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		<title>Decisions Yet To Be Taken Regarding Battlegrounds Mobile By Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Indian version of PUBG Mobile India, is scheduled to be published in India shortly. While Battlegrounds Mobile India has a distinct name from PUBG Mobile India, the belief is that Battlegrounds Mobile India andPUBG Mobile India has a lot to do with similarities. Dr. Gaurav Tyagi, an assistant professor at JNU, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/decisions-yet-to-be-taken-regarding-battlegrounds-mobile-by-center">Decisions Yet To Be Taken Regarding Battlegrounds Mobile By Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Indian version of PUBG Mobile India, is scheduled to be published in India shortly. While Battlegrounds Mobile India has a distinct name from PUBG Mobile India, the belief is that Battlegrounds Mobile India andPUBG Mobile India has a lot to do with similarities.</p>
<p>Dr. Gaurav Tyagi, an assistant professor at JNU, recently submitted an RTI and received a response from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). In its statement, the IT Ministry stated that the government cannot prevent the game from being released in India. However, under the terms of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, the IT Ministry has the right to ban the game once it is released.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/decisions-yet-to-be-taken-regarding-battlegrounds-mobile-by-center">Decisions Yet To Be Taken Regarding Battlegrounds Mobile By Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>MLA requests PM Modi to ban PUBG India Avatar Battlegrounds.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 13:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arunachal Pradesh Member of Legislative Assembly, Ninong Ering addressed a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and demanded to ban the new PUBG mobile India&#8217;s avatar, on Saturday. He said that by launching the new game, its developer Krafton was bypassing the Indian laws. The launch date of the same is still not confirm. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/mla-requests-pm-modi-to-ban-pubg-india-avatar-battlegrounds">MLA requests PM Modi to ban PUBG India Avatar Battlegrounds.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arunachal Pradesh Member of Legislative Assembly, Ninong Ering addressed a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and demanded to ban the new PUBG mobile India&#8217;s avatar, on Saturday. He said that by launching the new game, its developer Krafton was bypassing the Indian laws. The launch date of the same is still not confirm. The South Korean company is launching the game. It is a revival of the PUBG game that the government banned last year. It was banned in view of the privacy concerns regarding China.</p>
<p>Mr. Ering said in the letter,&#8221;This is a mere illusion and a trick to relaunch the same game with minor modifications and collect user data fo millions of our citizens, including our children and transfer it to foreign companies and the Chinese government&#8221;.</p>
<p>Mr. Ering stated that the company has a very close partnership with Tencent and is now also an investor in Nodwin which works very closely with Tencent. He believes that the game is the company&#8217;s way of entering India and capturing the data.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/mla-requests-pm-modi-to-ban-pubg-india-avatar-battlegrounds">MLA requests PM Modi to ban PUBG India Avatar Battlegrounds.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>PUBG returns with Battlegrounds Mobile India, registrations starts from May 18: All details</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 05:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>PUBG creator Krafton is soon launching a new game exclusively for India called Battlegrounds Mobile India. The mobile game will be very similar to PUBG Mobile that got banned in India earlier. South Korea-based video game developer, Krafton, has announced that the pre-registrations for Battlegrounds Mobile India will start from May 18. Here’s all details [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/pubg-returns-with-battlegrounds-mobile-india-registrations-starts-from-may-18-all-details">PUBG returns with Battlegrounds Mobile India, registrations starts from May 18: All details</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PUBG creator Krafton is soon launching a new game exclusively for India called Battlegrounds Mobile India. The mobile game will be very similar to PUBG Mobile that got banned in India earlier. South Korea-based video game developer, Krafton, has announced that the pre-registrations for Battlegrounds Mobile India will start from May 18. Here’s all details about the new Battlegrounds Mobile India.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/pubg-returns-with-battlegrounds-mobile-india-registrations-starts-from-may-18-all-details">PUBG returns with Battlegrounds Mobile India, registrations starts from May 18: All details</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>PUBG Mobile banned 12 lakh cheaters and hackers accounts in just 6 days</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>PUBG has around 600 million users worldwide.  Even though PUBG Mobile (Player Unknown Battlegrounds) is currently banned in India but in other countries, this Battle Royal game is still quite popular among the people.  However, the user base of this game in India is quite large and this company is trying to re-enter India.  PUBG has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/pubg-mobile-banned-12-lakh">PUBG Mobile banned 12 lakh cheaters and hackers accounts in just 6 days</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>PUBG has around 600 million users worldwide.  Even though PUBG Mobile (Player Unknown Battlegrounds) is currently banned in India but in other countries, this Battle Royal game is still quite popular among the people.  <br>However, the user base of this game in India is quite large and this company is trying to re-enter India.  PUBG has outpaced many games such as Fortnite Battle Royale, NetEase&#8217;s mobile game Knives Out.  However, a big challenge for its popularity is cheating.  Hackers take advantage of normal users due to the cheats.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/pubg-mobile-banned-12-lakh">PUBG Mobile banned 12 lakh cheaters and hackers accounts in just 6 days</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Pre-registration for FAUG starts, know how to register</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As PUBG Mobile was banned in India, Akshay Kumar shared the teaser of a game named FAUG (Fearless and United Guards).  This game has been developed by nCore Gaming.  This game has not been launched yet and in the meantime news of PUBG MOBILE INDIA&#8217;s comeback has also come. However, pre-registration for FauG has started on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/pre-registration-for-faug-starts-know-how-to-register">Pre-registration for FAUG starts, know how to register</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As PUBG Mobile was banned in India, Akshay Kumar shared the teaser of a game named FAUG (Fearless and United Guards).  