Koo, Indian Twitter Lookalike, Exposing Users’ Personal Data, Claims French Hacker

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Koo, Indian Twitter Lookalike, Exposing Users’ Personal Data, Claims French Hacker
Koo is being promoted by government officials as an Indian alternative to Twitter.
By Veer Arjun Singh | Updated: 11 February 2021 10:52 IST

Koo is an Indian microblogging site that was launched in March last year.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Koo was launched in march last year as an Indian Twitter alternative
• The app is being promoted by ministers including Piyush Goyal
• Koo is said to be exposing users' personal data such as email and gender

Koo, an Indian microblogging platform that offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages, has been accused of exposing its users' personal data by French security researcher Robert Baptiste, who goes by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y on Twitter). Baptiste said that he spent 30 minutes on Koo at the request of users on Twitter and found that the microblogging platform was exposing sensitive information of its users, such as email addresses, names, gender, and more. He also posted a series of tweets to detail his findings about Koo. The new Indian social media platform recently gained some traction after Twitter refused to block some accounts related to the ongoing farmers' protest at the request of the government.
Through screenshots posted on Twitter, Baptiste appears to suggest that it was fairly easy for him to get to the personal information of users of Koo. He said the app leaked personal data of its users including email, date of birth, marital status, and gender. In more screenshots, Baptiste also suggested that Koo had a domain registered in the US with the registrant based in China.

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The Indian Twitter lookalike Koo is being heavily promoted by government officials including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who recently invited users to join him on the app via a post on Twitter. Koo, which is available on desktop, iOS, and Android, offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages. The app had won the government's Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge last year, which was meant to encourage local app development. Koo has been developed by Aprameya Radhakrishna, who is also the Co-Founder and CEO of the platform that was launched in March last year.

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That bird is quite cute

Know about indigenous app KOO, a microblogging app just like Twitter!

KOO App launched in India, KOO App is a microblogging app just like Twitter, this app is a response to foreign bird Twitter from indigenous KOO of India, Nearly 30 lakh people including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Ministers, and Chief Ministers, downloaded KOO App. Watch video on Zee News

zeenews.india.com

 

[Chhatrapati]

You mean the data they publish in their info. You can edit profile to keep things off the info page.

 

[fallstuff]

Great if it works works out, a nation of 1.4 billion should have its own twitting app.

 

[TheSnakeEatingMarkhur]

Koo, Indian Twitter Lookalike, Exposing Users’ Personal Data, Claims French Hacker
Koo is being promoted by government officials as an Indian alternative to Twitter.
By Veer Arjun Singh | Updated: 11 February 2021 10:52 IST

Koo is an Indian microblogging site that was launched in March last year.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Koo was launched in march last year as an Indian Twitter alternative
• The app is being promoted by ministers including Piyush Goyal
• Koo is said to be exposing users' personal data such as email and gender

Koo, an Indian microblogging platform that offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages, has been accused of exposing its users' personal data by French security researcher Robert Baptiste, who goes by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y on Twitter). Baptiste said that he spent 30 minutes on Koo at the request of users on Twitter and found that the microblogging platform was exposing sensitive information of its users, such as email addresses, names, gender, and more. He also posted a series of tweets to detail his findings about Koo. The new Indian social media platform recently gained some traction after Twitter refused to block some accounts related to the ongoing farmers' protest at the request of the government.
Through screenshots posted on Twitter, Baptiste appears to suggest that it was fairly easy for him to get to the personal information of users of Koo. He said the app leaked personal data of its users including email, date of birth, marital status, and gender. In more screenshots, Baptiste also suggested that Koo had a domain registered in the US with the registrant based in China.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1359573825579548674

https://twitter.com/x/status/1359574606093316096

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The Indian Twitter lookalike Koo is being heavily promoted by government officials including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who recently invited users to join him on the app via a post on Twitter. Koo, which is available on desktop, iOS, and Android, offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages. The app had won the government's Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge last year, which was meant to encourage local app development. Koo has been developed by Aprameya Radhakrishna, who is also the Co-Founder and CEO of the platform that was launched in March last year.

