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Indian Government to block ProtonMail after bomb threats were sent using a ProtonMail account (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Stewbs to c/protonprivacy

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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.

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[–] Stewbs 55 points 5 months ago (29 children)

Really amazes me how our government handles situations like these in the worst ways possible. Really hope the idiots at the top of the ladder get some braincells and see how stupid this whole debacle is

[–] akash_rawal 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They never will, we have to vote them out.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

And whom do we vote in. The congress and the others are full of idiots as well. Unfortunately no smart honest person will go into Indian politics because they know that between the beauracracy and the corruption, there is no way they make an useful change.

[–] akash_rawal 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't know either, but from what I know, bureaucracy and corruption is often a result of bad organizational structure. Some "designated officer" raises a finger which gets approved by the Secretary who is appointed by the minister who is appointed by the PM who is nominated by the Lok Sabha, and we lose yet another privacy protecting service. I think we should have more direct control in these matters.

For now, if we cannot expect a proper functioning web, they cannot expect stability under their seats. Vote them out.

[–] Stewbs 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Indeed and as the reply above you mentioned, whom do we vote? If there is a truly good party here, It's either too unknown or too small so I suppose we can just hope for the best

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'd vote for a purely retaliatory reason. So they know that the support they have isn't as ironclad as they'd assume. But I also have bailed from there so..... ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Stewbs 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

While it's true that voting for a purely retaliatory reason would be good but wouldn't you want your vote to have some amount of change? I'm not discrediting the integrity of the smaller parties but it really won't make much of a difference to vote for them even if it is towards a good cause simply because their size is too small to compete with the giants or even in state elections. Andhbhakts are everywhere unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

no smart honest person will go into ~~Indian~~ politics

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