Facebook, PUBG among 89 apps army asks personnel to delete

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Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, Instagram, PUBG to plug leakage

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Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, Instagram, PUBG to plug leakage of information.

This came days after the Government banned 59 apps, mostly Chinese including TikTok, UC Browser amid the standoff with China.

The list of apps the Indian army personnel has reportedly been asked to delete from their smartphones is divided into numerous categories like messaging apps - (We Chat, Helo, Share Chat, Viber, IMO, Hike and others), video hosting (Tik Tok, Likee, Samosa, Kwali and others), contents sharing (ShareIt, Xender, Zapya and others), web browsers (UC Browser and UC Browser Mini), video and live streaming (Zoom, LiveMe, Vmate, Uplive and others) and utility apps (CamScanner, Beauty Plus and True Caller).