IS VPN SERVICES BAN IN INDIA? WHO NEEDS TO WORRY AND WHO DON'T??

IS VPN SERVICES BAN IN INDIA? WHO NEEDS TO WORRY AND WHO DON'T??

VPN USES

1) VPN is used by companies to secure access to the company's servers and data by employees working remotely who may be using public or unsecured internet connections

2) Popular VPN services, Like NordVPN, Express VPN and IPVanish, Give users anonymity on the internet and allow them to access banned sites in India, And Mostly VPN used by Youngsters and Kids for to play pubg last year.

Why Ban?

   If India bans VPN Service in India, It would join league of already joined countries like China, North Korea, Russia, UAE. The parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in India has urged the union government to block VPN in India, Just like Other already banned countries. Popular VPN services like NordVPN is used for Speed and Privacy, ExpressVPN is used for Fast Speed and Access to Popular Apps, TorGuard is Used for Torrenting, IPVanish is used for Multi-Device support, Cyberghost is used for Access to multiple servers. Also India is said to have the highest adoption rate of VPN according to Data. While Comparing Secure Wi-Fi Hotspot, VPNs Provides greater privacy. But most of the people used to see the contents like Porn Videos and Pirated Content so its is officially illegal to see these contents, Many of the people only use VPNs for to see this Content, So it is the main reason for VPN ban proposal.

Is it possible to ban VPN?

   Yes, it is possible to ban VPNs. “The government would release a mandate to Internet service providers to block commonly used VPN protocols and ports used by these VPN services. Additionally, less technical ISPs will still have loose ends in having an effective blanket ban of VPN services,” said Darshit Ashara, Associate VP of CloudSEK’s research team.

“Given the current technological world that we reside in, a popular technique named "Deep Packet Inspection" can be implemented to get this done. Alongside IP address or Port blocking techniques can also be used. We have earlier noticed Reliance Jio using SNI-inspection based filtering to block websites,” Ashara added.

Why is this ban on VPN being proposed?

The committee in its report presented to Rajya Sabha, highlighted the dangers of VPNs that can “bypass cyber security walls and allow criminals to remain anonymous online”. Since VPNs encrypt your internet traffic it gives you the protection of your virtual identity. Your online activities are hidden from the websites you visit and from ISPs as well. But the main purpose of VPNs is to help prevent third parties from tracking your online activities and stealing data.

In addition to working with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and internet service providers (ISPs) to identify and block VPNs, the committee suggested a coordination mechanism be developed with international agencies to ensure that the VPNs are blocked permanently. It also urged the government to improve the tracking and surveillance systems to keep a check on the use of VPN and the dark web as well. The dark web consists of hidden internet sites that can be accessed only by a specialised web browser. These websites are used to keep internet activity anonymous and private. Like VPNs, the dark web can be used for both legal and illegal purposes.

Will the ban be foolproof?

   More than the process of blocking VPNs in the country, the task of ensuring that the ban is in place would be more important, Ashara added. Similar to how individuals can find ways to bypass bans on apps like PUBG Mobile, the same could be followed for VPNs as well. “If not so sophisticated users are able to evade bans, here we are talking about someone(cybercriminal) who is technically strong or very least knowledgeable,” Ashara said.

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