App update and Human rights

ProtonVPN, a Swiss virtual private network service provider slammed Apple for stopping app updates and violating human rights.

A virtual private network (VPN) gives you online privacy and anonymity by creating a private network from a public internet connection. VPNs mask your internet protocol (IP) address so your online actions are virtually untraceable. Most important, VPN services establish secure and encrypted connections.

The military of Myanmar has grabbed power in a coup (third time in the nation’s history since its independence from British rule in 1948). A state of emergency has been imposed and democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained.

Although India has expressed its concern over the recent developments, India cannot alienate itself from Myanmar as we have significant economic and strategic interests in Myanmar and its neighbourhood, especially with respect to its Act East Policy (Ex: Sittwe port in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project etc.)

Apple blocked Proton’s security updates on the same day when the UN recommended the Proton app to the people of Myanmar to report evidence of crime by the military forces.
These updates include security enhancements to safeguard against account takeover attempts.
People of Myanmar turned to ProtonVPN to bypass internet blocks and seek accurate news, when the military forces imposed internet shutdown to prevent evidence of wrongdoings from getting out.

Earlier, during the Hong Kong protests Apple censored ProtonVPN and removed the HKmap.live and Quartz apps, from its App Store after it received pressure from China.
Hong Kong residents used the apps to stay informed about the protests.

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