Government Blocks 118 Mobile Apps Which are Prejudicial to Sovereignty and Integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order
Posted On: 02 SEP 2020 5:26PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India invoking it’s power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 118 mobile apps (see Appendix) since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India. The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures.
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs has also sent an exhaustive recommendation for blocking these malicious apps.. Likewise, there have been similar bipartisan concerns, flagged by various public representatives, both outside and inside the Parliament of India. There has been a strong chorus in the public space to take strict action against Apps that harm India’s sovereignty as well as the privacy of our citizens.
On the basis of these and upon receiving of recent credible inputs that information posted, permissions sought, functionality embedded as well as data harvesting practices of above stated Apps raise serious concerns that these Apps collect and share data in surreptitious manner and compromise personal data and information of users that can have a severe threat to security of the State.
In the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India and security of the State. And using the sovereign powers, the Government of India has decided to block the usage of certain Apps, used in both mobile and non-mobile Internet enabled devices. These apps are listed in the attached appendix. This move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users. This decision is a targeted move to ensure safety, security and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace.
Appendix
APUS Launcher Pro- Theme, Live Wallpapers, Smart 1. APUS Launcher -Theme, Call Show, Wallpaper, HideApps 2. APUS Security -Antivirus, Phone security, Cleaner 3. APUS Turbo Cleaner 2020- Junk Cleaner, Anti-Virus 4. APUS Flashlight-Free & Bright 5. Cut Cut – Cut Out & Photo Background Editor 6. Baidu 7. Baidu Express Edition 8. FaceU - Inspire your Beauty 9. ShareSave by Xiaomi: Latest gadgets, amazing deals 10. CamCard - Business Card Reader 11. CamCard Business 12. CamCard for Salesforce 13. CamOCR 14. InNote 15. VooV Meeting - Tencent Video Conferencing 16. Super Clean - Master of Cleaner, Phone Booster 17. WeChat reading 18. Government WeChat 19. Small Q brush 20. Tencent Weiyun 21. Pitu 22. WeChat Work 23. Cyber Hunter 24. Cyber Hunter Lite 25. Knives Out-No rules, just fight! 26. Super Mecha Champions 27. LifeAfter 28. Dawn of Isles 29. Ludo World-Ludo Superstar 30. Chess Rush 31. PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik 32. PUBG MOBILE LITE 33. Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade 34. Art of Conquest: Dark Horizon 35. Dank Tanks 36. Warpath 37. Game of Sultans 38. Gallery Vault - Hide Pictures And Videos 39. Smart AppLock (App Protect) 40. Message Lock (SMS Lock)-Gallery Vault Developer Team 41. Hide App-Hide Application Icon 42. AppLock 43. AppLock Lite 44. Dual Space - Multiple Accounts & App Cloner 45. ZAKZAK Pro - Live chat & video chat online 46. ZAKZAK LIVE: live-streaming & video chat app 47. Music - Mp3 Player 48. Music Player - Audio Player & 10 Bands Equalizer 49. HD Camera Selfie Beauty Camera 50. Cleaner - Phone Booster 51. Web Browser & Fast Explorer 52. Video Player All Format for Android 53. Photo Gallery HD & Editor 54. Photo Gallery & Album 55. Music Player - Bass Booster - Free Download 56. HD Camera - Beauty Cam with Filters & Panorama 57. HD Camera Pro & Selfie Camera 58. Music Player - MP3 Player & 10 Bands Equalizer 59. Gallery HD 60. Web Browser - Fast, Privacy & Light Web Explorer 61. Web Browser - Secure Explorer 62. Music player - Audio Player 63. Video Player - All Format HD Video Player 64. Lamour Love All Over The World 65. Amour- video chat & call all over the world. 66. MV Master - Make Your Status Video & Community 67. MV Master - Best Video Maker & Photo Video Editor 68. APUS Message Center-Intelligent management 69. LivU Meet new people & Video chat with strangers 70. Carrom Friends : Carrom Board & Pool Game- 71. Ludo All Star- Play Online Ludo Game & Board Games 72. Bike Racing : Moto Traffic Rider Bike Racing Games 73. Rangers Of Oblivion : Online Action MMO RPG Game 74. Z Camera - Photo Editor, Beauty Selfie, Collage 75. GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji 76. U-Dictionary: Oxford Dictionary Free Now Translate 77. Ulike - Define your selfie in trendy style 78. Tantan - Date For Real 79. MICO Chat: New Friends Banaen aur Live Chat karen 80. Kitty Live - Live Streaming & Video Live Chat 81. Malay Social Dating App to Date & Meet Singles 82. Alipay 83. AlipayHK 84. Mobile Taobao 85. Youku 86. Road of Kings- Endless Glory 87. Sina News 88. Netease News 89. Penguin FM 90. Murderous Pursuits 91. Tencent Watchlist (Tencent Technology 92. Learn Chinese AI-Super Chinese 93. HUYA LIVE – Game Live Stream 94. Little Q Album 95. Fighting Landlords - Free and happy Fighting Landlords 96. Hi Meitu 97. Mobile Legends: Pocket 98. VPN for TikTok 99. VPN for TikTok 100. Penguin E-sports Live assistant 101. Buy Cars-offer everything you need, special offers and low prices 102. iPick 103. Beauty Camera Plus - Sweet Camera & Face Selfie 104. Parallel Space Lite - Dual App 105. "Chief Almighty: First Thunder BC 106. MARVEL Super War NetEase Games 107. AFK Arena 108. Creative Destruction NetEase Games 109. Crusaders of Light NetEase Games 110. Mafia City Yotta Games 111. Onmyoji NetEase Games 112. Ride Out Heroes NetEase Games 113. Yimeng Jianghu-Chu Liuxiang has been fully upgraded 114. Legend: Rising Empire NetEase Games 115. Arena of Valor: 5v5 Arena Games 116. Soul Hunters 117. 118. Rules of Survival . 👍Join Our📱Telegram🌍Group👉Click Here Press Ur Reaction Below& Share Ur Whatsapp Groups - Thank U
