404 MediaMar 6
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.
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 threadShattered HeartMar 6
@404mediaco so one has to ask how is it privacy focused when it doesn't fight for it's users privacy, especially in cases protesting the system that demands their users data. If nothing else, it puts their users at a greater risk as these protesters are already being labeled terrorists without proof.
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@Sh4d0w_H34rt Privacy != Anonimity.

Proton (and I expect the other privacy focused email providers) are forward about what information they collect and on what grounds they'll have to surrender what they have.

These services are still extremely private, especially by comparison, but they are all subject to local &/or international law.

Sadly, it's up to us as individuals to be aware of all thay and take steps to mitigate it, and choose services that best fit our goals.

Paying for a "private" email service that may be used to organize protests or civil disobedience with a personal credit card is probably not the move.

While I haven't investigated it, riseup[.] net has come to me attention as a provider of interest in that area.

Mar 7 at 1:07amWeb