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posted by martyb on Tuesday June 30 2020, @10:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the this-does-not-look-good dept.

India bans TikTok, WeChat and dozens more Chinese apps

India's government has banned TikTok and dozens more Chinese-made apps it says are a danger to the country. In a statement, it said the apps were "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order". In total, 59 different apps were banned - including popular messaging app WeChat.

It follows weeks of escalating tensions along the disputed border between the two countries. Both India and China deployed more troops to the Ladakh region in June, and minor clashes have left at least 20 Indian troops dead. Satellite images also appear to show that China has built new structures overlooking the Himalayan border region.

India's Ministry of Information Technology said it was banning the 59 Chinese apps after receiving "many complaints from various sources" about apps that were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner".

TikTok and WeChat.

Also at CNBC and The Hill.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @07:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @07:12PM (#1014650)

    Are they going to switch away from made in China phones too? Those phones seem rather popular in India.

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