PUBG MOBILE is among the 118 most banned Chinese apps by the government
New Delhi:
PUBG MOBILE is among the 118 Chinese apps most blocked by the government amid new tension over the Chinese provocation in Ladakh. The move was in the interest of India’s sovereignty and integrity, India’s defense and security, the government said in a statement.
There are about 33 million active PUBG players in India, according to reports.
According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, gaming for mobile devices has been banned under article 69A of the Information Technology Law, because “they are engaged in activities that are detrimental to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, state security and public order. “
“This decision is a specific move to ensure the security and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace,” the statement said.
This measure, he said, would safeguard the interests of millions of Internet and mobile users in India. “
The ministry said it had received many complaints from various sources, including various reports about the misuse of some mobile applications available on the Android and iOS platforms to steal and surreptitiously transmit user data in an unauthorized way to servers that have locations outside. from India. The collection of this data, its extraction and profiling by elements hostile to the national security and defense of India, which ultimately affects the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of deep and profound concern. immediate requiring emergency measures.
The Interior Ministry’s cybercrime center also recommended blocking these “malicious applications,” the government said.
The statement referred to bipartisan concerns, raised by various public representatives in parliament and outside it. He said there was a strong chorus in the public space to crack down on the apps “that harm the sovereignty of India as well as the privacy of our citizens.”
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