59 Chinese App Ban In India: India bans 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Club Factory

India bans Chinese apps: The government stated they were “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of india, security of state and public order.”

59 Chinese App Ban In India

• The IT ministry has banned 59 Chinese App Ban In India, including TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Likee, WeChat, and Bigo Live.
• The Ministry stated they were “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of india, security of state and public order.”
• The move came in the backdrop of a current stand-off along the Line of Actual control in Ladakh with Chinese troops.
• Criticism and backlash from Indian authorities against Chinese applications have been ongoing.
• This marks the largest sweep against the Chinese-technology companies.

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India Bans Chinese Apps

“There have been raging concerns on aspects relating to data security and safeguarding the privacy of 130 crore Indians. It has been noted recently that such concerns also pose a threat to sovereignty and security of our country.”

The Ministry of Information Technology has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on 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 these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures.”

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List of Chinese App Ban In India

1. TikTok	13. CM Browers	25. QQ Music	37. New Video Status	49. We Meet
2. Shareit	14. Virus Cleaner	26. QQ Newsfeed	38. DU Recorder	50. Sweet Selfie
3. Kwai	15. APUS Browser	27. Bigo Live	39. Vault- Hide	51. Baidu Translate
4. UC Browser	16. ROMWE	28. SelfieCity	40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio	52. Vmate
5. Baidu map	17. Club Factory	29. Mail Master	41. DU Cleaner	53. QQ International
6. Shein	18. Newsdog	30. Parallel Space	42. DU Browser	54. QQ Security Center
7. Clash of Kings	19. Beutry Plus	31. Mi Video Call — Xiaomi	43. Hago Play With New Friends	55. QQ Launcher
8. DU battery saver	20. WeChat	32. WeSync	44. Cam Scanner	56. U Video
9. Helo	21. UC News	33. ES File Explorer	45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile	57. V fly Status Video
10. Likee	22. QQ Mail	34. Viva Video — QU Video Inc	46. Wonder Camera	58. Mobile Legends
11. YouCam makeup	23. Weibo	35. Meitu	47. Photo Wonder	59. DU Privacy
12. Mi Community	24. Xender	36. Vigo Video	48. QQ Player

Blocking These Malicious Chinese App Ban In India

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordinate Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs sent an exhaustive recommendation for blocking these “malicious apps,” the IT ministry.

“This Ministry has also received many representations raising concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps.”

Over 2015-19, Chinese investors including Alibaba, Tencent, TR Capital and Hillhouse Capital, have invested over $5.5 billion in Indian start-ups, according to Venture Intelligence that tracks private equity, venture capital, M&A transactions and valuations, in India.

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