Budgam, Dec 30: In the interest of public safety, law and order, and data security, the District Administration Budgam has ordered the suspension of all Virtual Private Network (VPN) services on mobile phones across District Budgam for a period of two months from the date of issuance of the order, unless withdrawn earlier.
The order has been issued by District Magistrate Budgam, Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, following inputs from the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Budgam regarding unprecedented and suspiciously high VPN usage across various parts of the district.
The police communication flagged concerns that such usage could be exploited for unlawful and anti-national activities, including incitement of unrest, dissemination of inflammatory material, and coordination of activities prejudicial to the maintenance of public order. It further noted that VPNs enable encrypted data transmission, mask IP addresses, bypass firewalls and website restrictions, and may expose sensitive information to potential cyber threats.
In view of the prevailing circumstances and the need for immediate preventive measures to safeguard public security and sensitive data, the District Magistrate deemed it necessary to impose these restrictions. As per the order, the SSP Budgam has been directed to ensure strict implementation of the directive in letter and spirit.
The District Administration has appealed to the public to cooperate with the order in the interest of maintaining peace, public order, and data security in the district.
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