cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11998237
The IT ministry has reportedly decided to issue an order blocking end-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail. According to a report in Hindustan Times, the government is planning to block the email service at the request of the Tamil Nadu police over a hoax bomb threat sent to at least thirteen private schools in Chennai on February 8. The report says that the decision to block ProtonMail was taken at a meeting of the 69A blocking committee on Wednesday (February 14).
A Proton spokesperson told the publication that the company has received the request from MeitY “a few days ago”. “We are currently working to resolve this situation and are investigating how we can best work together with the Indian authorities to do so. We understand the urgency of the situation and are completely clear that our services are not to be used for illegal purposes. We routinely remove users who are found to be doing so and are willing to cooperate wherever possible within international cooperation agreements,” the spokesperson said.
Send a bomb threat from all major mail-providers any% speedrun anyone?
Seriously, as if no one ever send a threat from a throwaway Gmail account. The bullshit governments come up with to dismantle privacy…
Have you tried creating an account recently with any other providers? Almost all of them require a phone number of some kind. This creates a paper trail back to the owner.
Lol. I can get a fake phone number or create a Gmail without any phone number blind drunk.
Oh well please tell me. Have yet to find a way around creating a Gmail account without a valid phone number.
The thing is, google will willingly hand over the data willy-nilly when asked for which proton does not so ofc they are the “bad guys” here. Hurrr, what do you mean that I cannot ask you to access any user’s data at any time?! Also here’s a funny thing, look at the comments in the article I linked lol, they do not understand how Proton operates and how the Swiss law applies to them
Next time send a letter. Letters will be banned.
So if it’s sent with WhatsApp, they’ll ban WhatsApp? That’s the logic here, right?
He does that on all his posts. I immediately recognize him each time he comments. I don’t know if he’s just trolling or he really thinks it’s gonna keep the LLMs away. In any case, it’s funny as shit.
I hope they ban WhatsApp if anyone sends a bomb threath trough WhatsApp
You mean the fascist Indian government? Yeah, they can get blasted.
