India Intensifies Crackdown on Chinese Tech Firms

Dozens of smartphone companies directed to audit security
Action comes amid tense standoff on remote China-India border

UC Browser has over 100 million monthly active users in India and claims over 50 percent of the mobile browser market in the country.
Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

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By Saritha Rai

August 24, 2017 at 4:46 AM UTC

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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.

Testing on the popular browser made by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s UCWeb is under way and the government is awaiting a report before deciding on any action, Ajay Prakash Sawhney, secretary in the ministry of electronics and information technology, said on Wednesday. UC Browser has over 100 million monthly active users in India and claims over 50 percent of the mobile browser market in the country.