275 CHINESE APPS THAT INDIA MAY BAN NEXT

The Indian government blocked 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and UC Browser, at the beginning of this month, saying it was harmful to the nation’s sovereignty, dignity, and health. Days after this, media reports say that 275 more smartphone applications in the country may be banned by the administration. According to a study in The Economic Times , the government reviews 275 Chinese applications for breaches of national security and consumer privacy. The list of applications allegedly includes PUBG Mobile, Ludo World, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Resso and ULike for 14 Mi phones. Following its investigation, the government can ban some or all of these devices.

An additional report from News18 reported that the 275-app list includes not only applications from Chinese technology companies like “Xiaomi, Tencent, Alibaba, and Bytedance, but also development agencies and businesses like Meitu, LBE Tech, Perfect Corp, Sina Corp, Netease Games, and Yoozoo Global.”

If they censored content, worked for foreign governments or lobby forces, Indian government has recently released a list of 77 questions to the already banned 59 applications. This deadline is coming to an end for the businesses operating these devices. The news of smartphone prohibitions follows a battle between Indian and Chinese soldiers that killed 20 Indian soldiers.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) ordered a security audit last week, and the certificate of compliance was sent as soon as possible, to all government network and websites. Officials of the government have answered that cyber attacks have risen to 10,000 a day since the 15 June conflict and India’s ban on 59 Chinese phones.