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India Moves to Ban This Email Provider—Here's Why.

Feb 20, 2024
India's attempt to ban ProtonMail, Express VPN's DNS leaks, Apple's intentional breakage of PWAs and addition of virtual cards to Apple Pay, an EU court ruling against backdoors, and more privacy/security updates discussed in the podcast.
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Quick takeaways

  • India aims to ban ProtonMail, ProtonMail app may be blocked from Apple and Google stores, cyber criminals can adapt.
  • European Court rules backdoors illegal, end-to-end encryption critical for human rights protection, potential disruption to law enforcement access plans.

Deep dives

India attempts to ban ProtonMail and ExpressVPN

India's IT ministry is trying to block ProtonMail and consider issuing an order to block the ProtonMail app from Apple and Google stores. ProtonMail has condemned the potential block, stating that it will not prevent cyber criminals from using other email services.

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