The future of BGMI in India is unclear because the popular mobile game might get banned again.
Why BGMI is banning again in India
Seema Haider is the reason of it. Sima Hairder is the woman who fell in love with an Indian man while playing the game.The Indian government has doubts about Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), even though it’s different from PUBG Mobile.This is because user data could go to servers connected to China.The government is worried data like locations, audio recordings, and other private information might be misused.
Official statement of government
A senior cybersecurity official from the Indian government recommended that Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) should no longer be available. There were concerns about how user data could be misused.One concern was that a woman from Pakistan entered India after meeting a man on BGMI.The government worried that data collected by the app, like location and audio, could be used for spying or cyber attacks.BGMI was seen as a version of PUBG Mobile, which China was involved with and India had previously banned.PUBG Mobile is based in the US but authorities want to make sure no user data gets sent elsewhere.This has everyone looking into Krafton, the company behind PUBG Mobile, and we’re all waiting to hear what they have to say.
Krafton and government meeting
There’s a big meeting next week that should clear things up. At the meeting, Krafton can explain their side while the government re-reviews everything before deciding whether PUBG Mobile can keep going or not.
Why BGMI was banned in 2022
BGMI was banned in India in 2022 due to data security concerns.The government was worried that user data from the game, such as location information and audio recordings, might end up on servers that were possibly linked to China. This raised fears about how that data could potentially be misused. BGMI’s direct link to PUBG Mobile, which had previously been banned in India for similar national security concerns, added to the suspicion around BGMI as well.Even though BGMI was its own separate mobile app, the fact that its developers still had connections to a Chinese company heightened worries within the government.When all these different factors are taken together – the data security risks, the link to PUBG Mobile, and the Chinese development ties.It led the government to make the decision to remove BGMI from app stores in India in July 2022.
