'Vocal for Local': Kashmiri youth develops substitute of Chinese app 'SHAREit'
News | August 04, 2020 11:32 ISTTipu Sultan Wani from J-K's Budgam has developed a mobile application for sharing files.
Tipu Sultan Wani from J-K's Budgam has developed a mobile application for sharing files.
The Indian government has decided to ban 47 Chinese 'clone' apps including SHAREit Lite and TikTok Lite. The apps have been banned in the country because of violations of user privacy and national security norms. Amongst the apps that have been recently banned are Tiktok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite.
On June 30, the percentage increase in the number of times Tik Tok was searched fell to a mere 23 percent.
India bans 59 Chinese apps amid simmering tension with China. The 59 Chinese apps that government has banned today include popular apps like TikTok, Helo, UC Browser and more.
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has made a statement on India banning 59 Chinese apps including popular ones like TikTok, UC Brower, WeChat, Shareit, others saying the move by the Government of India is in the national interest.
Some popular Chinese apps have been banned in India. Cyber expert explains what is to be done next. Government said it was doing this keeping in mind the concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating to operation of certain apps.
In a major decision, the government on Monday banned at least 59 Chinese apps including TikTok. Many popular apps like Shareit, Helo, Shein, Likee, WeChat, UC Browser also figured among the list of the banned Chinese apps. The decision, aimed at "safeguarding" the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users, is a targeted move to ensure the safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace, the Ministry of Electronics, and Information Technology said in the official notification.
Several messages on social media claimed that the Indian government had banned or warned against the use of popular Chinese Apps like Tik Tok, Helo, UC News.
"Don't get into a trap. Your security is in your hands," the Border Security Force (BSF) has said issuing its social media rules for its officers and men. It has directed them not to use 42 mobile applications and show caution while using Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.
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