Defence Ministry to Indian Armed Forces: Uninstall these Chinese Applications immediately
The Ministry of Defense has issued an order asking officers and all security personnel to uninstall over 42 Chinese apps as they have been deemed as 'spyware'. However, the order has been issued based on the inputs from intelligence agencies.
The list includes popular apps like Mi Store found on all Xiaomi smartphones, We-chat which is a popular messaging app from China, Shareit which is used for file transfers and one of the most popular apps in India.
According to reports, on November 24 the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in a advisory had already asked troops to delete these 42 apps like WeChat, Weibo, Uc Browser and Uc News from their smartphones or reformat their devices altogether.
Among the list of 'banned apps' also includes Truecaller. However, the company has reacted to such measures and has denied any foul play on its part. Truecaller claimed that it is a Sweden based company, But it still in the list. The company has further issued a statement saying it is not malware and will investigate why it has been added to the list.
The order goes on to read, “Therefore it is requested that all officers and men under your command may be advised to not use these apps in office or on personal mobile phones. If some of them are already using any of these apps then they should be asked to immediately uninstall the app and format their cellphones for strict compliance. You are requested to issue comprehensive guidelines on this matter.”
The list includes,
Weibo, WeChat, SHAREit, Truecaller, UC News, UC Browser, BeautyPlus,
NewsDog, VivaVideo- QU Video Inc, Parallel Space, APUS Browser,
Perfect Corp, Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab), CM Browser, Mi
Community, DU recorder, Vault-Hide, YouCam Makeup, Mi Store,
CacheClear DU apps studio, DU Battery Saver, DU Cleaner, DU Privacy,
360 Security, DU Browser, Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile, Baidu
Translate, Baidu Map, Wonder Camera, ES File Explorer, Photo Wonder,
QQ International, QQ Music, QQ Mail, QQ Player, QQ NewsFeed, WeSync,
QQ Security Centre, SelfieCity, Mail Master, Mi Video call-Xiaomi, and QQ
Launcher.
The list includes popular apps like Mi Store found on all Xiaomi smartphones, We-chat which is a popular messaging app from China, Shareit which is used for file transfers and one of the most popular apps in India.
According to reports, on November 24 the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in a advisory had already asked troops to delete these 42 apps like WeChat, Weibo, Uc Browser and Uc News from their smartphones or reformat their devices altogether.
Among the list of 'banned apps' also includes Truecaller. However, the company has reacted to such measures and has denied any foul play on its part. Truecaller claimed that it is a Sweden based company, But it still in the list. The company has further issued a statement saying it is not malware and will investigate why it has been added to the list.
The order goes on to read, “Therefore it is requested that all officers and men under your command may be advised to not use these apps in office or on personal mobile phones. If some of them are already using any of these apps then they should be asked to immediately uninstall the app and format their cellphones for strict compliance. You are requested to issue comprehensive guidelines on this matter.”
The list includes,
Weibo, WeChat, SHAREit, Truecaller, UC News, UC Browser, BeautyPlus,
NewsDog, VivaVideo- QU Video Inc, Parallel Space, APUS Browser,
Perfect Corp, Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab), CM Browser, Mi
Community, DU recorder, Vault-Hide, YouCam Makeup, Mi Store,
CacheClear DU apps studio, DU Battery Saver, DU Cleaner, DU Privacy,
360 Security, DU Browser, Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile, Baidu
Translate, Baidu Map, Wonder Camera, ES File Explorer, Photo Wonder,
QQ International, QQ Music, QQ Mail, QQ Player, QQ NewsFeed, WeSync,
QQ Security Centre, SelfieCity, Mail Master, Mi Video call-Xiaomi, and QQ
Launcher.
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