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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Mateen Hafeez and Nitasha Natu | TNN

Maharashtra: Google asked to remove 69 loan apps over harassment

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Cyber, the state’s nodal authority for cybercrime investigation, has received over 1,900 complaints concerning online loan apps since the Covid pandemic broke out in 2020.

The authority recently sent a notice to Google’s US office asking it to remove 69 apps suspected of using unethical practices to recover money from borrowers.

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