More Than 200 Chinese Loan Apps Banned In India

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has started the process of banning 138 betting apps and 94 lending apps. [{ "selector": ".igcum-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1000ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

These apps were banned for their alleged Chinese links.

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MeitY was instructed by the MHA to ban such apps, which operate through a third party link.

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These apps used to trap financially strapped people in a debt trap with up to 3,000 per cent interest. [{ "selector": ".ontrf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "750ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-349px) scale(0.15)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0) scale(1)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ojbjo-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-370.44px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".uuqkm-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1250ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

People have even been mentally harassed by these app agents, forcing them to take extreme steps. [{ "selector": ".mbsut-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "750ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 23px)) scale(0.15)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0px) scale(1)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".cgmnk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "1500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The Chinese apps can also potentially misuse server-side security by using them as spying tools.

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Access to such data can be used for espionage on a large scale which puts the country as risk.

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Google has already been acting upon loan apps like these, banning them regularly.

The MHA had started investigating some Chinese loan giving apps around six months ago.

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