No Policy Violated: Krafton On Battlegrounds Mobile India Data Transfer
Notably, PUBG Mobile India was banned by the Indian government in September 2020 due to data privacy concerns
Mumbai: Battlegrounds Mobile India’s creator Krafton has said, “No data has been shared in violation of privacy policy,” after reports claimed it shared players’ data with China-based servers.
Battlegrounds Mobile India, the next version of PUBG Mobile India, faced a serious allegation over the weekend when an IGN India report claimed that Battlegrounds Mobile India was sending some user data to a server located in China.
The report claimed that the data of Battleground Mobile India players were being sent to China Mobile Communications servers. The report states that the server to which the data of Battleground Mobile India players was sent is owned by the Chinese state-owned telecom operator. The report added that Battlegrounds Mobile India also established connections with Tencent servers.
However, IGN claimed in its new report that Battlegrounds Mobile India developers Crafton have fixed the bug and that Battlegrounds Mobile India players’ data is no longer being sent to Chinese data servers.
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For its part, Krafton has released a statement acknowledging the incident and said, “Krafton is fully aware of the recent concerns over data handling in regards to BGMI Early Access test. 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 with third parties. Its privacy policy fully discloses that the app may transfer some user data, with users’ consent to the privacy policy and choosing to migrate their accounts. No data has been shared in violation of the privacy policy.”
According to Krafton, Battlegrounds Mobile India uses third-party solutions to provide unique game features which is how some data was shared with third-party solutions. The company stated that their privacy policy states that the app may transfer some data “with users’ consent to the privacy policy and choosing to migrate their accounts.”
The spokesperson has further added, “The 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.”
Notably, PUBG Mobile India was banned by the Indian government in September 2020 due to data privacy concerns.
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