Explained: India’s New VPN Rules & How They Affect Your Digital Freedom

India’s cybersecurity watchdog - CERT-In - has issued new rules for VPN service providers in the country, which will be effective starting September 25, 2022. These rules will make it mandatory for VPN companies to collect and store data of their users for up to five years. Why are VPN providers unhappy with the new regulations? How will it affect your digital freedom? Here’s everything that you should know.
0:00 Use of VPN in India
1:03 New VPN rules in India
1:40 How this affects your privacy
2:06 VPN companies upset with rules
2:20 Reason for new VPN guidelines
2:57 Conclusion
Anchor: Ashri Khandelwal (gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/ashr...)
Video Editor: Pankaj Rawat (gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/pank...)
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Hi guys, if you would like to know more about these new VPN rules in India, then do check our full story - gadgets360.com/internet/news/cert-in-vpn-user-data-collection-msme-report-cybersecurity-breach-compliance-date-september-25-3107111

[@RabbilChoudhary]

I really don't know who came up with these rules! But there should be a petition of some kind so that these rules never come into play. Kind of defeats the purpose of using a VPN! Our government needs to find some other way to tackle cybercrime. Did they even think this through before making these rules? Really annoyed with this current set of rules. The Privacy of Indian internet users is absolutely compromised!

[@sunildmello2610]

Thanks to Rajeev Chandrasekhar - from BJP. (Nord VPN spokesperson Ms. Laura & Express VPN have criticized this as an Authoritarian state rule).

[@dARKf3n1Xx]

So no more privacy in india.

[@kishoresethuraman2217]

Government better investment money to stop cyber crime instead of making this rules

[@raviolipatchouli9290]

ah yes i see india has been taking notes from China but only for the dumb reasons. Thanks for the video and explanation

[@anezmanzoor4221]

Now I know why the Indian locations in my vpn disappeared

[@hiranmayib]

I have to pay maintenance bill in health scheme in another country that I worked for . I can't access their website without VPN access. These are legal activities.

[@amardeepsingh5171]

Vpn isn't banned .. it's just govt can track your activities which u do with vpn

[@noneB974]

@@amardeepsingh5171 it's not banned but companies are removing Indian access because of the laws. It's stupid

[@noneB974]

@@amardeepsingh5171 I use my Indian bank services from UK using vpn but now I cannot

[@dhruvjain9887]

All vpns are still their,what is this about?

[@Gadgets360]

Hi dhruv, these VPN rules will be effective starting September 25, 2022.

[@soothingsounds0077]

Nice explaination 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Gadgets360]

Glad you liked it 🙌🏼

[@baymax001]

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[@smileplease8151]

Use tor then

[@fullstart6470]

Its extremely slow