This game has been developed by nCore Gaming.  This game has not been launched yet and in the meantime news of PUBG MOBILE INDIA&#8217;s comeback has also come.<br> However, pre-registration for FauG has started on the Google Play Store.  Earlier, many fake apps named FauG have also been removed from the Google Play Store.<br> Fau G is available for pre-registration on the Google Play Store.  Along with this, there are some game play pictures from which the idea is getting what the theme of this game will be.  Earlier, a video trailer of this game also came in which a debate with Chinese soldiers can be seen on the India-China border.<br> Soldiers are seen fighting each other in pictures uploaded on Google Play Store.  It is a hilly terrain and the battle is seen with hands.  For this, soldiers also have weapons in their hands.<br> It is important to note that this game will have many levels and tasks and this game will be played on the northern border of India.  The description of this game states that FauG commandos are patrolling in dangerous border areas and will fight with India&#8217;s enemies.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/pre-registration-for-faug-starts-know-how-to-register">Pre-registration for FAUG starts, know how to register</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>118 More Apps Banned In India Including PUBG, Total Reaches 224</title>
		<link>https://theedgemedia.in/118-more-apps-banned-in-india-including-pubg-total-reaches-224</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and a threat to national security. This takes the total count of Chinese-linked mobile apps banned by India to 224. The 118 apps banned on Wednesday include Baidu, Baidu Express Edition, Alipay, Tencent Watchlist, FaceU, WeChat [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/118-more-apps-banned-in-india-including-pubg-total-reaches-224">118 More Apps Banned In India Including PUBG, Total Reaches 224</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and a threat to national security.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This takes the total count of Chinese-linked mobile apps banned by India to 224.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 118 apps banned on Wednesday include Baidu, Baidu Express Edition, Alipay, Tencent Watchlist, FaceU, WeChat reading, Government WeChat, Tencent Weiyun, APUS Launcher Pro, APUS Security, Cut Cut, ShareSave by Xiaomi, and CamCard, besides PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, according to an official release.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The government blocks 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order,&#8221; the statement said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The move comes amid fresh border tensions with China in Ladakh.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The statement cited numerous complaints received by the IT ministry from various sources, including several reports about the misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users&#8217; data to servers outside India.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures,&#8221; the release said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Earlier on June 29, the government had banned 59 Chinese apps, including hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">That ban, applicable on apps such as WeChat and Bigo Live, had come in the backdrop of a stand-off along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh with Chinese troops.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The June ban was followed by blocking of 47 more Chinese apps that were clones and variants of the ones banned earlier.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On Wednesday, the government said the Electronics and IT Ministry, invoking its powers under section 69A of the Information Technology Act along with relevant rules and in view of the emergent nature of threats, has decided to block the 118 mobile apps.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These apps have been blocked &#8220;in view of the information available they are engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order&#8221;, it said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, ministry of home affairs has also sent an exhaustive recommendation for blocking these malicious apps.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Likewise, there have been similar bipartisan concerns, flagged by various public representatives, both outside and inside the Parliament of India,&#8221; the statement said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There has been a strong chorus in the public space to take strict action against apps that harm India&#8217;s sovereignty as well as citizens&#8217; privacy, it added.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;On the basis of these and upon receiving of recent credible inputs that information posted, permissions sought, functionality embedded as well as data harvesting practices of above-stated apps raise serious concerns that these apps collect and share data in a surreptitious manner and compromise personal data and information of users that can have a severe threat to the security of the State,&#8221; the statement said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The latest list also includes mobile applications such as Learn Chinese AI, Hi Meitu, VPN for TikTok, Beauty Camera Plus, along with a host of gaming apps.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The move to ban the apps will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users, the statement said, adding the decision is a targeted move to ensure safety, security and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;In the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India and security of the state and using the sovereign powers, the Government of India has decided to block the usage of certain apps, used in both mobile and non-mobile Internet-enabled devices,&#8221; it said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Welcoming the ban, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said the move is &#8220;a major milestone step against misdeeds of China and will certainly boost the morale of the country.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">CAIT national president B C Bhartia and secretary general Praveen Khandelwal said banning more Chinese apps was necessary as they &#8220;were always a threat to country&#8217;s safety, security and sovereignty as also for the protection of individual data these apps were accruing through their usages.&#8221;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Also, &#8220;Apps like PUBG were spoiling the next generation as more and more people of India were consuming their more time on PUBG and other apps,&#8221; they were quoted as saying in a CAIT press statement.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Source: PTI</p>
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