Proton VPN gets out of India due to govt’s new cybersecurity rules, Nord and others left earlier
The new cybersecurity rules were supposed to be enforced on June 28. The CERT-In then extended the deadline to September 25. The rule mandates companies to store India users’ data locally. Proton, a Swiss internet company best known for its virtual-private-network services, is removing its servers from India in order to “protect” users’ privacy. To protest upcoming cybersecurity rules that require VPN operators to store Indian users’ data locally, the company decided to shut down servers in the country. Proton is a major VPN service provider in India and around…