Update on July 2 (3:23 pm): All defence personnel have been "advised" to delete the 59 apps and refrain from using them, as per a June 30 cybersecurity advisory that Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar tweeted. Update on June 30: TikTok and Helo, among the 59 'Chinese' apps banned by the Indian government late Monday are no longer available on Apple and Google's app stores. Both the apps went missing from Apple App Store at around 1:30 am on June 30, while they vanished from Google Play Store this morning. TikTok's India Head, Nikhil Gandhi, in a statement said that they have been invited to meet with concerned government stakeholders to respond and submit clarifications. He maintained that TikTok doesn't share personal information of Indians with any foreign government, including China. TikTok's statement in full: "The Government of India has issued an…
