Mastodawn

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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cliffle Mar 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?

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Bill, organizer of stuff Mar 5

@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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Nathan A. Stine

@wcbdata @cliffle @evacide cash is a supported payment method:
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