Govt lens on Alibaba's UC Browser for sending user data abroad

RJio's LYF, Videocon and other smartphone makers to also get notices

After Chinese smartphone makers, the government has turned its attention to mobile apps from the neighbouring country.

A government lab in Hyderabad is probing how Alibaba-owned UC Browser can send user details and location data to a remote server.

UC Browser sends user and device identifiers such as IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity) and IMEI (international mobile equipment identity) numbers and location data to a remote server based in China, a source said.

When the device is connected to the internet using Wi-Fi, details — including the phone’s and access point’s network information — are sent to the remote server, the source said.