Delhi High Court reserves verdict on plea of Telegram app against banThe Delhi High Court has reserved its decision on Telegram's challenge to a government ban. The ban was imposed before the NEET-UG 2026 re-...
Telegram ban: HC asks government to present proof that justifies blockingDelhi High Court questioned the government's temporary ban on Telegram, imposed ahead of the NEET re-exam to curb cheating and fake paper c...
Delhi HC seeks govt reply on Telegram plea against NEET exam-time banThe Delhi High Court is reviewing Telegram's challenge to a temporary ban imposed before the NEET re-examination. The government blocked th...
Telegram stops working for existing users in India but operational on VPNTelegram access is temporarily blocked in India for existing users. This action aims to prevent paper leaks for the upcoming NEET-UG 2026 r...
Disproportionate, band-aid solution: IFF on Centre's curbs on Telegram ahead of NEET re-examThe Internet Freedom Foundation has voiced strong opposition to the government's controversial move to not only ban Telegram but also to st...
Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin's digital iron curtainSince the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutio...
From BBM to Threema: How messaging apps fuel JK terror networksTerrorists in Jammu and Kashmir are using encrypted apps for communication. Interrogation of a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative revealed the use o...
EU updates age-check app after vulnerabilities foundThe European Union is updating its new age verification app. This comes after independent developers identified security flaws. The app aim...
VPNs banned in several J&K districtsIn an effort to maintain public safety, several districts in Jammu and Kashmir have implemented a ban on the use of Virtual Private Network...
Michigan’s new bill sparks outrage: VPNs, adult content, even Manga at riskMichigan may soon ban VPNs and many types of adult content for all residents. The new bill targets online privacy tools, adult manga, ASMR,...
France gets blocked from Pornhub on June 4, and within 30 minutes Proton VPN usage explodes by a whopping 1000%After France pushed new rules for checking user’s age on adult sites, Pornhub and others blocked access for French users on June 4. This le...
Russia to limit only VPN services which pose a 'threat' to securityA 2017 Russian law obliged providers of VPN technology to cooperate with the Russian authorities and to restrict access to content banned b...
Govt bans VPN, cloud services for employeesThe mandate comes just days after ExpressVPN, Surfshark and NordVPN said they would stop offering their services in the country following a...
ETtech Explainer: What India's new VPN rules mean for your privacyThe new rules would require VPN and cloud providers to store customer data for a period of 5 years or more, risking users privacy.
Coinbase CEO on RBI’s ‘informal pressure’; Delivery IPO subscribed 21% on day oneNow, CEO Brian Armstrong has said “informal pressure” from the RBI was behind the decision, adding that the regulator is applying soft pres...
UnCERT-in times for VPN services providers in IndiaIndia has more than 270 million VPN users, who use them to access company networks securely, remain anonymous, access geo-restricted conten...
China launches crackdown on Internet, tightens Great FirewallThe move is a setback for China-based foreign community as most of the diplomats, foreign journalists and tourists use VPNs.