Several online gaming websites might be banned by the government next, including EA.com, MiniClip, and Zapak. Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has asked Union Minister RS Prasad to block 132 websites in the state, owing to the dangers posed by online gambling. However, in the letter sent by the CM to the IT minister, which Gadgets 360 has accessed, there are several sites that have nothing to do with online gambling at all, including EA.com — one of the biggest and most well-known game developers in the world, best known for its series of sports games like FIFA and NHL, as well as mobile games like Bejeweled and SimCity. Since the first “Chinese” app ban that took place in June, the government has so far banned 224 apps on the grounds of national security. Now CM Reddy in his letter asking for the ban of 132 websites argues that online gambling should also be banned as it leads "to youth getting involved in vices like gambling and betting from the comfort of their homes, t...
TikTok's Android app allegedly collected unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices for at least 15 months, which ended with the release of an update in November last year. These unique identifiers, called media access control (MAC) addresses, are primarily used to serve personalized advertisements. This new information comes to light when a few days ago, US President Donald Trump passed an order banning TickTock in the country. The app is accused of helping the Communist Party of China keep an eye on the US government. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the strategy used by TikTok to collect MAC addresses for Android users violates Google's policy. The platform, owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance, is said to have ended the strategy through an update released on 18 November. In 2013, Apple prevented third-party app developers from collecting iPhone users' MAC addresses. Google followed that suit in 2015 and banned apps on Google Play from collecting ...