This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 33%. (I'm a bot)NEW DELHI: In a fresh advisory issued to the troops posted at the international border, the Intelligence Bureau has warned that China could be collecting vital information about the Indian security installations through its popular mobile phone apps and devices.According to reports, the advisory issued by the DIG has directed the troops posted along the Line of Actual Control to either delete a number of mobile applications from their smartphones or reformat the devices altogether to guard against online espionage attempts from across the border.The IB advisory contains a list of about 42 popular Chinese apps, including WeChat, Truecaller, Weibo, UC Browser and UC News, which pose a grave threat to India's security.There is a possibility of these apps transmitting sensitive personal data to the Chinese authorities, which could be a major security disaster, the advisory states.Based on inputs received from the intelligence agencies, the armed forces regularly warn its officers and other ranks to avoid using Chinese apps in a bid to thwart the possible leak of vital info to the hostile neighbouring country via China-made mobile devices.The note comes at a time when several Indian cybersecurity experts have raised concerns about the possible espionage attempts by the Chinese hackers and various military intelligence agencies of China.Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Chinese#1 apps#2 advisory#3 border#4 mobile#5Post found in /r/india, /r/worldnews, /r/conspiracy, /r/espionage, /r/india, /r/ConspiracyFacts, /r/theworldnews, /r/Intelligence, /r/indianews, /r/IntelligenceNews, /r/JustBadNews and /r/india.NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 33%. (I'm a bot)
NEW DELHI: In a fresh advisory issued to the troops posted at the international border, the Intelligence Bureau has warned that China could be collecting vital information about the Indian security installations through its popular mobile phone apps and devices.
According to reports, the advisory issued by the DIG has directed the troops posted along the Line of Actual Control to either delete a number of mobile applications from their smartphones or reformat the devices altogether to guard against online espionage attempts from across the border.
The IB advisory contains a list of about 42 popular Chinese apps, including WeChat, Truecaller, Weibo, UC Browser and UC News, which pose a grave threat to India's security.
There is a possibility of these apps transmitting sensitive personal data to the Chinese authorities, which could be a major security disaster, the advisory states.
Based on inputs received from the intelligence agencies, the armed forces regularly warn its officers and other ranks to avoid using Chinese apps in a bid to thwart the possible leak of vital info to the hostile neighbouring country via China-made mobile devices.
The note comes at a time when several Indian cybersecurity experts have raised concerns about the possible espionage attempts by the Chinese hackers and various military intelligence agencies of China.
Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Chinese#1 apps#2 advisory#3 border#4 mobile#5
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