The Indian Navy will not be able to use smartphones and social media while on duty. According to the information received, the use of smartphones during the duty of Navy personnel has been banned. The Navy has taken this decision in view of security after a case of Honeytrap surfaced a few days ago. In such a situation, now Navy personnel cannot use the smartphone while being present at the naval base, dockyard, and warship.
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Decision taken after honeytrap surfaced
It is being told that last month, seven Navy personnel were trapped in Honeytrap. According to the report, these people were sharing information related to national security to a Pakistan agency. Apart from this, after the new order, Navy personnel cannot use multimedia messaging apps, social sites, blogging and e-commerce sites on duty. Facebook and WhatsApp have also been banned. Overall, the use of smartphones while on duty is banned. On this order, a Navy official said that this decision has been taken for safety, although he also said that this decision will cause some problems to the soldiers.
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US military has imposed a ban
It is being told that the US military has recently banned the TickTalk app. National security has been cited for this. According to the report, there is a danger of cyber attack from the Tick Talk app and through this, the people of the country and the army can be spied. Regarding the ban on the use of the US military's tick talk, US Army spokesman Lt Col Robin Ochoa said that the use of the army's TicTok app has been banned. The ban is initially imposed on both the Navy and the Department of Defense. The Navy said a few days ago that military personnel should not use the Tick Talk app. Along with this, the order issued by the Navy said that before downloading any app, read its details carefully and be careful. Along with this, the Defense Department has also said in its order that military personnel deletes the Tik Tok app from their phone or tablet immediately.