New Delhi : India has banned 47 more Chinese mobile apps. The federal government has ruled in favor of data theft. Earlier, 58 Chinese AAPs were banned. The apps banned today are clones of the previous apps.
About 275 Chinese apps in India are on the government’s radar for possible violations of national security and user privacy.
A list of 275 apps have been drawn by the government which are being examined for national security violations and if found in breach, the apps are likely to be banned.
The move comes after the government banned 59 Chinese apps last month including TikTok and WeChat.
Government, report says was also looking closely at the apps which are not just Chinese but would also have investments from China. The move comes amid reports that even the United States was also mulling banning the Chinese Apps for sharing data with the state authorities in Beijing.