India bans 54 Chinese apps over security threat and privacy risks
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs is banning 54 Chinese apps from the local Google Play store citing national security concerns.
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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
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.
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.