• About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us
Assamese |   Bengali |  
Sunday, January 17, 2021
NORTHEAST NOW
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NORTHEAST NOW
Assamese
Home Popular Stories

Block or discourage use of 52 mobile apps linked to China: Intel agencies  

List includes TikTok, Zoom, and other apps such as SHAREit, Clean-master, UC browser, and Xender

NE NOW NEWS by NE NOW NEWS
NEW DELHI , June 17, 2020 10:11 pm
TikTok Zoom Xender

Image credit - zeenews.india.com

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Amid the India-China faceoff in Ladakh, the Indian government has been recommended by the country’s intelligence agencies to block or advise the citizens to stop the use of 52 mobile applications linked to China.

The intelligence agencies have expressed concerns that these mobile applications are not safe and end up extracting a large amount of data outside India, says a media report.

According to the report, security establishments have submitted a list of mobile applications to the central government.

The list includes short-video app TikTok, video conferencing app Zoom, and other utility and content apps such as SHAREit, Clean-master, UC browser, and Xender.

The report quoted a senior central government official as saying that the National Security Council Secretariat has supported the recommendations from the intelligence agencies.

The report quoted the official as saying: “The discussions on the recommendations are continuing.”

The official further said that the parameters and the risks attached to each mobile app will have to be examined one by one.

The Union Home Ministry in April this year issued an advisory on the use of Zoom.

The advisory was issued on the recommendations from the national cybersecurity agency – Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-in).

Use of Zoom has been banned by the government in Taiwan while the German Foreign Ministry has restricted its use of Zoom to emergency situations on personal computers.

Besides, the United States Senate has also advised its members to use platforms other than Zoom.

Dense fog engulfs Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura

Dense fog engulfs Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Riyan Parag’s all-round performance propel Assam to 13-run win against Bengal

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Riyan Parag’s all-round performance propel Assam to 13-run win against Bengal

Manipur: Schools, colleges to reopen from January 27

Manipur: Schools, colleges to reopen from January 27

Minor Bangladeshi Buddhist girl abducted, converted, raped and murdered; human & women rights bodies demand justice

Minor Bangladeshi Buddhist girl abducted, converted, raped and murdered; human & women rights bodies demand justice

NORTHEAST NOW

Northeast Now is a multi-app based hyper-regional bilingual news portal. Led by a group of professionals, the digital news platform covers every inch of the eight states of northeast India and the five neighbouring countries. It is the first of its kind new media initiative in the northeast, and is based in Guwahati. As the political dynamics in the northeast is intricate and fluid, Northeast Now is always politically neutral.

 
Our Properties
 
  • NORTHEAST NOW ASSAMESE
  • NORTHEAST JOBS
  • NORTHEAST TENDERS
  • INNFINITY
  • About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd