Joseph CoxMar 5
New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements 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 threadTroed SångbergMar 5

@josephcox All companies follow the law where they are incorporated. Proton makes it very clear that they will hand out information if the Swiss legal system presents valid documents requesting it.

The headline "Proton helped FBI" is unnecessarily inflammatory. You can do better.

Show threadKow
@troed @josephcox is the headline wrong though? For a company touted as not in league with the three letter agencies, this just disproves their advertising.
Mar 5 at 10:26pmWeb
Show threadTroed SångbergMar 6

@Kow

Yeah, the headline is wrong.

@josephcox

Show threadKowMar 6
@troed @josephcox interesting take