A man in Rajouri district was booked on Tuesday for using virtual private network (VPN) which was banned last month by the district administration, officials said.
In an order issued on April 24, Additional District Magistrate of Rajouri Rajeev Kumar Khajuria ordered immediate suspension of VPN services in the district as a preventive measure to protect all information related to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and other sensitive data from cyber attacks.
I still don’t understand why they banned VPN. How banning VPN would protect the election?
Completely unrelated. VPNs, while imperfect, are effective and accessible tools for circumventing surveillance. That’s why governments don’t like them.
I still don’t understand why they banned VPN. How banning VPN would protect the election?
Completely unrelated. VPNs, while imperfect, are effective and accessible tools for circumventing surveillance. That’s why governments don’t like them.