Central government banned 348 mobile apps, sending data of Indians to China

 

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The central government on Wednesday identified 348 such mobile apps developed by China and other countries, collecting data of users and sending information outside the country. All those apps are banned. All these apps were collecting user information and sending it to servers located outside the country in an unauthorized manner.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajiv Chandrashekhar in a written reply to a question by Rodmal Nagar in the Lok Sabha. The member had asked whether the government has identified any app sending information outside the country and if any such app is detected then whether they have been banned. In response, the minister said that the Union Home Ministry has identified 348 such apps.

Let us tell you that many rival countries including China used to come to India and send secret information to enemy countries through social media, which posed a threat to the country. Many espionage agencies were caught by sending secret information of the country to China and Pakistan through social media platforms. Only after that 348 apps were banned by the Ministry of Home Affairs on social media.