[castevictim]

When someone reads the above comment and thinks 'Oh well, it is a risk the user is willing to take by using these apps in an Authoritarian regime' should think again.

Targeting users who rely upon secure apps is becoming common in flawed democracies as well and more countries are eager to join that list. Several people, including minors were arrested in Kashmir when police found VPN app on their mobile during routine checks[0]. Government's logic being 'Why use VPN, if you are not a terrorist?'

At the same time journalists, activists are heavily dependent upon secure apps like this to make their voice heard outside, all the more reason for all of us who are lucky to not have gestapo knocking our doors because we used a VPN to watch PornHub to make usage of such secure apps (messaging, email, VPN etc.) very common.

[0]https://scroll.in/article/954711/in-kashmir-a-spree-of-arres...