PUBG MOBILE Among The Additional 118 Chinese Apps Banned By Indian Govt

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PUBG MOBILE among the additional 118 Chinese apps banned by Indian govt: On Wednesday, the Ministry of Information and Technology banned PUBG and 117 other mobile apps. PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, PUBG MOBILE LITE, WeChat Work, and WeChat are among the 118 blocked apps on mobile devices.

There are approximately 33 million active PUBG players in India, according to reports.

The ministry said in a statement “Government blocks 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order”.

“The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India invoking it’s power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 118 mobile apps since in view of the information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, the security of the state and public order,” the ministry said in an official statement.

The ministry said that it had received many complaints from various sources, including several reports about the misuse of some mobile apps available on the Android and iOS platforms for “stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India”.

The compilation of this data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to the national security and defense of India, which ultimately affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of deep and immediate concern that requires emergency measures. The Cyber Crime Coordination Center, the Ministry of Home Affairs has also sent a comprehensive recommendation to ban These harmful apps … Likewise, there have been similar bipartisan concerns, reported by many public representatives, both outside and within India’s Parliament There has been a powerful chorus in the public space to crack down on apps that harm India’s sovereignty as well as the privacy of our citizens.

In the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the defense of India and the security of the state. By using the sovereign powers, the Government of India decided to ban the use of certain applications, which are used in both mobile and non-mobile devices that support the Internet. “These applications are listed in the attached appendix,” she added.

The move will protect Crore’s interests from Indian mobile and internet users. The ministry said that this decision is a targeted move to ensure the safety, security and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace.

The latest move by the Indian government comes at a time when China is alleged to have made an attempted violation near the southern bank of Pangong Tsu, which was thwarted by the Indian army.

In June this year, India banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including TikTok, UC Browser, Weibo, Baidu Map and Baidu Translate, saying that they infringe on the country’s sovereignty, integrity and security.