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.
  • thallamabond@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    6 months ago

    “Officials said a police team was on patrolling duty on Tuesday when during routine frisking in Dharamsal area, a man was found to be using banned VPN on his mobile phone.”

    “…routine frisking…”

    Thats how its done people, ban something from the internet, then check you in the real world. Good luck to us all in the “New Openess”

  • redcalcium@lemmy.instituteEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    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?

    • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Completely unrelated. VPNs, while imperfect, are effective and accessible tools for circumventing surveillance. That’s why governments don’t like them.