ExpressVPN removes India-based servers, says Centre's rules 'overreaching'

Virtual private network service provider ExpressVPN announced removal of all its India-based VPN servers, rejecting the directions given by CERT-In

Virtual private network service provider ExpressVPN announced removal of all its India-based VPN servers, rejecting the directions given by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and calling them "overreaching." 

In a statement, ExpressVPN said, "With a recent data law introduced in India requiring all VPN providers to store user information for at least five years, ExpressVPN has made the very straightforward decision to remove our India-based VPN servers."

“Rest assured, our users will still be able to connect to VPN servers that will give them Indian IP addresses and allow them to access the internet as if they were