- Techno Vihaan
Companies running these apps continue to dismiss the data tampering. But no company talks about sharing its data with the Chinese government.
A few days ago, a leading daily claimed that Indian intel and security agencies have founded serious security breaches in 52 popular Chinese apps like Tik Tok, Helo, UC News, Shareit, Likee, 360 Security, and there use was a threat.
According to the intel agencies, All these Chinese apps end up extracting a large amount of data from Indian users and keep it stored on servers outside the country, a leading daily reported. The report came amid heightened Indo-China tension following the killing of 20 Indian soldiers by Chinese PLA in Ladakh's Galway Valley.
Following the report, several messages on social media claimed that the Indian government had banned or warned against the use of popular Chinese Apps.
A fake UP STF advisory against the use of Chinese Apps was circulated.
FACT: The Uttar Pradesh STF has not issued any advisory banning use of Chinese Apps like Tik Tok, UC Browser or We Chat. Here's a clarification by the Press Information Bureau of India on the viral claim regarding 52 Chinese Apps
A fake UP STF advisory against the use of Chinese Apps was circulated.
FACT: The Uttar Pradesh STF has not issued any advisory banning use of Chinese Apps like Tik Tok, UC Browser or We Chat. Here's a clarification by the Press Information Bureau of India on the viral claim regarding 52 Chinese Apps
The apps were said to be marked "unsafe" by the Union Home Ministry recently over a suspicion that these Chinese apps may steal all data from mobile phones.
List of 59 Chinese apps that are banned in India:
सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल एक संदेश में एसटीएफ द्वारा कुछ ऐप का प्रयोग नहीं किए जाने का दावा किया जा रहा है#PIBFactCheck: खबर झूठ है, एसटीएफ द्वारा ऐसी कोई एडवाइजरी जारी नहीं की गई है pic.twitter.com/ittgwiAjYb— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 19, 2020
Companies running these apps continue to dismiss the data tampering. But no company talks about sharing its data with the Chinese government.
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