The orders of the Indian Court prohibited the proton mail

A court in India has ordered the prohibition of an encrypted e -mail protection in all over the country.

On Tuesday, the Karnataka Supreme Court ordered the Indian government to prevent Proton Mail, a famous email service known for its improved security, following a legal complaint filed by Moser Design Associas, based in New Delhi. The local company claimed that its employees had received email messages containing obscene and vulgar content sent via Proton Post.

in On Tuesday, the hearing was broadcast on YouTubeJudge M Nagaprasanna, the Indian government, ordered the prohibition of proton post, taking into account the observations made in the context of the matter, “under the 2008 IT Law.

There complaint The New Delhi company presented in January, and called for the organization or prohibition of a proton mail in India, where the email service refused to share details about the alleged offensive emails sender, despite the police complaint.

The additional public attorney, Aravind Kamath, who represents the Indian government, told the Supreme Court earlier that the government may have a limited role in addressing the concerns of the petitioner, and the criminal courts suggested that the information required from the Swiss authorities since submitted the petition.

The Proton Mail block has not yet entered, based on the Techcrunch checks for Proton Mail in India. Techcrunch Mail called the comment and will update this story if we hear again.

This is the latest legal conflict facing a proton post in India, and it is its second rule within many years aimed at preventing the coded email service from working in the country.

Last year, the Southern Tamil Nadu state police administration was Sought Proton mail was found after the email service for use to send a trick bomb threats to local schools. According to what was reported, the Ministry of Information Technology in the Indian government was notified of the Internet service providers to prevent proton mail based on law enforcement. However, the Swiss federal authorities Protection intervention Blocking a proton mail worthy.

Proton said at that time: “Preventing access to the proton mail simply prevents citizens committed to the law from communicating safely and does not prevent Internet criminals from sending threats with another email service, especially if the perpetrators are outside India.”

However, in October 2024, the Supreme Court of Delhi to request State Police and the Ministry of Interior of the Indian Government to investigate the alleged use of proton cool all over the country. Kamath, the additional public attorney, Karnataka’s High Court confirmed that he would study the notes of the Supreme Court in Delhi on the use of Proton Mail in India.