Pipe dream! Most organizations use VPN to connect to their customers, and internal networks. China could not "ban" VPN, how would India ever do it? If they ever pass a bill, It'll jut be like enforcing lane driving in India - its the law, but not really enforceable.
When did that ever stop a motivated group in power?
Public VPN is blocked in China; they usually track the IP trying to download/connect to Public VPN and take action on those users. For private VPN (used by Entreprises), you need a license from the Govt.
Here the problem is with the enforcement, unlike developed nations. In the US, the law and enforcement agencies will go to any extent to crack down on anyone abusing the system. It reminds me of the case where the FBI hired hackers to crack Apple encryption for one of the iPhones; they ceased from a Terrorist when Apple denied cooperating. No one cried about privacy/phone hacking; the FBI just did it. But here, if the Law and Enforcement try to be strict, a section of the people will start accusing the Govt. of destroying the Democratic Fabric of the country. Nonetheless, the country's electorate is super intelligent; they know who to vote and kick out.
Its banned but is used by almost everyone who wants to watch youtube be it China or UAE. Crackdown is only when you criticize the government, and that too when they can track and trace. There are ever evolving ways to access content. Censorship and bans don't work in reality.
We are on the same page saying the same thing here. It'll be a non enforceable law.
Yes. But sadly the work around forces users to do something which is illegal or not explicitly stated as legal.
Agreed, but another questions that arises is what is the government trying to achieve by blocking VPN? IT surely cant be to stop people from watching BBC. This intrusion into people's right to privacy is not a sign of secure and democratic governments.
