Government listed 42 Chinese Apps as Dangerous

The government of India issued an advisory to troops posted along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the border with China, to delete some Chinese mobile apps from their smartphones, or reformat the devices altogether, to guard against online espionage attempts from across the border.

As per the advisory issued to officers and other ranks the use of these apps can be detrimental to data security with implications on national security. Inputs suggest that foreign intelligence agencies, especially from China and Pakistan, were using such mobile apps to break into smartphones and steal data.

The advisory from Home Ministry has listed 42 apps. Here's the full list.

1. Weibo

2. WeChat

3. SHAREit

4. TrueCaller

5. UC News

6. UC Browser

7. BeautyPlus

8. NewsDog

9. VivaVideo QU Video Inc

10. Parallel Space

11. APUS Browser

12. Perfect Corp

13. Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab)

14. CM Browser

15. Mi Community (Xiaomi)

16. DU recorder

17. Vault-Hide

18. YouCam Makeup

19. Mi Store (Xiaomi)

20. CacheClear DU apps studio

21. DU Battery Saver

22. DU Cleaner

23. DU Privacy

24. 360 Security

25. DU Browser

26. Clean Master - Cheetah Mobile

27. Baidu Translate

28. Baidu Map

29. Wonder Camera

30. ES File Explorer

31. Photo Wonder

32. QQ International

33. QQ Music

34. QQ Mail

35. QQ Player

36. QQ NewsFeed

37. WeSync

38. QQ Security Center

39. SelfieCity

40. Mail Master

41. Mi Video Call (Xiamoi)

42. QQ Launcher