India on Wednesday banned more than 100 mobile apps, including the popular PUBG mobile game.
The Information and Technology Ministry has banned a total of 118 apps, according to an official statement. Banned mobile apps are detrimental to India’s sovereignty, integrity, defense and public order, the ministry said. The move comes against the backdrop of tension between India and China in eastern Ladakh.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology received several complaints from various sources, including reports about the misuse of some mobile applications available on the Android and iOS platforms. The complaints alleged the theft and surreptitious transmission of user data in an unauthorized manner to servers possibly having locations outside of India.
“The collection of this data, its extraction and profiling by elements hostile to the national security and defense of India, which ultimately affects the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern. that requires emergency measures, “the statement. said.
India’s Cybercrime Coordination Center under the Home Office also sent a recommendation to block these controversial apps. Also in the public realm, there has been a strong demand to crack down on mobile apps that harm the sovereignty of India and the privacy of citizens.
As of early June, the Center had banned 59 mobile apps, mostly Chinese, such as TikTok, UC Browser and WeChat, citing concerns that they are “ detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India, the defense of India, the security of the state and public order. ” .
Here is the full list of 118 mobile apps that have been banned today:
- APUS Launcher Pro- Theme, Live Wallpapers, Smart
- APUS Launcher -Theme, Call Show, Wallpaper, HideApps
- APUS Security -Antivirus, Phone security, Cleaner
- APUS Turbo Cleaner 2020- Junk Cleaner, Anti-Virus
- APUS Message Center-Intelligent management
- APUS Flashlight-Free & Bright
- AppLock
- AppLock Lite
- Art of Conquest: Dark Horizon
- Alipay
- AlipayHK
- Amour- video chat & call all over the world.
- Arena of Valor: 5v5 Arena Games
- AFK Arena
- Baidu
- Baidu Express Edition
- Bike Racing : Moto Traffic Rider Bike Racing Games
- Beauty Camera Plus – Sweet Camera & Face Selfie
- Buy Cars-offer everything you need, special offers and low prices
- Cut Cut – Cut Out & Photo Background Editor
- CamCard – Business Card Reader
- CamCard Business
- CamCard for Salesforce
- CamOCR
- Chess Rush
- Cyber Hunter
- Cyber Hunter Lite
- Cleaner – Phone Booster
- Creative Destruction NetEase Games
- Crusaders of Light NetEase Games
- Carrom Friends : Carrom Board & Pool Game
- Chief Almighty: First Thunder BC
- Dawn of Isles
- Dank Tanks
- Dual Space – Multiple Accounts & App Cloner
- FaceU – Inspire your Beauty
- Fighting Landlords – Free and happy Fighting Landlords
- Game of Sultans
- Gallery Vault – Hide Pictures And Videos
- Government WeChat
- Gallery HD
- GO SMS Pro – Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji
- HUYA LIVE – Game Live Stream
- Hi Meitu
- Hide App-Hide Application Icon
- HD Camera Selfie Beauty Camera
- HD Camera – Beauty Cam with Filters & Panorama
- HD Camera Pro & Selfie Camera
- iPick
- InNote
- Kitty Live – Live Streaming & Video Live Chat
- Knives Out-No rules, just fight!
- LifeAfter
- Ludo World-Ludo Superstar
- Ludo All Star- Play Online Ludo Game & Board Games
- Legend: Rising Empire NetEase Games
- Lamour Love All Over The World
- Learn Chinese AI-Super Chinese
- LivU Meet new people & Video chat with strangers
- Little Q Album
- Music – Mp3 Player
- Music Player – Audio Player & 10 Bands Equalizer
- Message Lock (SMS Lock)-Gallery Vault Developer Team
- MV Master – Make Your Status Video & Community
- MV Master – Best Video Maker & Photo Video Editor
- MICO Chat: New Friends Banaen aur Live Chat karen
- Malay Social Dating App to Date & Meet Singles
- Mobile Taobao
- Murderous Pursuits
- Mobile Legends: Pocket
- MARVEL Super War NetEase Games
- Mafia City Yotta Games
- Music Player – Bass Booster – Free Download
- Music player – Audio Player
- Music Player – MP3 Player & 10 Bands Equalizer
- Netease News
- Onmyoji NetEase Games
- Pitu
- Photo Gallery HD & Editor
- Photo Gallery & Album
- PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik
- PUBG MOBILE LITE
- Penguin FM
- Parallel Space Lite – Dual App
- Penguin E-sports Live assistant
- Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade
- Rangers Of Oblivion : Online Action MMO RPG Game
- Ride Out Heroes NetEase Games
- Rules of Survival
- Road of Kings- Endless Glory
- ShareSave by Xiaomi: Latest gadgets, amazing deals
- Super Clean – Master of Cleaner, Phone Booster
- Super Mecha Champions
- Smart AppLock (App Protect)
- Soul Hunters
- Sina News
- Small Q brush
- Tencent Weiyun
- Tantan – Date For Real
- Tencent Watchlist (Tencent Technology)
- U-Dictionary: Oxford Dictionary Free Now Translate
- Ulike – Define your selfie in trendy style
- VooV Meeting – Tencent Video Conferencing
- Video Player – All Format HD Video Player
- Video Player All Format for Android
- VPN for TikTok
- VPN for TikTok
- WeChat reading
- WeChat Work
- Warpath
- Web Browser & Fast Explorer
- Web Browser – Fast, Privacy & Light Web Explorer
- Web Browser – Secure Explorer
- Youku
- Yimeng Jianghu-Chu Liuxiang has been fully upgraded
- ZAKZAK Pro – Live chat & video chat online
- ZAKZAK LIVE: live-streaming & video chat app
- Z Camera – Photo Editor, Beauty Selfie, Collage
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