[ad_1]
And the website “The Forge” reported that India is moving to ban 118 China-related apps, including popular apps like PUBG Mobile, Alipay, and Baidu, after it previously banned TikTok, WeChat, and more than 50 other apps, based in China in June due to security concerns. .
The site cited India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as having received complaints about “application theft and unauthorized transfer of user data to servers located outside India,” and the ministry’s announcement does not mention specifically to China.
The Indian authorities hope that the ban will protect Indian data and your private data.
Relations between India and China are strained due to border disputes, and their relationship deteriorated significantly after a border clash between their forces on June 15, which killed 20 Indian soldiers, in addition to an unknown number of Chinese wounded.
India, in turn, resorted to economic weapons against China. It banned at least 59 apps, including the popular “TikTok” platform for sharing short videos, and took other steps to remove Chinese companies from their contracts and avoid importing their products.
On August 6, US President Donald Trump is reported to have signed an executive order giving Americans 45 days to stop dealing with the Chinese company Bitdance, which owns the TikTok app.
Trump accuses the “TikTok” app of allowing China to track federal employees and create files for people for the purpose of blackmailing them and spying on companies.
The short videos posted on Tik Tok contain everything from dance routines and hair-coloring lessons to practical jokes about everyday life and politics, and have been downloaded 175 million times in the United States and more than 1 billion times. Worldwide.
