Comment by aprentic
1 month ago
I think you're missing the point. People are distrustful of governments and want to lock ANY governments out of ALL email.
They're not defending terrorism. They just don't believe that fighting terrorism is a good enough excuse to give up privacy.
They're not being hypocritical because they hold exactly that same view about the US government.
You may want governments to be able to read emails but for the vast majority of HN, strong privacy guarantees are a feature, not a bug.
They are defending terrorism, because they are blindly defending Proton, which is openly supporting terrorism in India.
Proton has been caught red-handed openly supporting subversive activities in a known terrorism hotspot.
After the Pehelgam terror attack (one of the deadliest terror attacks in the world, in recent memory - 26 tourists were gunned down in a tourist spot by jihadi terrorists) in Jammu & Kashmir, the police and anti-terror military task force did a sweep to find the terrorists. VPN and internet services were temporarily disabled in the incident area to prevent the terrorists from communicating with their handlers in Pakistan.
This was Proton's tweet after this terror attack tragedy: "In Jammu and Kashmir, police have been conducting random stops and house-to-house checks inspecting mobile phones to enforce a local ban on VPNs. A reminder that Proton VPN's mobile app has a "Discreet icon" setting to help disguise it."
https://tfipost.com/2026/01/profit-over-people-proton-vpn-ge...
High court in India also called for ban on Proton Mail for refusing to support an investigation into digital sexual abuse.
https://sflc.in/blocking-proton-mail-in-india-encryption-abu...
Someone sent hoax bomb threats to 13 private schools in India using Proton Mail. The local government sought the ban of Proton Mail due to (again) Proton not complying with the security investigation.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/it-ministry-looks-...
The only reason Proton's services have not been completely banned in India yet, is because the Swiss authorities intervene on its behalf to prevent the ban.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/swiss-authoriti...
After India's new cyber security laws went into effect, it was only Proton which pulled its servers from India, rather than comply with Indian government for such serious investigations.
Please note there are other Email and VPN providers operating in India, and they do the needful in complying with lawful investigations for safety of civilians and minors.
https://min.news/en/tech/d4a781733e394ff34a00e5c21977ea1d.ht...
Be careful who you trust.
You realize that all of these links just make people trust Proton more, right?
They argue that Proton is so secure that even governments can't break it when they're trying to go after terrorists.
That's exactly the level of privacy and security I want for myself.