India delays VPN rules to log customers data by 3 months

India delays VPN rules to log customers data by 3 months

India will give VPN providers and cloud service operators an additional three months to comply with new rules that require they maintain names and addresses of their customers and their IP addresses, delivering some relief to firms as many scramble to follow the new guidelines and others explore exiting the South Asian market. The Indian […]

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VPN firms are removing servers in India to avoid customer data sharing rule

VPN firms are removing servers in India to avoid customer data sharing rule

NordVPN, one of the most popular VPN providers, is the latest to confirm that it will be removing its servers in India ahead of the nation enacting new strict guidelines later this month. The Lithuania-based firm, which counts General Catalyst and Novator among its backers and is valued at $1.6 billion, said on Tuesday that […]

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India says VPN firms unwilling to comply with new rules ‘will have to pull out’

India says VPN firms unwilling to comply with new rules ‘will have to pull out’

India is pushing ahead with its new cybersecurity rules that will require cloud service providers and VPN operators to maintain names of their customers and their IP addresses and suggested firms unwilling to comply to pull out of the world’s second-largest internet market. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team clarified (PDF) on Wednesday that “virtual […]

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NordVPN confirms it was hacked

NordVPN confirms it was hacked

NordVPN, a virtual private network provider that promises to “protect your privacy online,” has confirmed it was hacked. The admission comes following rumors that the company had been breached. It first emerged that NordVPN had an expired internal private key exposed, potentially allowing anyone to spin out their own servers imitating NordVPN. VPN providers are […]

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