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Digital strike: India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps on security threat

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The ministry said it had received complaints about the misuse of some mobile apps available on the Android and iOS platforms “for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting user data” in an unauthorised manner to servers located outside India.

Sai Ishwar Mumbai

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 30 2020 | 1:22 AM IST

India has banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the popular SHAREit, TikTok, UC Browser, and SHEIN, citing them to be a security threat. The government invoked its powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act and relevant provisions under IT Rules 2009 to block these apps, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said on Monday.

The move did not come as a surprise as it comes in the backdrop of stand-off along the Line of Actual control in Ladakh with Chinese troops. Other popular apps on the ban list include Club Factory, Helo, and CamScanner. The ministry said

Topics : Chinese mobile Chinese goods boycott India-China border dispute Chinese investment SHAREit TikTok UC Browser Zoom PUBG India-China relations Helo Foreign Direct Investment FDI

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