Cyber Crime
Indian Govt Bans 54 Chinese Apps Including Garena Free Fire Citing Security Reasons
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Home Affairs has suggested that 54 Chinese mobile applications, including the popular game Garena Free Fire, be banned. Surprisingly, Garena Free Fire is situated in Singapore, and the developer is not from China. The game was one of the most downloaded games in India last year, filling the void left by PUBG Mobile’s prohibition in September 2020. According to indianexpress.com, the software has already been deleted from the Google Play Store and App Store in India.
TikTok and other famous short video applications from China were also prohibited by the Chinese government in 2020. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), according to PTI, will formally issue a notification prohibiting the functioning of these apps in India.
TikTok was one of 59 apps on the list when it was banned on June 29, 2020. Shareit, Shein (the fashion website and app), Xiaomi Mi Community, Clash of Kings, Weibo, Likee, and other famous apps were also on the list.
MeitY prohibited the use of these apps using Section 69A of the IT Act, which stipulates that the government has the “power to issue directives for the interception, monitoring, or decryption of any information through any computer resource.” Typically, this occurs when the government is “certain that it is necessary or expedient to do so in the interest of India’s sovereignty or integrity, defence of India, security of the State, cordial relations with foreign States, or public order.”
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The government had stated that TikTok and PUBG were being banned “in light of the emerging nature of threats” because “they are engaged in acts that are harmful to the sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of the state, and public order.” PUBG, along with 117 other apps, was banned in September 2020. In November 2020, a third list of restricted apps was released, including 43 apps. The most prominent name on the list was AliExpress.
What Is Garena Free Fire:
Garena International released Free Fire, a battle royale game, in 2017. The game pits 50 players against each other in a deathmatch, with the last one standing crowned the winner. Similar to previous battle royale games, players are tossed out of an aeroplane without weapons and must find guns, ammo and attachments, medical items, and armour in order to survive the match. All of the things stated above are scattered over the map, and players can also plunder them by defeating the adversary.
Players in Garena Free Fire, as in other battle royale games, must collect weapons, ammo, and other goods in order to survive before time runs out.
The full list of 54 Chinese apps blocked :
1 Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD
2 Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera
3 Equalizer – Bass Booster & Volume EQ & Virtualizer
4 Music Player- Music.Mp3 Player
5 Equalizer & Bass Booster – Music Volume EQ
6 Music Plus – MP3 Player
7 Equalizer Pro – Volume Booster & Bass Booster
8 Video Player Media All Format
9 Music Player – Equalizer & MP3
10 Volume Booster – Loud Speaker & Sound Booster
11 Music Player – MP3 Player
12 CamCard for SalesForce Ent
13 Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite
14 Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade
IS/APUS Security HD (Pad Version)
16 Parallel Space Lite 32 Support
17 Viva Video Editor – Snack Video Maker with Music
18 Nice video baidu
19 Tencent Xriver
20 Onmyoji Chess
21 Onmyoji Arena
22 AppLock
23 Dual Space Lite – Multiple Accounts & Clone App
24 Dual Space Pro – Multiple Accounts & App Cloner
25 DualSpace Lite – 32Bit Support
26 Dual Space – 32Bit Support
27 Dual Space – 64Bit Support
28 Dual Space Pro – 32Bit Support
29 Conquer Online – MMORPG Game
30 Conquer Online Il
31 Live Weather & Radar – Alerts
32 Notes- Color Notepad, Notebook
33 MP3 Cutter – Ringtone Maker & Audio Cutter
34 Voice Recorder & Voice Changer
35 Barcode Scanner – QR Code Scan
36 Lica Cam – selfie camera app
37 EVE Echoes
38 Astracraft
39 UU Game Booster-network solution for high ping
40 Extraordinary Ones
41 Badlanders
42 Stick Fight: The Game Mobile
43 Twilight Pioneers
44 CuteU: Match With The World
45 Small World-Enjoy groupchat and video chat
46 CuteU Pro
47 FancvU – Video Chat & Meetup
48 Real: Go Live. Make Friends
49 MoonChat: Enjoy Video Chats
50 Real Lite -video to live!
51 Wink: Connect Now
52 FunChat Meet People Around You
53 FancyU pro – Instant Meetup through Video chat!
54 Garena Free Fire – Illuminate
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