Proton, the Swiss privacy-focused software maker, has received a notice of a “possible block” of Proton Mail in India. This comes after the service was used in sending bomb threats to schools in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Proton condemns the “potential block as a misguided measure that only serves to harm ordinary people.” The Indian IT Ministry had issued a notice to local internet service providers to block Proton Mail at the request of the Tamil Nadu police. The police reported that at least 13 private schools in Chennai had received the hoax bomb threat. D Ashok Kumar, a senior cyber crime wing police officer in Tamil Nadu, said Proton Mail was “least responsive” in sharing details about the suspects who had sent the bomb threats. Many lawmakers and privacy advocacy groups expressed concerns over the possible block of Proton Mail in India. A block on Proton Mail will be the second major blow to the Switzerland-headquartered firm, which had to remove Proton VPN servers in India in 2022 in response to a local law that required virtual private network operators to disclose their customers information to New Delhi.
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