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India: Ban on 118 Chinese apps over data collection and transmission

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Ban on 118 Chinese apps over data collection and transmission

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology bans 118 Chinese apps due to the unauthorized collection, and transmission of user data abroad as well as the mining and profiling of this user data.

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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2020-06-29
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology bans 59 mobile apps to ensure sovereignty and sa…

2020-09-02
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology bans 118 Chinese apps due to the unauthorized co…