Chinese Apps: List of Chinese Mobile Apps Red-flagged by Indian Intel Agencies

Indian intelligence agencies urged the central government to block or advise people to stop the use of China-linked mobile applications. The list of Chinese apps includes India’s top-downloaded apps like TikTok, Xender, WeChat, SHAREit.

According to a report by the Hindustan Times, Intel agencies red-flag use of 52 mobile apps with links to China.

Already there is a campaign trending on the Internet to Boycott Chinese products or stop using Chinese products after fatal border clashes. Security concerns clubbed with these issues lead to a red-flag on popular Chinese apps.

Security concerns about china-linked apps were reported before too. In April the home ministry of India had issued an advisory on use of Zoom application on the recommendation of the national cybersecurity agency – Computer Emergency Response Team of India.

List of Chinese Apps in India 2020

Here is the list of Chinese Apps that are red-flagged by Indian Intelligence

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