Amid rising tensions with China and considerations over knowledge privateness, the Indian Army on Wednesday requested its personnel to delete 89 apps from their phones.
Issuing an order, the Army requested personnel to delete well-liked apps reminiscent of Facebook, Truecaller, Instagram and video games like PUBG from their cellular phones.
The newest instruction comes as a bid to plug leakage of delicate nationwide safety info from phones of armed forces personnel.
The record of apps the Army has requested its personnel to remove.
The personnel have additionally been requested to delete relationship apps reminiscent of Tinder and Hinge and homestay app Couchsurfing in addition to information apps like Daily Hunt.
The Army has set July 15 because the deadline for the safety forces personnel to remove the 89 apps from their phones.
However, they are going to be allowed to use social media and messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, YouTube and Twitter so long as they do not reveal their military background on the platforms.
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Vaibhav Kapoor