India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat, Helo
The Government of India has banned 59 Chinese mobile applications, including top social media platforms like TikTok, WeChat and Helo, to counter the threat posed by these applications to the country’s “sovereignty and security”.
ShareIT, UC browser and shopping app Clubfactory are among the opposite
prominent apps that are blocked amid rising tensions between India and China
following clashes at the border fortnight ago.
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In a handout , the govt said the applications are engaged in activities
“prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India,
security of state and public order.” The ban has been imposed under Section
69A of the knowledge Technology Act read with relevant provisions of the
knowledge Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of
data by Public) Rules 2009, it said. the govt. also cited complaints about
data on Indian users being transferred a ..
The move could come as a blow to China’s Digital Silk Route ambitions,
eroding the valuation of the businesses . It could also cause more countries
following India’s cue and acting against these apps, sources told ET.
A top official said the govt had considered all aspects before taking the
choice . “These apps are there for an extended time, and there are some
privacy and security issues with them including risks of knowledge going out
of the country,” said the person.
The statement from the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) said it had
received complaints from various sources, including several reports about
the misuse of some mobile apps for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting
users’ data in an unauthorised manner to servers outside India.
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“The compilation of the info , its mining and profiling by elements hostile
to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon
the sovereignty and integrity of India, may be a matter of very deep and
immediate concern which needs emergency measures,” it said. “There are
raging concerns on aspects concerning data security and safeguarding the
privacy of 130 crore Indians. it's been noted recently that such concerns
also pos ..
‘LEGALLY SOUND’
Analysts said the move will impact the Chinese apps.
“From a tactical perspective, it puts enormous economic pressure because
these apps were heavily reliant on Indian markets. From a legal perspective,
it's sound because grounds like national security are difficult to challenge
during a court of law,” said Santosh Pai, partner at Link Legal, who tracks
Chinese investments within the country. “If this is often getting to be the
new state of affairs, we'd like to ascertain ..
Here's the complete list of the apps banned:
1. TikTok 2. Shareit 3. Kwai 4. UC Browser 5. Baidu map 6. Shein 7. Clash of Kings 8. DU battery saver 9. Helo 10. Likee 11. YouCam makeup 12. Mi Community 13. CM Browers 14. Virus Cleaner 15. APUS Browser 16. ROMWE 17. Club Factory 18. Newsdog 19. Beutry Plus 20. WeChat 21. UC News 22. QQ Mail 23. Weibo 24. Xender 25. QQ Music 26. QQ Newsfeed 27. Bigo Live 28. SelfieCity 29. Mail Master 30. Parallel Space 31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi 32. WeSync 33. ES File Explorer 34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc 35. Meitu 36. Vigo Video 37. New Video Status 38. DU Recorder 39. Vault- Hide 40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio 41. DU Cleaner 42. DU Browser 43. Hago Play With New Friends 44. Cam Scanner 45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile 46. Wonder Camera 47. Photo Wonder 48. QQ Player 49. We Meet 50. Sweet Selfie 51. Baidu Translate 52. Vmate 53. QQ International 54. QQ Security Center 55. QQ Launcher 56. U Video 57. V fly Status Video 58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy
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