> Unable to trace the IP address of the sender and failing to get assistance from Interpol, the Tamil Nadu police put in a request to India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to block access to ProtonMail within the country, according to Hindustan Times. That request was granted today, with the government authority issuing an order to block the service in the region. This is at the request of a stat…
Because swiss and india have no jucidial agreement on sharing data, but working on it.
"On February 8, a bomb threat was sent to 13 schools in Chennai, a city in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. The threat turned out to be a hoax, and the Tamil Nadu police found that the email was sent via a ProtonMail account. Unable to trace the IP address of the sender and failing to get assistance from Interpol, the Tamil Nadu police put in a request to India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Tech…
Wait until they hear about the inability for US authorities to trace swatting phone calls and robocalls and scam texts. Ban the phone system!
The mosque was converted by a judgement from India's Supreme Court. But yes, the administration's stunt of overtly participating in religious conflict by having the PM and country leaders inaugurate the temple sure leaves a bad taste. Thankfully, religion as a whole is becoming increasingly irrelevant among new generations as Western individualism takes over. This incident will hopefully be remembered just as an appe…
>The mosque was converted by a judgement from India's Supreme Court Many would say that doesn't change anything because they think that Indian supreme court is just another tool in the hand of Modi's government [1] [2] [3]. [1] https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/12/27/i... [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/02/wh... [3] https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/india-s-justice-sys…
Yes, many would say that and they'd be correct in saying that.
The issue is India doesn't have a judicial agreement with Switzerland over data sharing (which includes User IP Addresses) for criminal investigations [0] while the US does [1], and Protonmail only honors Swiss litigation [2] This should change with the new India-Switzerland FTA though. [0] - https://carnegieendowment.org/files/ParsheeraJha_DataAccess.... [1] - https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/framework-article/1…
I think the actual issue is that a government holds the insane belief that by blocking one out of many ways that someone could make an anonymous threat, it somehow contributes to the safety of their citizens.
It feels like the Indian gov is reactionary and has tunnel vision. They fix one problem but never consider if that fix will cause problems elsewhere or if even if that fix is worth it.
Ban everything you cannot control / understand! That is the classic Indian bureaucracy reaction. For example, They also banned tinted windows in cars after an assualt happened in a car. Then, there was a time where they banned something or the other on a daily basis. Even right now there is Section 144 imposed in multiple cities - which means a "ban" on "unlawful assembly" of 5 or more people. 5 or more people in mul…
> For example, They also banned tinted windows in cars after an assualt happened I think every jurisdiction should put limits on how tinted the windshield and front windows can be. Being able to see where a driver is looking is important in many situations in order to avoid collisions. It's especially important for pedestrians and cyclists that have to cross the path of cars.
I think this sort of government hand holding is unnecessary and promotes the surveillance state. I'm all for going back to the levels we had in the 70s. People should be given the means to be safe but it shouldn't forced on them, same with surveillance. I think putting bumper guards on everything in life leads to a society that is afraid of everything and values safety over liberty, like the society of today.
They severely restricted the buying of SIM cards after the Mumbai terror attacks on the flimsy basis that the terrorists used cell phones to coordinate them .
In practice it means that it's a massive pain to get a local number when visiting family.
VOIP intra-country is also illegal, but it's not clear if that's regulatory capture or for similar "national security" grounds.