The Indian government has decided to block ProtonMail, an end-to-end encrypted email service, after a bomb threat was sent to private schools in Chennai. ProtonMail is working to resolve the situation and cooperate with Indian authorities. However, the company cannot directly answer to foreign law enforcement authorities.
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.
Yes the ISPs/carriers have to implement the block. Almost all of them block the major sites but there are a sites which are blocked by one and not by the other.
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Well i just checked because of your comment and no they are’nt banned i think the law goes something like you can’t watch it in public or something.
Maybe they banned them and un-banned them later? It was a big story when the government of india banned porn sites.
Yeah maybe . And it was ?
Maybe not in the bubbles you hang out in.
I guess
Nah they are positively blocked, if you try to access them you’ll be hit by “The website has been blocked as per direction/order of Hon’ble Court.”
Really ? I guess you must be right . Or some specific carriers are blocking anyway i don’t wanna check by going into one of those sites.
Yes the ISPs/carriers have to implement the block. Almost all of them block the major sites but there are a sites which are blocked by one and not by the other.
Yeah I didn’t wanna check either haha but yes porn sites are blocked by most ISPs afaik
Was there last month, blocked. 🙃🙃🙃