The complete list of 52 apps linked to China that are under scrutiny

People have been advised to not use these 52 apps, that include some social media apps as well, and block them from their smartphones.

The recommendation to block these apps come from intelligence agencies and has also been supported by top security authorities since they can be detrimental to the country’s security. (Pixabay)

Around 52 apps have been listed for having links to China and have been deemed unsafe. Users have been advised to not use these apps and block them since these apps have raised concerns for being unsafe and extracting a large amount of data and sending it out of India, according to reports.

The long list of apps that have been shared includes video-calling app Zoom, TikTok, UC browser, SHAREit etc. The recommendation to block these apps come from intelligence agencies and has also been supported by top security authorities since they can be detrimental to the country's security.

TikTok	UC Browser	SHEIN	Mi Community	DU Privacy	SelfieCity	Clash of Kings
Vault-Hide	BeautyPlus	NewsDog	DU recorder	Clean Master – Cheetah	QQ Launcher	Mail Master
Vigo Video	Xender	Photo Wonder	YouCam Makeup	CacheClear DU apps studio	QQ Security Centre	Mi Video call-Xiaomi
Bigo Live	ClubFactory	APUS Browser	Mi Store	Baidu Translate	QQ Player	Parallel Space
Weibo	Helo	VivaVideo- QU Video Inc	360 Security	Baidu Map	QQ Music
WeChat	LIKE	Perfect Corp	DU Battery Saver	Wonder Camera	QQ Mail
SHAREit	Kwai	CM Browser	DU Browser	ES File Explorer	QQ NewsFeed
UC News	ROMWE	Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab)	DU Cleaner	QQ International	WeSync

These 52 apps will all be examined one by one to check the risks attached to them, but till then, it has been advised that people refrain from using them.

Of the apps, this is not the first time Zoom has been pulled up or security concerns. The home ministry has issued an advisory on the video-calling app earlier this year as recommended by the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-in). Zoom has also been banned in Taiwan and the US has asked people to use other video-calling apps.

In fact, the Indian government has also announced that they are looking for an Indian alternative to Zoom and the developers who successfully create an app that works will be rewarded.

Besides Zoom, TikTok has also been pulled up for security concerns in the past.

Officials say that many apps, both on Android and iOS, that have been created by Chinese developers or have been launched by companies with Chinese links, can potentially be used as spyware.