India urges world to act on use of VPN, crypto, encryption for terror

New Delhi: India is seeking global action to counter the use of a slew of technologies — including virtual private networks (VPN), end-to-end encrypted messaging services and blockchain-based technologies such as cryptocurrency — by terrorists, people aware of the development told ET. This mirrors New Delhi’s domestic stance on the issue.

Indian officials said “the anonymity, scale, speed and scope offered to (terrorists), and increasing possibility of their remaining untraceable to law enforcement agencies” by using these technologies, is one of the major challenges before the world.