truth, and there lies the problem.

@abravo143 3 ай бұрын

If this is an enrollment drive for some free housing scheme, people would line up and if necessary skip their flight... Because this is for airport security, people are not very interested... Boooring.

@kickbass3441 2 ай бұрын

If this was enrollment drive, and government was FORCING people to enroll, or scamming them into it, then it would be problem. Don't be dense.

@user-we8hi4yu6 5 ай бұрын

it feel same like Adhaar card and upi, nothing new

@aleenaprasannan2146 5 ай бұрын

Ofcourse it's different....it's owned by private consortium...

@maheshsatavalekar5792 2 ай бұрын

The passengers don't mind when their photography is taken by the immigration officers at all the exit points and entry points abroad. They are also storing your photographs without any consent of the passengers as it is mandatory and you can't fly without it. So why so much drama to enter the airport and avoid ques

@theblueplanet3576 5 ай бұрын

For years telecom companies have been selling customer information like phone and address and other personal info to third parties. No hue and cry then? 🤦🏻‍♂️

@user-qm2uo6ht5l 5 ай бұрын

same like China

@gharwapsi2667 5 ай бұрын

7:11 Can this joker bypass security by wearing a mask? Ofcourse he is an aviation minister 😒

@yourdoom8773 5 ай бұрын

Good for nothing app I tried to uploads my boarding pass so many times but it has never worked

@Pets0008 Ай бұрын

💀 works perfectly fine for me

@statesman01 5 ай бұрын

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!

@mortisdeus 5 ай бұрын

Uncle Sam is watching you

@smurugan12 5 ай бұрын

This is how digital India targets are met

@animishkorwar 5 ай бұрын

Every convenience comes at a price. Mobiles are already collecting huge data we don't even care.

@terabaap7525 5 ай бұрын

Today india has not any reliable data collection storage centre, all govt. site servers are not properly working. So privacy or individual data safety is not govt. Priority. Indian: i want my privacy. What is privacy? Indian: i don't know Why ? indian: because their is no definition of privacy in lndian law.

@rexvishnu7028 5 ай бұрын

This is baseless. Go to changi, china and uae

@yog146 5 ай бұрын

So good right ❓

@jec_ecart 4 ай бұрын

Stop this harassment & Gross violation of privacy.

@Zackking109 4 ай бұрын

Digital India 😂😂

@harshgupta_india 2 ай бұрын

Bhai mt kro enroll... Digiyatra ki line choti rhegi😂

@AmlanjyotiSaikia 4 ай бұрын

Bro.....at this rate, The Hindu is gonna get raided by the ED soon.

@chandrashekhar.prabhu 5 ай бұрын

All objectives are hollow

@manishkrarya5373 5 ай бұрын

The more liberty government gives to the people the more chaos they create😅

@mh5616 5 ай бұрын

😂.. liberty?? tu north india ka gawar jahil lag raha hai

@BhaskarJ007 3 ай бұрын

People writing on ‘youtube’ comment section sharing their fear of ‘personal surveillance’ 😂😂😂 Ohh the irony!

@kickbass3441 2 ай бұрын

Do you not comprehend that people commenting here volunteered to share their information? No one from youtube came to us on the road and forced us to comment. If they did, we would be fighting against youtube too.

@BhaskarJ007 2 ай бұрын

@@kickbass3441 That does not mean youtubes intentions are positive regarding your ‘information’ , similarly Digiyatra is not a mandate, if you think their way of approaching you proves their intentions are not right, then you should avoid it. Airport security cannot be compromised, they have to analyse your data to let you pass through the security checks. Anyways, you can refrain from it, it will let other people jump the queue faster.

@kickbass3441 2 ай бұрын

@@BhaskarJ007 no one is claiming that youtube's intentions are positive. They are a for profit company and their only goal is money. We accept that and decide if their service is worth risking our privacy voluntarily. If the digityatra app was mandated by the government, even that would be fine by me personally. I don't really care about privacy all that much. But the problem with what's happening here is that digiyatra is not mandatory, and YET the airport staff is registering people on it without asking for consent. That's all there is to it.

@TheABiGill 4 ай бұрын

Another nudge to surveillance world. China style social credit system is here. People need to Wake tf up.

@realmotivationmonk 5 ай бұрын

Not sure what is the compaint - You want Seamless Secure Travel or Hurdles at Every stage of Airport check in . Making an Issue of no thing has become an ART now

@petrichor259 5 ай бұрын

A person who has no concept of privacy like you will not find anything wrong with it

@polaris1985 5 ай бұрын

All this data will be bought by Airlines / Travel & tourism companies/ Hotels /Cab aggregators etc and will be used to harass the common man like loan companies do.

@BurnerDiaz 5 ай бұрын

Say you're an ignorant feed everything the govt feeds you like a cattle individual

@cobragaming1186 5 ай бұрын

@@petrichor259 Ha bhai, tere pass nuclear code h n. Tu mt use kar. Hm use karenge, hame line m khara nhi hona...

@helo98736Hah 5 ай бұрын

@@cobragaming1186ha bhai phir jab tujhe track karke taxi hotel bechenge tab baat karna aadhar link karke kitne fraud hote hai dekh le abhi 😂

@SanKiranKReddy 5 ай бұрын

why we talk privacy only for government initiatives ??? if private entity like google or facebook does this no one cares or notices only cries for govt things !!! in this digital era our identity is already lost to corporates to local chapris ( they happily clicks by just asking us we pose them for their instagrams ) 😛😛

@joetaylor007 4 ай бұрын

The pronunciation for the word 'government' is ga-verna-ment and not gur-na-ment as is on the background voice. It's surprising that someone working for The Hindu cannot pronounce this word correctly. It sounds so odd. 👎