ExpressVPN moves India servers out of the country to ensure privacy, service continuity

ExpressVPN, one of the major VPN providers, announced it will move its India-based servers to Singapore and the UK in response to the new VPN rules that require private network providers to store user information for at least five years. The VPN provider termed the India’s new policy a “window for potential abuse”, noting that “the damage done by potential misuse of this kind of law far outweighs any benefit that lawmakers claim would come from it.” VPN users in the country are disappointed by the government’s new rules on VPN providers. "One of the key reasons behind using VPN services was to ensure greater protection when using open networks and ensuring control over the data shared and used by websites to track searches. “Privacy for me is paramount, so if my current VPN provider does not take a stand against the new government policy, I will consider shifting over to a provider like ExpressVPN,” he said.