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Sea Brings Back One of Its Top Game Titles, Free Fire India, After Ban
1Sep By adminNo Comments
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Sea Brings Back One of Its Top Game Titles, Free Fire India, After Ban

[ad_1] Sea Ltd. is bringing back one of its top mobile games in India a year and a half after it was banned, a boon for the internet company's effort to revive its growth.Now called Free Fire India, the game will be available Sept. 5, Sea's gaming arm, Garena, said Thursday in a statement. Partner Yotta, a unit of India's Hiranandani Group, will provide infrastructure to store data of Indian users on local servers, Garena said. The relaunch is set to provide a boost for Singapore-based Sea, which is trying to reverse slowing sales growth amid intensifying competition. New Delhi in February 2022 banned Free Fire, at the time Sea's most popular mobile gaming title in the country, citing security concerns because of its Chinese links. Weeks later, Sea said it would shut its main e-commerce...
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SHOCKING! Google BANS these Chinese apps designed to spy on users; says delete now
22Mar By adminNo Comments
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SHOCKING! Google BANS these Chinese apps designed to spy on users; says delete now

[ad_1] In a shock move, Google banned several apps developed by the Chinese ecommerce platform Pinduoduo on Tuesday, March 21. Google said that the ban was handed down after malicious behavior was detected. Later, these Chinese apps were flagged as malware and it was reported that they were tracking users who had installed them on their gadgets. Google also sent out a notification to all the users who had installed these apps asking them to delete them immediately. This comes after multiple Chinese security researchers have claimed that Pinduoduo is making Android apps which can monitor users.Ed Fernandez, a Google spokesperson, revealed, “Off-Play versions of this app that have been found to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect”. For the unaware, Off-Play apps...
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One billion users, but trouble mounts for TikTok
17Mar By adminNo Comments
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One billion users, but trouble mounts for TikTok

[ad_1] TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has brought plenty of scrutiny, particularly over its links to China.Several governments have banned the app from their equipment over fears that data could be viewed by officials in Beijing, and the United States is now trying to force Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell its prized asset. So is TikTok a spying tool for Beijing, a fun video-sharing app, or both? - Under pressure - Global action against TikTok kicked off in earnest in India in 2020.It was among the Chinese apps barred after deadly clashes on the border between India and China, with New Delhi saying it was defending its sovereignty.The same year, US President Donald Trump threatened a ban and accused TikTok of spying for Ch...
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India Bans 200-Plus Chinese Mobile Apps in Boon for Paytm
8Feb By adminNo Comments
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India Bans 200-Plus Chinese Mobile Apps in Boon for Paytm

[ad_1] India has issued orders to block a further 232 apps and websites, most of which were linked to China, in a sign that relations remain fraught between Asia's two largest countries years after a deadly border skirmish. The federal tech ministry has given orders to remove 138 betting and gambling apps, and 94 credit services, a person familiar with the matter said. The order originated from the interior ministry, which oversees domestic affairs such as national security, the person said, asking not to be identified as the orders haven't been made public. The blocked apps, which include several of Indian origin, were suspected of transferring data to China, the person said. Indian digital payments leader Paytm soared its most on record on Tuesday on the news, which was first re...
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