nEW dELHI, Dec. 13 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued an advisory directing virtual private network (VPN) service providers and other intermediaries to immediately block access to websites leaking personal information of Indian citizens. The advisory, dated December 11 and first posted by a MeitY official on LinkedIn, flags sites such as proxyearth.org and leakdata.org for allegedly exposing names, mobile numbers, addresses and other details without consent. It said the websites are also allowing users to "enter any Indian mobile number. to access information, including full name, address, alternate numbers, and email IDs." A senior MeitY official confirmed the advisory's authenticity to HT. In its ...