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 threadAdrian SanabriaMar 5

@josephcox anyone know a good alternative for Proton? Their products are so good, it’s painful seeing them cave to this sort of stuff.

Or is this already the best option, and the reality is just that the best option also sucks for reasons?

Show threadaccelerator of refusal [TudbuT]

@sawaba @josephcox

for communication: rigid identity separation and using @delta

for the rest: your best bet is not using cloud stuff at all and keeping an encrypted usb stick with you instead. if you need cloud separate it entirely from any potentially criminal or disliked activity

Mar 6 at 7:32amWeb
Show threaddmi 💽 Mar 6
@tudbut @josephcox @sawaba they asked for an alternative e-mail provider (among other things). you gave them a chat application that works on top of email. i don’t think that’s especially helpful
Show threadaccelerator of refusal [TudbuT]Mar 6

@domi @josephcox @sawaba

i specifically said “for communication”; i know this is not email.

Show threadaccelerator of refusal [TudbuT]Mar 6
@domi @josephcox @sawaba and in terms of anonymous email, it might actually be more safe to create a burner email with some free provider, because that way they dont have your payment data
Show threadAdrian SanabriaMar 6
@tudbut @domi @josephcox @tudbut I found it helpful, thanks for sharing! Never heard of Delta, going to check it out