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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India bans 47 Chinese-origin apps on the grounds that these apps were clones of banned apps made by Chinese companies to circumvent bans. The ban comes less than a month after 59 apps were banned in June, including TikTok and Helo, as the government deemed them a "threat to national security". India also begins investigating over 250 Chinese apps over user privacy violations including popular Tencent-backed gaming app "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". The bans comes in the wake of a movement to boycott Chinese products in India following the 2020 China-India skirmishes.

India bans 47 Chinese apps; over 250 more under scanner for user privacy violation

Sources:  India Today

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  1. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India bans 47 Chinese-origin apps and investigates 250 more for user privacy violations, including clones of banned apps. The ban and investigations come less than a month after the government banned 59 apps, including TikTok and Helo, deeming them a "risk to national security" and in the wake of a movement to boycott products by Chinese companies.
  2. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India bans 47 Chinese-origin apps that are clones of the original 59 Chinese apps which were banned in June, including TikTok and Helo following the 2020 China-India skirmishes. India has also prepared a list of over 250 Chinese apps that it will examine for any user privacy or national security violations including Tencent-backed gaming app "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".
  3. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India bans 47 Chinese-origin apps on the grounds that these apps were clones of banned apps made by Chinese companies to circumvent bans. The ban comes less than a month after 59 apps were banned in June, including TikTok and Helo, as the government deemed them a "threat to national security". India also begins investigating over 250 Chinese apps over user privacy violations including popular Tencent-backed gaming app "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". The bans comes in the wake of a movement to boycott Chinese products in India following the 2020 China-India skirmishes.

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