India is intensifying a crackdown on Chinese technology companies with a government official saying security testing of China’s UC Browser is being done to see if it’s leaking data. UC Browser has over 100 million monthly active users in India and claims over 50% of the mobile browser market in the country. The ministry of electronics and IT said earlier this month that it was focusing on “securing Indian cyberspace” and its digital infrastructure. India’s sudden directive has puzzled phone makers. If the government wants that Indian data should not go out, it should say so decisively,” Pankaj Mohindroo, national president of the Indian Cellular Association, said in a phone interview.

Source: The Star August 24, 2017 09:00 UTC