New Delhi: On Independence Day, for the third straight year, millions of Indians will upload their selfies with the national flag on the government’s 'Har Ghar Tiranga' website. But, according to experts, the collective act of digital reverence to the Tricolour may trigger concerns over data privacy.

       The users, once they share photos, will allow the ministry of culture to collect a wide array of their personal data, according to the privacy policy of the Har Ghar Tiranga website. This includes: “User & username, password, email address, name, address, service address, destination, age, date of birth, sex, nationality, browsing history, etc., as well as any images or other information uploaded/submitted by the user on the website."

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