Pune-based hosting provider SnTHostings has sued the Indian government, challenging rules that would require VPN companies to maintain records of their users’ data. The Internet Freedom Foundation, which is assisting the firm in the lawsuit, announced news of petition in the Delhi High Court in a blog post on Wednesday. SnTHostings CEO Harsh Jain refused to comment on the case, citing the ongoing legal proceedings.
The Delhi High Court issued notice to the government on Wednesday. The case will be taken up next on December 9.
In the 33 page lawsuit, SnTHostings’s lawyers asked that the parts of the CERT-in directions (which we reported here) that require VPN providers to maintain user data be set aside. The firm argued that the requirement that VPN companies maintain logs…
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