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After the Indian government banned Tencent's Xriver, Garena's Free Fire, NetEase's Onmyoji Arena and Astracraft along with 50 more Chinese apps in a fresh

The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs is banning 54 Chinese apps from the local Google Play store citing national security concerns.

In a statement, the Ministry said that these 54 apps allegedly obtained critical permissions and collected real time data that was being misused and transmitted to servers located in hostile country

The Indian government has banned 54 new apps, including Garena Free Fire, saying that it has the “Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.”

We list the 54 Chinese apps banned in India as on February 14, 2022 due to security risks and provide a timeline of Chinese app bans since June 2020.

The Indian government has banned 54 new apps, including Garena Free Fire, saying that it has the “Power to issue directions for interception or monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource.”

This is the second time that the government has announced a ban on Chinese apps. In 2020, around 224 Chinese apps were banned including the popular PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite, TikTok, Camscanner, among others.

The Indian government issued an order banning 54 apps linked to China stating that they pose a threat to the privacy and security of Indians.

The most prominent name this time around is Garena Free Fire, which is actually from Singapore.

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) After the Indian government banned Tencent's Xriver, Garena's Free Fire, NetEase's Onmyoji Arena and Astracraft along with 50 more