NEW DELHI : Indian cybersecurity rules due to come into force later this month will create an"environment of fear rather than trust", a body representing top tech companies has warned the government, calling for a one-year delay before the rules take effect.
Among other changes the directive from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team requires tech companies to report data breaches within six hours of noticing such incidents and to maintain IT and communications logs for six months. CERT, which comes under the IT ministry, has also asked cloud service providers such as Amazon and virtual private network companies to retain names of their customers and IP addresses for at least five years, even after they stop using the company's services.
On Thursday, VPN service provider ExpressVPN removed its servers from India, saying it"refuses to participate in the Indian government's attempts to limit internet freedom".
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