Army Personnel asked to delete 89 apps as ordered by the Indian Army

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After the ban on Chinese apps a few days ago, after the dispute between India-China for LAC issue in Galwan valley, now the IndianArmy wants their army Personnel to delete a list of 89 apps from their smartphones which include social media apps like Facebook and Instagram, games like PUBG, and dating apps like Tinder, many messaging platforms, Video Hosting platforms, Content sharing apps, web browsers, also all private blogs and certain news apps are reported to be deleted.

Due to the leakage of information through many applications, a threat to the nation may occur in the coming days. In order to avoid future catastrophe, the Government of India and the Indian Army has taken this decision for the welfare of the country.

The list of apps was reported by ANI, a news agency reported on their twitter account about the orders. Also, in the list of apps, not only Chinese apps but also many renowned companies are there. A deadline of July 15 has been given to the personnel for deleting the apps, if failed so has to face the action by the Indian Army. They have given orders for not taking smartphones into the dockyard and warships to avoid cyber threats.

A few months ago, personnel was told not to use Facebook and WhatsApp and many Chinese apps. It seems that Tencent is targeted more as it has been mentioned that all Tencent gaming apps should not be used.

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