While recommending a ban on VPN, the Parliamentary Standing Committee cited technological challenges that it posed. The committee held that the ‘Dark Web’ and VPNs can bypass cyber security walls and allow criminals to remain anonymous online. It pointed out that VPNs could be downloaded easily. Many websites providing such facilities are advertising them. It asked the government to block VPNs with the help of Internet Service Providers (ISPs).Countries that have banned VPNs are: China, Russia, Oman, Iraq and Belarus.Countries where VPNs are still allowed include Algeria, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and UAE. (Source: Atlas VPN Adoption Index).***
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