India bans 47 Chinese apps for data, privacy violations

The government on Monday banned 47 Chinese apps, in addition to the previously banned 59 Chinese apps. The decision to ban 47 Chinese apps was taken after a security review by the Ministry of Telecom. According to various media reports, the 47 banned Chinese apps were operating as clones of earlier banned apps. A confirmation on the list of banned Chinese apps is awaited. The move comes after the government had banned 59 Chinese apps last month including TikTok and WeChat. 

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