Commentaries by Lishika Sahni and Kritin Bahuguna

How India’s New IT Directives Compromise Private Data

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How India’s New IT Directives Compromise Private Data

Lishika Sahni and Kritin Bahuguna

July 11, 2022 03:30:50 pm

A set of rules issued recently by Indian cyber security authorities threaten to undermine the very privacy benefits VPNs are designed to enhance. Following the passage of the new directives, VPN providers operating in India are legally obligated to keep a host of private user data on file for a period of five years. This [...]

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