Episode 148: India’s New VPN Rules

The Indian government's recent announcement will force Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to retain user data for five years. This move is set to have important ramifications for data protection and user privacy in India. In this episode of South Asia Chat, Dr Karthik Nachiappan, Research Fellow, ISAS, spoke to Mr Gurshabad Grover, Information Controls Fellow, Open Observatory of Network Interference. They discussed India's new VPN rules as well as broader issues related to internet governance in the country.