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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can India even block ProtonMail if the users also have ProtonVPN?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The article is not very clear, but my interpretation is that this is about the e-mails sent from Proton Mail, not users being able to access the Proton Mail web site.

A VPN won't help you if the server for the recipient of the e-mail drops the e-mail.

So, basically imagine that all Internet service providers in India have to block any e-mail from @proton.me and not deliver them. I think that's the idea.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

could they theoretically just block protonvpns ip range at an isp level?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

If you start blocking VPNs you are cutting off your country from most telework/outsourcing because corporations need VPNs to their branch offices.

This is an acceptable trade off for Russia, probably not for India.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

you dont block off all vpns, the ips proton vpn uses. vpns in china work the same way.. not all vpns work in china, but they do exist

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

A state level block on protonvpn would be at the IP block level based on known, published exit nodes.

Corporate VPNs are point to point and would not be impacted

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I think protonmail can work with tor