Govt to ban 54 Chinese apps posing threat to national security
The Centre is all set to ban 54 Chinese mobile applications which are posing threat to national security, the sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday.
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The Centre is all set to ban 54 Chinese mobile applications which are posing threat to national security, the sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday.
The ministry of electronics and IT issued the ban order on the grounds that these apps were transferring sensitive data of Indians to servers in foreign countries such as China
It may be recalled that the Centre has banned around 224 Chinese apps starting with about 59 apps in the first round, including popular applications like TikTok, Shareit, WeChat, Helo, Likee, UC News, Bigo Live, UC Browser, ES File Explorer, and Mi Community, since June 2020.
It came in the backdrop of India's ongoing stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh with China
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