India plans stricter VPN regulations to prevent bypassing blocks

The Indian Government is working on an expansive legal framework requiring VPN providers to establish offices in India and hire compliance officers for addressing grievances raised by the government

Penalties and jail terms are also being considered for local employees in case of non-compliance.

In the last few months, we have been observing that users are able to bypass content, accounts and online services that have been blocked by the government on various grounds by using VPN services. The 2022 Cert-In directives that required VPN providers to store some usage data have not managed to rein in these companies as they have simply refused to comply. So, the need for a full-fledged law is being felt.

This comes after the 2022 rules were not effective, as many VPN companies removed their physical servers from India.

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Apple will require age verification to use iPhone camera

New strings in iOS 27 Beta 3 notes:

Camera needs to confirm your age range to comply with local regulations before continuing.

This has been implemented to comply with age verification law in different countries & in states like Texas in the US.

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No, more like camera permission for app to do age verification.

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So basically iPhones with kids accounts will require parent permission to use the camera. Thus, the verification to use the camera app