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The Ministry of Information Technology on Monday banned 59 apps including TikTok, UC Browser and WeChat to “safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users.” The ministry said that it is invoking its power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act to block the 59 apps. The development is on the heels of the escalated confrontation between the Chinese soldiers and Indian soldiers in mid June at Ladakh’s Galwan valley. The tensions at the border also resulted in the Department of Telecommunications restricting the state run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) from procuring telecom gear from Chinese vendors.
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Indian Government Blocks 59 Apps from iOS and Google Play
The ministry said that it has received several complaints including reports about misuse of certain apps available on iOS and Google Play stores. The reported apps were said to be “stealing” and transmitting data of the users “in an unauthorized manner to servers” located 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,” the Ministry of Information Technology, said in its release on Monday.
It was also said that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and the Ministry of Home Affairs have also sent a comprehensive recommendation “for blocking these malicious apps.”
