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Govt asks 59 banned Chinese apps to ensure compliance; warns of action
The list of apps that have been banned include Helo, Likee, CamScanner, Vigo Video, Mi Video Call Xiaomi, Clash of Kings as well as e-commerce platforms Club Factory and Shein
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Microsoft doubles down on app-based consent phishing attacks in Cloud
Microsoft has said it will double down on its investments and efforts to ensure its application ecosystem is secure, by enabling customers to set policies on the types of apps users can consent to
TikTok anticipates a loss of over $6 billion from India's ban: Report
Besides Tiktok, India banned on Monday 58 other apps with Chinese links, including the popular UC Browser
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India banning Chinese apps effective way to impose costs on China: Expert
India's decision to ban Chinese apps seems to be an effective way to impose costs on China for its actions at the border and inhibit its ability to exert influence
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China sees India's ban on apps as 'discriminatory', calls for reversal
Chinese Commerce Ministry Spokesman Gao Feng said that China has not taken any restrictive measures against Indian products and services
Team of AIIMS doctors, IIT-Delhi students launch app to track plasma donors
AIIMS doctor along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed an app -- COPAL-19 -- that enables users to track willing plasma donors who have recovered from coronavirus.
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Pompeo welcomes Chinese app ban, says it will 'boost' India's security
The ban comes in the backdrop of the current stand-off along the Line of Actual control in eastern Ladakh with Chinese troops
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Aarogya Setu services resume after users complain of a technical glitch
The services of Aarogya Setu, Coronavirus tracking mobile application, have resumed on early Wednesday after users complained of a technical glitch.
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Ban NaMo app as it violates people's privacy, says Prithviraj Chavan
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday demanded a ban on NaMo app alleging that it was violating privacy of Indians.
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China voices strong concern over India's ban on 59 apps with Chinese links
India banned 59 apps with Chinese links for engaging in "activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order"
These techies built a social media start-up from their college hostel room
A day after Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra committed an investment of $1 mn in social media start-up Hapramp, its creative social media app GoSocial saw unprecedented traffic due to which the
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Uttar Pradesh STF personnel asked to remove Chinese apps from mobile phones
At present, there are around 300 officers and staff in the UP STF
After Google, Apple removes TikTok clone app Zynn from App Store
Google Play Store earlier removed another TikTok rival app Mitron.
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Indians should be proud of 'safest app' Aarogya Setu, says MyGov CEO
There is no other app that anyone in India is using today that has greater privacy features than what Aarogya Setu has, said MyGov CEO Abhishek Singh
Indian Railways makes installing Aarogya Setu app 'mandatory' for travel
Passengers, who do not have the app installed on their mobile phones, might be asked to do so after their arrival at the station
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Check applicable charges while joining online conference platforms: TRAI
The regulatory body urged the people to carefully check the terms and conditions before using dial-in service provided by online conferencing platforms
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Covid-19 to structurally change collection of data for official statistics
The National Statistics Office is exchanging ideas with international agencies about handling data and statistics amid the pandemic situation
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Aarogya Setu most downloaded healthcare app in the world, says Amitabh Kant
Aarogya Setu is currently available on iOS and Android, and nearly 9 crore users have already downloaded the app
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Apple, Google ban GPS tracking in apps using contract tracing framework
Both companies said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was a primary goal
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HDFC Bank net banking, mobile app suffer outages for a second day
The bank has apologised on Twitter and assured customers that the problem will be resolved soon
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