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

submitted 9 months ago by Stewbs to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Lol. I can get a fake phone number or create a Gmail without any phone number blind drunk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Oh well please tell me. Have yet to find a way around creating a Gmail account without a valid phone number.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well a few ways . Create it on a pixelphone running GOS thru the sandboxed playstore . I also believe it works on any phone running below android 5.

Get a fake number. Plenty of options on Google I use a paid service using Monero. Worth it , cost like 3 euro for a few hours, or a few cents for a one-time SMS.

[–] UnfortunateShort 2 points 9 months ago

I recently did just that, even via VPN. They simply didn't ask me to. Maybe a regional thing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lol you can't if you use tor or vpn gmail will ask for a phone number

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Use a public net /local coffee shop. Or one of the options above. Also No issue running stealth mode VPN ..