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- The Indian government has ordered the removal of several mobile applications from app stores after reports that they were being misused to remotely shut down e-rickshaw batteries via Bluetooth or unauthorized apps.
- Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada informed the Lok Sabha of the action in an official statement issued on Wednesday.
- He also said the government has prepared a nationwide integrated and coordinated framework to strengthen cybersecurity and digital resilience in the digital ecosystem.
- The move is aimed at protecting users and improving cybersecurity.
What to watch next
- Which specific battery management system (BMS) apps are removed and whether more follow
- Details of the national cybersecurity framework involving CERT-In and NCIIPC
- Any further government steps against misuse of Bluetooth-controlled e-rickshaw batteries
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Named India · E-Rickshaw Battery Management Applications · Electronics and Information Technology Ministry · Government of India · Indian Computer Emergency Response Team · Jitin Prasad · National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre · National Cyber Coordination Centre
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