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,...
18 Sep, 2025, 10.19 PM IST
Your VPN might be spying for China: Watchdog flags 17 apps with hidden ties on Apple and Google storesA new report by the Technology Transparency Project warns that 17 VPN apps, available on major app stores, may be secretly linked to Qihoo ...
13 Jun, 2025, 12.57 AM IST
'Not available in your region': what is a VPN and how can I use one safely?A VPN is like a secure tunnel between your device and the internet. When you use a VPN, your internal traffic is scrambled into unreadable ...
04 Jun, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
Myanmar's military rulers enact cybersecurity law with wide-ranging censorship provisionsMyanmar's military regime has enacted a new cybersecurity law imposing extensive controls on communications, targeting VPNs and digital pla...
03 Jan, 2025, 09.50 PM IST
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...
12 Nov, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
Now, Proton VPN removes physical servers from IndiaIn a statement to ET, the Switzerland-based company has called the new guidelines, which came into effect at the end of June, "highly regre...
22 Sep, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
After India, US aims to crackdown on VPN service providersThe VPN industry is extremely opaque, and many VPN providers exploit, mislead, and take advantage of unwitting consumers, the lawmakers sai...
18 Jul, 2022, 12.41 PM IST
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...
17 Jun, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
NordVPN to shut VPN servers in India from June 26A company spokesperson said it will be removing its servers on June 26, stating that NordVPN will not be able to guarantee privacy for its ...
14 Jun, 2022, 08.49 PM IST
ExpressVPN logs out, rejects government demand"ExpressVPN refuses to participate in the Indian government’s attempts to limit internet freedom," the company said.
03 Jun, 2022, 09.34 AM IST
ExpressVPN to shut India servers; Javier Olivan to be Meta’s next COOExpressVPN will remove all its servers in India as it “refuses to participate in the Indian government’s attempts to limit internet freedom...
02 Jun, 2022, 09.34 PM IST
Why India needs strong cyber security norms to curb misuse of VPNsThe new cyber-security norms mandates reporting of cybersecurity incidents and misuse of VPNs.
22 May, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
Follow rules or leave India: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar to VPN service providersChandrasekhar was speaking at the release of the Frequently Answered Questions (FAQs) on the Cert-In guidelines, which were issued on April...
19 May, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
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.
16 May, 2022, 05.36 PM IST
VPNs, give Internet privacy public valueSetting special disclosure requirements in excess of court orders in the course of criminal investigation could push VPNs beyond Indian jur...
11 May, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
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...
10 May, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
- Now, Google, Skype, VPN asked to give access to law enforcing agenices
The development comes after a notice to RIM, to allow interception of communications using the device.
31 Aug, 2010, 01.53 AM IST