Category: Chinese apps

Google Pulls Chinese Pinduoduo App Off Play Store Over Security Concerns

March 21, 2023
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Google recently pulled the Chinese-owned Pinduoduo app off of its Google Play App Store after malware was found on a Chinese version of the app. “Off-Play versions of this app that have been found to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect,” the Google Play spokesperson said in an emailed statement on…

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Indian Court Refuses to Unfreeze Assets of Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi

October 21, 2022
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On Oct. 6, an Indian High Court declined to lift a freeze on $676 million of Xiaomi’s assets, dealing a blow to the company’s operations in India. The company, the world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturer, said the court’s move had “effectively halted” its operations in the Indian market, according to a Reuters report. The move comes…

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Is This Chinese App Harvesting Your Data?

February 27, 2022
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Commentary India is no fan of China, and for good reason. In recent years, China has stolen thousands of acres of Indian land. China has also stolen the data of millions of its citizens. There’s little love between the two countries. In fact, there’s none at all. On Feb. 14, the international day of love,…

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India Retains Ban on 59 Chinese Apps, Including TikTok

January 27, 2021
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NEW DELHI—India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from the companies on issues such as compliance and privacy, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Jan. 26. When it first imposed the ban in June, India’s ministry of electronics…

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Trump Orders Ban on Transactions With 8 Chinese Apps, Including Alipay

January 5, 2021
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President Donald Trump late Tuesday signed an executive order that bans transactions with eight Chinese connected software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay. The order released by the White House bans transactions with people that develop or control Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office, as well as with their subsidiaries. Trump…

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India Arrests Chinese Man for Operating 11 Apps Offering Small Loans, Experts Cry ‘Sabotage’

December 27, 2020
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NEW DELHI—India arrested a Chinese man on Dec. 25 for operating at least 11 apps offering small loans at extremely high-interest rates to Indian people who are between 20 and 40-years old. Experts see the potential for the Chinese regime to gather large amounts of data that can be used against India. Yi Bai, alias…

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