Thursday, March 23, 2023

Chinese apps

Trade crosses $125 bn, but India continues to strike at Chinese firms, apps

 Amid reports that the Chinese "surveillance balloon" collected information on military assets "in countries of emerging strategic interest to China" such as India, New Delhi has had its share of "national security" concerns with Chinese tech companies and platforms. The...

Centre bans over 200 Chinese apps

Following constant complaints against Chinese loan and betting apps, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has started the process of banning 138 betting apps and 94 lending apps that had Chinese links, on the instructions of the...

Govt blocks 54 more Chinese apps over security threat, privacy risks

India on Monday blocked 54 more apps with Chinese links, including Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu and Viva Video Editor, over security and privacy concerns. According to sources, these 54 apps allegedly obtain various critical permissions and collect sensitive...