Condition for J&K internet users(Mac-Binding) explained below

Internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir is still restricted to 2G. This means very slow services, and that some sites designed for a 4G Internet experience hardly work
After seven months, the use of social media was allowed in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday (March 3), with an order laying down the latest rules for the use of Internet in the Union Territory. Among various conditions, the order, issued by the Principal Secretary, Home, Shaleen Kabra, says Internet connectivity will be made available "with mac-binding".

What is mac-binding? What are the other conditions on internet usage in Jammu and Kashmir?
 Every device has a Media Access Control (MAC) address, a hardware identification number that is unique to it. While accessing the Internet, every device is assigned an IP address.

Mac-binding essentially means binding together the MAC and IP addresses, so that all requests from that IP address are served only by the computer having that particular MAC address.
In effect, it means that if the IP address or the MAC address changes, the device can no longer access the Internet. Also, monitoring authorities can trace the specific system from which a particular online activity was carried out.
Internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir is still restricted to 2G. This means very slow services -- pictures will take a long time to be sent or downloaded, videos will be nearly impossible to share, and there will be a long loading time for most websites.

It also means that although in theory, the "whitelist system" -- where people could only access some websites pre-approved by the government -- has been removed, some sites designed for a 4G Internet experience will hardly work.

The Internet can be accessed on all postpaid devices, and those using Local Area Networks (LAN).
On pre-paid networks, the order says: "While the postpaid SIM card holders shall continue to be provided access to the Internet, these services shall not be made available on prepaid SIM cards unless verified as per the norms applicable for postpaid connections."
Apart from this, special access terminals provided by the government will continue to run.

"It is further directed that the access/communication facilities provided by the government, viz. e-terminals/Internet kiosks apart from special arrangements for tourists, students, traders etc shall continue," the order says.