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Iran to crack down on web censor-beating software
- Iran: Monday, June 11 - 2012 at 10:57
Iran's cyber police force is set to launch a new crackdown on Virtual Private Networks (VPN) that allow many Iranians circumvent the government's internet censorship, AFP has reported. VPNs use a secure protocol to encrypt users' data, foiling online blocks put in place by Iran's authorities, according to the head of the specialised police unit, Kamal Hadianfar. "It has been agreed that a commission (within the cyber police) be formed to block illegal VPNs," he said. "About 20 to 30% of (Iranian internet) users use VPN," or more than seven million people out of the country's 36 million web users, Hadianfar added.
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StaffMonday, June 11 - 2012 at 10:57 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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