In an extraordinary move, the Central Government on today has decided to block 59 mobile apps, mostly Chinese, including Tik Tok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Cam Scanner, Xender etc.
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has
decided to invoked powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act,
2000, read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology
(Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public)
Rules 2009 to block these apps, citing threat to sovereignty and integrity of
India, defence of India, security of state and public order.
This decision comes in the light of the India-China stand off at
Galwan valley, Ladakh.
"On the basis of these and upon receiving of recent
credible inputs that such Apps pose threat to sovereignty and integrity of
India, the Government of India has decided to disallow the usage of certain
Apps, used in both mobile and non-mobile Internet enabled devices.
This move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian
mobile and internet users. This decision is a targeted move to ensure safety
and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace", said the Ministry in a press
release.
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The Ministry added that it received many representations raising
concerns from citizens regarding security of data and risk to privacy relating
to operation of certain apps. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN)
has also received many representations from citizens regarding security of data
and breach of privacy impacting upon public order issues.
"There has been a strong chorus in the public space to take
strict action against Apps that harm India's sovereignty as well as the privacy
of our citizens", it said.
"The Ministry of Information
Technology has received many complaints from various sources including several
reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms
for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorized
manner to servers which have locations outside India. The compilation of these
data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and
defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity
of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires
emergency measures", it said.
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मराठी सारांश
आज केंद्र सरकारने चीन विरोधात एक असाधारण पाऊल उचलेले आहे त्या मध्ये मोबाइल अॅप्स ब्लॉक करण्याचा निर्णय घेतला आहे, ज्यात बहुतेक चिनी, ज्यात टीक टोक, शेअरआयटी, यूसी ब्राउझर, कॅम स्कॅनर, झेंडर इत्यादी आहेत.
इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स आणि माहिती तंत्रज्ञान मंत्रालयाने माहिती तंत्रज्ञान कायदा २००० च्या कलम ६९ A अंतर्गत हा निर्णय घेतला आहे. भारताचे संरक्षण, राज्याची सुरक्षा आणि सार्वजनिक सुव्यवस्थेला धोका असल्याचे नमूद करून हे अॅप्स ब्लॉक करण्यासाठी माहिती तंत्रज्ञान नियम २००९ प्रमाणे केली आहे.
भारत-चीन उभे राहिल्याच्या लडाखच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर हा निर्णय घेण्यात आला आहे.
मंत्रालयाने सांगितले "डेटाची सुरक्षा आणि काही अॅप्सच्या ऑपरेशनशी संबंधित गोपनीयतेस जोखीम याबद्दल नागरिकांकडून चिंता व्यक्त करणारे अनेक प्रतिनिधित्व त्यांना प्राप्त झाले"
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