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A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI.

https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester

A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI.

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Show threadiam-py-testMar 5
@404mediaco It's not ProtonMail's fault; they have to follow the law.
If they just handed data over without being legally required to, that would be concerning, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.
Show threadMarion GrauMar 5
@iampytest1 @404mediaco international law? why does that override the Swiss in this case?
Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:

@marion_grau @iampytest1 @404mediaco

Edward Shone, head of communications for Proton AG, the company behind Proton Mail, told 404 Media in an email: “We want to first clarify that Proton did not provide any information to the FBI, the information was obtained from the Swiss justice department via MLAT. Proton only provides the limited information that we have when issued with a legally binding order from Swiss authorities, which can only happen after all Swiss legal checks are passed. This is an important distinction because Proton operates exclusively under Swiss law.” Functionally, though, the material was provided to the FBI.

Mar 5 at 9:16pmWeb