On April 28, 2022, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued Directions under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 regarding preventing, responding and reporting cyber incidents. These Directions will become effective on June 27, 2022. SnTHosting, a VPN service provider, has addressed legal representation to MeitY seeking recall of the Directions as they compel a range of entities, including SnTHostings, to surveil their users and collect their personal data, and mandate them to make such data available to CERT-In on demand. IFF has provided legal support in drafting the representation.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://internetfreedom.in/snthostings-a-vpn-seedbox-and-root-server-provider-urges-meity-to-withdraw-the-unlawful-cert-in-direction-which-will-be-effective-on-june-27-2022/