evacideMar 5
If you pay Proton Mail for a service, they may hand over the payment data in response to a court order: 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 threadcliffleMar 5
@evacide I've been following the articles on this, and was curious -- you would know this better than I -- does it sound like they were in a position where they had a legal alternative?
Show threadBill, organizer of stuff
@cliffle I had this same question when I read the article... Would the only defense here be to pay cash (mail them an envelope full of Euros?) or sufficiently obfuscate payment card ownership (Bahamas holding company maze)? @evacide
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Show threadNathan A. StineMar 5
@wcbdata @cliffle @evacide cash is a supported payment method:
https://proton.me/support/payment-options#cash
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Find out which payment methods and currencies you can use for your paid Proton subscription. How to pay with card, PayPal, Google Pay, Bitcoin, cash, bank transfer.

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Show threadprivate_brewingMar 6
@wcbdata @cliffle @evacide You could use a free account. If they don't have your payment data they can't hand it to anyone.