The Indian CERT-in (Computer Emergency Response Team), which is administered by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, released an exclusive order on Thursday, pushing data centers, VPN (virtual private network) providers, and crypto exchanges to keep a large amount of consumer data for nearly five years.

According to the uniquely released order, India-based crypto exchanges will be needed to stockpile the names, contact information, ownership patterns, as well as the rest of the data of the consumers. Providers of VPN services and crypto exchanges are also instructed to report the cybercrime events within six hours of their happening. They are required to deliver the stored data to the relevant authorities, as noted by the official directive.

It added that on the order of CERT-In regarding the reaction as well as preventive measures for cyber events, the institutions must take the respective action or deliver the data or the other such assistance to CERT-In. The latest orders will be implemented from 22nd June onwards, and those privacy-centered crypto venues and providers of VPN services that do not store the crucial consumer data are directed to close their activities.

As asserted by CERT-In, the unique orders aim at assisting them to take measures to confront cybercrimes within six hours, nonetheless, the data that they have directed the venues to store and deliver is definite about the customers and they have become extremely conscious about it. One of the consumers noted that the authorities intend to govern the citizens’ personal life even though the constitutions of the country does not permit such things but rather to be fair. According to the user, no one is conscious regarding private data throughout India.

Nonetheless, a few owners of the crypto exchanges received the respective move with open hands, mentioning that they will be assisted by this step to prosecute the tax escapers. Sathvik Vishwanath – the CEO of Unicoin – disclosed that this counts to be a beneficial measure and the crypto players will be provided with clarity regarding the data to be stored by them.

The crimes occurring throughout the crypto space as well as the tax evasion that prevailed in the respective field would come under the lens of the authorities. At present, it is yet ambiguous if there would be any application of the latest rules over the crypto exchanges that are working just within the country or the other foreign ones providing facilities to the Indian citizens as well.