Students from the Uzbek State World Languages University and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy have reported facing mounting pressure to download and install the 'Havfsiz Talaba' application on their personal smartphones. According to the attendees, instructions to install the software are being enforced at university entrances and during lectures, with those refusing to comply facing reprimands from faculty staff.

Witnesses claim that morning entry procedures involve halting students, resulting in missed classes and absentee marks for those delayed by the process. Furthermore, deans, deputy deans, and academic tutors have reportedly entered classrooms mid-session to urge compliance, with some groups experiencing suspended lectures until every student successfully installs the application on their personal devices. *

Sources close to the matter indicate that the controversial requirement is supposedly justified by the need to guarantee student safety and protect them against alleged external threats. However, students continue to question the legality of forcing individuals to download specific software onto personal hardware and whether administrative pressure regarding privacy matters crosses professional boundaries. Observers note that the new application largely mirrors the existing HEMIS educational system, save for a direct emergency call feature.

This unfolding situation echoes previous questionable software rollouts in Tashkent, such as the promotion of the APK Qo‘riqchi application among local neighborhoods and even minors at secondary schools. Although authorities previously claimed that those prior initiatives were strictly voluntary, the recurring pattern of enforcement has sparked renewed public debate over personal data protection and privacy rights.

Source: podrobno.uz