India Orders VPN Companies to Collect and Hand Over User Data

[Sushubh]

I wonder if the VPN law also require Dropbox type Services to give complete access of user data to government if they demand it. They do have such requirements for hosting services iirc.

 

[Navjot Singh]

That's the beauty of not defining cloud providers in their notification. You can go after anyone.

 

[Sushubh]

TunnelBear no longer available in India

In order to protect the privacy of our users, we’ve made the difficult decision to no longer sell TunnelBear in India. Why have we made this decision? Earlier this year, the Indian Computer Emerg...

help.tunnelbear.com

 

[User007]

We replaced VPN servers in India to keep your data private | Proton VPN

Proton removes India-based VPN servers to protect privacy, but we continue to service our community in India.

protonvpn.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

Govt likely to extend Cert-In cyber rules deadline to aid MSMEs - The Economic Times

This will apply to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told ET.

m.economictimes.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

Our Norton Secure VPN is no longer available for use within India as a result of governmental regulations requiring the logging and saving of user data, but you can still use your purchase when traveling outside of India.

 

[Sushubh]

Top Secret: One year on, CERT-In refuses to reveal information about compliance notices issued under its 2022 Directions on cybersecurity

To mark the first anniversary of the notification of the 2022 CERT-In Directions, we filed two Right to Information (“RTI”) applications with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, seeking details on the issuance of compliance notices under this new regulatory mandate.

internetfreedom.in

 

[Sushubh]

Surfshark confirms it is one of the recipients of CERT-In's notices on cybersecurity directions

This marks the latest development in the year-long controversy surrounding several VPN companies, including Surfshark, that have removed their Indian servers, pledging non-compliance with CERT-In directions.

www.moneycontrol.com

 

[JB701]

so silly. people can pay VPN using crypto even if card payments for Indians were blocked. Mullvad even allows you to send bank notes.

 

[Sushubh]

Next step would be blocking access to ips.