The Congress and BJP are accusing each other of data breach of users registered on their apps

Here are the live updates of the controversial story:

Mar 26, 2018 17:48 (IST) Those who do not know much about technology make such statements, says BJP on accusations by Congress over data breach.

Mar 26, 2018 17:25 (IST) Analytics is not equivalent to spying, Rahul Gandhi needs to learn this: Sambit Patra



Mar 26, 2018 16:54 (IST) Wish data could be protected with thick walls: Abhishek Manu Singhvi

"Aadhaar is safe and secure because it is 13 feet high and 5 feet thick walls", this is what the BJP government's defence was. I wish it was possible to protect data through thick walls "Aadhaar is safe and secure because it is 13 feet high and 5 feet thick walls", this is what the BJP government's defence was. I wish it was possible to protect data through thick walls

Mar 26, 2018 16:50 (IST) "Shoot the messenger, ignore the message" this is how this government functions, says Congress.

Mar 26, 2018 15:26 (IST) Smriti Irani also took a shot at Rahul Gandhi by defending her party and drawing comparisons to the cartoon character 'Chhota Bheem'.

.@RahulGandhi ji, even 'Chhota Bheem' knows that commonly asked permission on Apps don't tantamount to snooping. - Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) March 26, 2018 Smriti Irani also took a shot at Rahul Gandhi by defending her party and drawing comparisons to the cartoon character 'Chhota Bheem'.

Mar 26, 2018 15:14 (IST) The BJP Karnataka also took a shot at PM Modi and attacked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his app.

Mr. @RahulGandhi, you are technically challenged & won't understand "this kind of stuff". Yet we'll explain:



1. Narendra Modi App is maintained by BJP. Hence it's NaMo App, not PMO App



2. But CM Siddu uses govt money to run 'Siddaramaiah App' & is abuse of office.



Understood? pic.twitter.com/jokOE0qDtC - BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) March 26, 2018 The BJP Karnataka also took a shot at PM Modi and attacked Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his app.

Mar 26, 2018 15:02 (IST) Divya Spandana, Social Media & Digital Communications of the AICC, also said the URL for membership on the INC app has been defunct for a while now and the membership is through the INC website. She also said the With INC app does not collect or share any data and called Amit Malviya a "dimwit".

Forget sharing, we don't collect any data through the App. What a dimwit @malviyamithttps://t.co/geq5YdlpQY - Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) March 26, 2018 Divya Spandana, Social Media & Digital Communications of the AICC, also said the URL for membership on the INC app has been defunct for a while now and the membership is through the INC website. She also said the With INC app does not collect or share any data and called Amit Malviya a "dimwit".

Mar 26, 2018 14:53 (IST) The Congress has said there was no truth to the data breach allegation and asked everyone to join INC.

On a good note, please sign up to be a member of the most honest and vibrant political movement: https://t.co/qr5gnqW5oW - Congress (@INCIndia) March 26, 2018 The Congress has said there was no truth to the data breach allegation and asked everyone to join INC.

Mar 26, 2018 14:37 (IST) The Congress has countered the claims of sharing of data and has tweeted against it.



The WithINC app is a membership app & has not been in use for over 5 months since we moved membership to https://t.co/HkouqDJ8hN from 16th Nov 2017.

The URL (https://t.co/s6EcGp0Oet) quoted by the media is the defunct URL from the app. The actual membership URL can be seen below pic.twitter.com/bXFXBEdcUg - Congress (@INCIndia) March 26, 2018 The Congress has countered the claims of sharing of data and has tweeted against it.

Mar 26, 2018 14:28 (IST) The war was joined by Cabinet Minister of Textiles and Information & Broadcasting Smriti Irani, who took multiple shots at the Congress President.

Adarniya @RahulGandhi ji thanks to NaMo App, atleast now you know what NCC is 🙏 pic.twitter.com/dO75Ahjm2e - Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) March 26, 2018 The war was joined by Cabinet Minister of Textiles and Information & Broadcasting Smriti Irani, who took multiple shots at the Congress President.

Mar 26, 2018 14:25 (IST) The Congress has deleted its own app after various BJP ministers joined in the Twitter war. Amit Malviya also tweeted about this.

