Battlegrounds Mobile India the Indian Specific version of PUBG Mobile India has announced early access to gamers in India on June 18th 2021.
Krafton the parent company of Battlegrounds Mobile India has not announced any official release date. Even though the game is available only on android devices it has already crossed 5M downloads on Play store.
PUBG Mobile was banned due to security concerns in September 2020. In a recent report from IGN it states that the Indian version of PUBG Mobile has been transferring data of Indian users to Chinese servers.
As per the reports Battlegrounds Mobile India is sending user data to servers in China. The report citing sources claims that one of the servers where the data is being sent is based in Beijing. Additionally, the report claims that these servers are run by Tencent. It also includes user device data, which is sent to Tencent-run Proxima Beta in Hong Kong and also Microsoft Azure servers located in the US, Mumbai, and Moscow
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However Krafton Inc has released an official statement explaining the recent concerns of data transfer of Battlegrounds Mobile India.
Statement on the recent concern on data transfer of BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA
“KRAFTON, Inc., the creator of BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA and the owner of the blockbuster IP – PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, is working to fully comply with the Indian laws and regulations as we lead up to the official launch of BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA.
KRAFTON is implementing the industry’s toughest standards for data security and is working to overcome any shortcomings throughout the Early Access testing period, for the official launch of BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA. In the meantime, KRAFTON is fully aware of the recent concerns over data handling in regards to BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA Early Access test.
With the hopes of convening with our fans in India soon in an official launch, KRAFTON has been tirelessly working on the Early Access test of BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA to offer a distinct battle royale experience in a safe and secure environment.
And with privacy, player data safety and protection being our top priority, KRAFTON is taking the concerns raised very seriously and has taken immediate, concrete actions to address this issue.
Similar to other global mobile games and apps, BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA also uses third party solutions to provide unique game features. In the process of using these solutions, some game data was shared to third parties.
BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA’s privacy policy (link) fully discloses that the app may transfer some user data, with users’ consent to the privacy policy and choosing to migrate their accounts.
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No data has been shared in violation of the privacy policy.
Thus, data shared to third parties are ONLY to enable certain game features.
In the meantime, KRAFTON will continue to closely monitor and protect any data being transferred to unexpected and restricted IP addresses prior to the official launch.”
Above statement was released by Battlegrounds Mobile India right after the questions raised with regards to security concerns and user data.
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