INDIA DELAYS VPN RULES TO LOG CUSTOMERS' DATA BY THREE MONTHS

Unchecked surveillance
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Rising digital authoritarianism https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/6/28/modis-critics-have-a-precarious-life-in-india

Authorities are forcing providers of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to retain the names and addresses of their customers and their computer IP addresses.

VPN providers have  threatened to pull out of the country https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/14/vpn-firms-are-removing-servers-in-india-ahead-of-new-rules/ ]

Cybersecurity experts in India and globally called on the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to suspend the rules https://www.accessnow.org/india-cert-in-directions-experts-joint-letter ]

the government body has delayed implementation until September. Experts' call for further consultation to protect Indians’ privacy and ensure a framework that "truly strengthens cybersecurity that empowers users in India." https://www.accessnow.org/india-cert-in-directions-experts/