Dec 3, 2019, 7:56 PM IST
Mobile downloads of virtual private network or VPN apps in India grew by 405% to 57 million in the 12 months starting October 2018, when India banned hundreds of porn websites, according to data from Apple’s App Store and Google Play. VPNs allow users to mask their location and browse the internet more securely. It gives users online privacy and anonymity by creating a private network from a public internet connection.