“It hopes to work hand-in-hand with the Indian government to find a solution that will allow gamers to once again drop into the battlegrounds while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations.” PUBG Mobile was a notable entry in a long list of apps banned in India due to what the government deemed predatory and intrusive use of data collection practices. “PUBG Corporation fully understands and respects the measures taken by the government as the privacy and security of player data is a top priority for the company,” the statement reads. According to the statement released, the PUBG Corporation will be officially pulling authorization of publishing from Tencent Games in India and take over publishing duties itself, effective immediately. PUBG Corporation posted on its decision on the PUBG website on September 7, 2020. It has stepped in to pull publishing duties from Tencent Mobile in India on the banned PUBG Mobile with the intention of working to get the app unbanned in the country. That said, the PUBG Corporation is one of a few of the companies affected that also might be able to do something about it. Roy, a technology and policy consultant.Various mobile app developers are likely concerned about losing business in India following a blanket ban of over 100 apps in the country over the course of the last month due to concerns of cybersecurity in its ever-increasing tensions with China. Big investment announcements always make good optics, even when the details are fuzzy," said Prasanto K. “PUBG is clearly going in for an India facelift and overhaul. Also, characters in the game will now automatically be clothed to allay nudity related concerns. last month made India centric announcements, including plans for 100 local hires and $100 million investment. “Launching the game by floating a new entity will not be in the spirit of the law," said Shukla. Cutting ties with Tencent will help, but the fine print of the data storage and privacy policy would be crucial in ascertaining the fate of the game," said Vinay Shukla, senior associate at Nishith Desai Associates. The original ban was enforced because of the data harvesting practices and the impending issues that may arise because of the use of such data surreptitiously against the interests of the nation. will now retain the publishing rights for the game. Unlike earlier, the South Korean company PUBG Corp. Mint had earlier reported that a new licensing agreement is in the works with an Indian gaming firm to pass on the rights to run the PUBG Mobile game in India. In November, PUBG Corporation’s parent company Krafton signed a deal with Microsoft to use their Azure cloud network to store user data. Thereafter, PUBG Mobile’s parent, PUBG Corp severed ties with Chinese gaming company Tencent Games. On September 2, the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) had banned 118 Chinese apps, including PUBG, against the backdrop of border tensions between India and China. PUBG may not be allowed relaunch if it does not resolve the concerns raised by the government.
“There were also questions on data sharing with other companies," the official said on condition of anonymity.
After the ban, a detailed questionnaire was sent to the gaming company more than two months ago that focused not only on the company’s ownership pattern but also raised several questions pertaining to security and privacy, a senior government official said.
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