Myanmar Proposes Cybersecurity Law That Bans VPNs and Online Gambling

Myanmar’s military junta has reportedly proposed a draft cybersecurity law that criminalizes the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) as well as online gambling.

Under the draft law, which was leaked to Asia Times, punishments for using a VPN without approval or online gambling will include a fine of 5 million kyat (US$2,800), three years imprisonment, or both.

Online gambling in Myanmar has sat in a grey area. Whilst it is technically illegal, the government had turned a blind eye to the industry, with little enforcement action on the industry.

Source: https://agbrief.com/news/myanmar/31/01/2022/myanmar-proposes-cybersecurity-law-that-bans-vpns-and-online-gambling/