Indian Army cautions units, personnel against using smartphone apps and blacklist few mobile apps.
There are news on how Indian Defence Personnel has
been trapped to download mobile apps which was created and distributed by
developer who are believed to be associated with Pakistan Intelligence. As per the CNN-IBN there has been
notification which has issued to personals on downloading few application and
their usage while on duty.
As per the information on the internet, Army has blacklisted
WeChat, Smesh & Lime. Army has
already issued warning about using “True Caller” in 2014 when Truecaller
database was hacked.
Source suggest, defence personnel who are located in tactical area are also requested to turn off GPS (or) location settings on their smartphone.
Google Play has immediately removed Smesh app from the play
store after the story broke out, however you will be able to download the APK
from Third Party website like apkpure.com
Given below the mobile apps icon which are blacklisted for
Indian Defense Personal.
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