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That bird is quite cute

Know about indigenous app KOO, a microblogging app just like Twitter!

KOO App launched in India, KOO App is a microblogging app just like Twitter, this app is a response to foreign bird Twitter from indigenous KOO of India, Nearly 30 lakh people including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Ministers, and Chief Ministers, downloaded KOO App. Watch video on Zee News

zeenews.india.com

Koo and Tooter both are Bhakti apps

Imagine how easy it will he for indian authorities to brainwash their Bhakts now

 

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Koo and Tooter both are Bhakti apps

Imagine how easy it will he for indian authorities to brainwash their Bhakts now

there is a reason why the bird is saffron in colour or let's agree a colour close to being saffron.

I hope Pakistan makes a twitter alternative too. only way to get rid of this yankee tool.

 

[TheSnakeEatingMarkhur]

there is a reason why the bird is saffron in colour or let's agree a colour close to being saffron.

I hope Pakistan makes a twitter alternative too. only way to get rid of this yankee tool.

And call it Teetar...

 

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And call it Teetar...

naa it must be a pigeon, ghutter goo. then indians can say ISI ki napak sajish where indians will start flocking on our app and get honey trapped for nudes and give away secrets.

 

[Chhatrapati]

Koo, Indian Twitter Lookalike, Exposing Users’ Personal Data, Claims French Hacker
Koo is being promoted by government officials as an Indian alternative to Twitter.
By Veer Arjun Singh | Updated: 11 February 2021 10:52 IST

Koo is an Indian microblogging site that was launched in March last year.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Koo was launched in march last year as an Indian Twitter alternative
• The app is being promoted by ministers including Piyush Goyal
• Koo is said to be exposing users' personal data such as email and gender

Koo, an Indian microblogging platform that offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages, has been accused of exposing its users' personal data by French security researcher Robert Baptiste, who goes by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y on Twitter). Baptiste said that he spent 30 minutes on Koo at the request of users on Twitter and found that the microblogging platform was exposing sensitive information of its users, such as email addresses, names, gender, and more. He also posted a series of tweets to detail his findings about Koo. The new Indian social media platform recently gained some traction after Twitter refused to block some accounts related to the ongoing farmers' protest at the request of the government.
Through screenshots posted on Twitter, Baptiste appears to suggest that it was fairly easy for him to get to the personal information of users of Koo. He said the app leaked personal data of its users including email, date of birth, marital status, and gender. In more screenshots, Baptiste also suggested that Koo had a domain registered in the US with the registrant based in China.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1359573825579548674

https://twitter.com/x/status/1359574606093316096

​

The Indian Twitter lookalike Koo is being heavily promoted by government officials including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who recently invited users to join him on the app via a post on Twitter. Koo, which is available on desktop, iOS, and Android, offers a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages. The app had won the government's Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge last year, which was meant to encourage local app development. Koo has been developed by Aprameya Radhakrishna, who is also the Co-Founder and CEO of the platform that was launched in March last year.

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That bird is quite cute

Know about indigenous app KOO, a microblogging app just like Twitter!

KOO App launched in India, KOO App is a microblogging app just like Twitter, this app is a response to foreign bird Twitter from indigenous KOO of India, Nearly 30 lakh people including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Ministers, and Chief Ministers, downloaded KOO App. Watch video on Zee News

zeenews.india.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1359123727045308417

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[fallstuff]

Long-term viability of Koo, Twitter's homegrown rival, remains uncertain

India Times|1 hour ago
Koo, an app that was quietly getting noticed in the right-wing rabbit holes of the Indian internet emerged into the mainstream and thrust itself as the Atmanirbhar alternative to Twitter. A mention in the Prime Minister's Mann Ki Baat was seen as a tacit endorsement of its potential.