Rahul Gandhi gave a call to #DeleteNaMoApp, but Congress deleted its own App from the App store after they were called out. What is the Congress party hiding? pic.twitter.com/nAJTDAMmoc - Amit Malviya (@malviyamit) March 26, 2018 The Congress has deleted its own app after various BJP ministers joined in the Twitter war. Amit Malviya also tweeted about this.

Mar 26, 2018 14:19 (IST) Rahul Gandhi further tweeted that the data belongs to India and not PM Modi.

Modi misusing PM position to build personal database with data on millions of Indians via the NaMo App promoted by Govt.



If as PM he wants to use tech to communicate with India, no problem. But use the official PMO APP for it.



This data belongs to India, not Modi. - Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 26, 2018 Rahul Gandhi further tweeted that the data belongs to India and not PM Modi.

Mar 26, 2018 13:59 (IST) A security researcher, who has previously highlighted vulnerabilities in India's national identity card project Aadhaar and who tweets under the pseudonym Elliot Alderson, first posted a series of messages on Twitter on Saturday stating the



Alderson, who initially pointed out that the application, popularly known as NaMo app in India, was sharing data with a third party without the consent of users, earlier on Sunday posted a new tweet saying the app had "quietly" updated its privacy policy after his previous tweets.



A security researcher, who has previously highlighted vulnerabilities in India's national identity card project Aadhaar and who tweets under the pseudonym Elliot Alderson, first posted a series of messages on Twitter on Saturday stating the Narendra Modi app was sending personal user data to a third-party domain that was traced to an American company.Alderson, who initially pointed out that the application, popularly known as NaMo app in India, was sharing data with a third party without the consent of users, earlier on Sunday posted a new tweet saying the app had "quietly" updated its privacy policy after his previous tweets.

Mar 26, 2018 13:56 (IST) Rahul Gandhi later tweeted as to how PM Modi is like "Big Boss", referring to the TV show, and spies on Indians through the app. He also spoke about the

Modi's NaMo App secretly records audio, video, contacts of your friends & family and even tracks your location via GPS.



He's the Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians.



Now he wants data on our children. 13 lakh NCC cadets are being forced to download the APP.#DeleteNaMoApp - Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 26, 2018 Rahul Gandhi later tweeted as to how PM Modi is like "Big Boss", referring to the TV show, and spies on Indians through the app. He also spoke about the NCC cadets who are asked to download the app

Mar 26, 2018 13:52 (IST) Following Rahul Gandhi's footsteps, BJP's national Information & Technology in-charge Amit Malviya sarcastically tweeted and took a shot at the Congress that the party also shares its data with foreign vendors.



Hi! My name is Rahul Gandhi. I am the President of India's oldest political party. When you sign up for our official App, I give all your data to my friends in Singapore. pic.twitter.com/ceCTkod17D - Amit Malviya (@malviyamit) March 26, 2018 Following Rahul Gandhi's footsteps, BJP's national Information & Technology in-charge Amit Malviya sarcastically tweeted and took a shot at the Congress that the party also shares its data with foreign vendors.

Mar 26, 2018 13:48 (IST) In a series of tweets, Rahul Gandhi attacked the prime minister's app and also tagged a news report.

Hi! My name is Narendra Modi. I am India's Prime Minister. When you sign up for my official App, I give all your data to my friends in American companies.



Ps. Thanks mainstream media, you're doing a great job of burying this critical story, as always.https://t.co/IZYzkuH1ZH - Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 25, 2018 In a series of tweets, Rahul Gandhi attacked the prime minister's app and also tagged a news report.

Mar 26, 2018 13:47 (IST) Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi and the BJP with tweets, some posted with the hashtag #DeleteNaMoApp.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a fresh shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter alleging that the Narendra Modi app is leaking data to US companies. He claimed that the Prime Minister is allowing 'American companies' to take away the data of the users who sign up for the application. The BJP has countered the claims and said the data was being used only for analytics to offer all users the "most contextual content". It also hit out at the Congress, saying the opposition party's app shared data with third parties without consent.The allegations against the Narendra Modi app come at a time of the unfolding Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach storm.