drascusMar 5

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

https://sh.itjust.works/post/56338685

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester - sh.itjust.works

What a complete idiot. You create a protest email account linked to your credit card?

Show thread7112Mar 5
I think the bigger issue is that the FBI was able to obtain the data.
Show threadGhostie
Unfortunately, the FBI can ask the Swiss govt to get that info and the Swiss govt can request it from Proton. Proton has to give info that the Swiss govt requests based on their laws, hence why it was payment info. It’s talked about in their privacy policy.
Mar 6 at 12:02amWeb
Show threadhumorlessrepostMar 6

and they offer both crypto and literal envelopes full of cash as payment methods.

and they provide a guide for connecting to their onion service over tor.

This is just an issue of someone not understanding their threat model or the services offered.

Show threaddrascusMar 6
They have also said before too that they’re not trying to make like snowden level privacy or something. To plan on doing illegal stuff coordinating with an email account you paid for by credit card is really foolish.