The Indian Army has asked to remove 89 apps from the phones of active service personnel.

The Indian army had asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones to plug the leakage of sensitive national security information.

The Indian army had asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones to plug the leakage of sensitive national security information.Border tension between India and China has flared since May 2020. After the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps for everyone in the country, the Indian army asked the soldiers and officers to delete 89 apps from their smartphone. The list includes both Chinese and non-Chinese apps ranging from messaging platforms to health apps to popular mobile games and more. The army doesn’t want leakage of any information and has set 15 July as the deadline for soldiers and officers to delete the listed apps.

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