Indian Govt bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok. Here's the complete list

Guwahati: Amid heightened tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, the Government of India has placed a ban on a host of mobile apps owned by Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi. TikTok, one of the most popular apps in the country, is on that list.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said that there have been raging concerns on aspects relating to data security and safeguarding the privacy of 130 crore Indians.

The Ministry said in its statement that it has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about the "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 that requires emergency measures, it added.

The complete list of banned apps is as follows:

1. TikTok
2. Shareit
3. Kwai
4. UC Browser
5. Baidu map
6. Shein
7. Clash of Kings
8. DU battery saver
9. Helo
10. Likee
11. YouCam makeup
12. Mi Community
13. CM Browser
14. Virus Cleaner
15. APUS Browser
16. ROMWE
17. Club Factory
18. Newsdog
19. Beauty Plus
20. WeChat
21. UC News
22. QQ Mail
23. Weibo
24. Xender
25. QQ Music
26. QQ Newsfeed
27. Bigo Live
28. SelfieCity
29. Mail Master
30. Parallel Space
31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi
32. WeSync
33. ES File Explorer
34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc
35. Meitu
36. Vigo Video
37. New Video Status
38. DU Recorder
39. Vault- Hide
40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio
41. DU Cleaner
42. DU Browser
43. Hago Play With New Friends
44. Cam Scanner
45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile
46. Wonder Camera
47. Photo Wonder
48. QQ Player
49. We Meet
50. Sweet Selfie
51. Baidu Translate
52. Vmate
53. QQ International
54. QQ Security Center
55. QQ Launcher
56. U Video
57. V fly Status Video
58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy

The Government has contended that the ban on Chinese apps comes amid a strong sentiment in public space against "apps that harm India's sovereignty as well as the privacy of our citizens."

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