[aprentic]

I really hope the Proton PMs are watching this.

Their main business offerings are privacy and security. The fact that they were able to pull customers away from Google shows that switching costs are low.

Your reputation is your moat. If you ruin it by acting like Google, you're filling your own moat.

[prussia]

Terrorist attacks and perverts are every government's excuse to crack down on freedom. Refusing to comply with an authoritarian government like India's is a plus in my book.

[BafS]

It's time for the famous quote

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

- Benjamin Franklin

Edit: format

[matheusmoreira]

"Government scrutiny" ? What a bunch of bullshit.

If anything this enhances Proton's reputation. If so called "terrorists and perverts" trust it to the point they rely on it for their own security, then it's worth serious consideration. Nobody wants to use cryptography that some indian government can subvert.

[bigyabai]

> because it was found that terrorists and perverts were using it for terror communications and digital sexual abuse.

Lol, nondescript "terrorists and perverts" are the laughingstock of Western politics. Eyes roll whenever someone justifies drastic action on vague terrorism/perversion accusations: https://youtu.be/ud9zBKJJQe4

My bigger concern is Modi's international reputation for exacerbating crime statistics to manufacture consent for authoritarian policy. We've seen our fair share of that here in America and it's not a positive influence on national politics. So much so that we can't trust our own email providers to be secure.