Julian OliverOnce again Proton hand over data on an activist to authorities, this time to the FBI via the Swiss High Court.
Proton is unsafe for use by frontliners.
https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/
DonCC@JulianOliver
dont give Proton your personal details and they cant give it to anyone else when compelled by law.
stupidity is unsafe for frontliners.
dont give Proton your personal details and they cant give it to anyone else when compelled by law.
stupidity is unsafe for frontliners.
@DonChacale When they sold out the French anti-gentrification and climate activist it was to trace the originating IP of emails sent and received. So an onion layer would also be required in that case that sends a fake user-agent string. The Tor browser, for instance.
Regardless, even with such provisions in place, I would not consider Proton safe
Aron Lindegård@JulianOliver @DonChacale they traced and gave away IPs? In that case, Proton isn't safe even for journalists. Are there even any zero-trust (or close enough to it) providers left?
@me @JulianOliver
i am a total layperson when it comes to cybersecurity.
and i am deeply uncertain it (absolute anonymity) actually exists on a deep level. isn't the internet inherently traceable? is/was the internet supposed to be an insoluble puzzle and an impenetrable mask behind which to obscure one's identity?
i am a total layperson when it comes to cybersecurity.
and i am deeply uncertain it (absolute anonymity) actually exists on a deep level. isn't the internet inherently traceable? is/was the internet supposed to be an insoluble puzzle and an impenetrable mask behind which to obscure one's identity?
@DonChacale @JulianOliver not inherently, but email and/or chat is one of those things no-one can live without. And journalist is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and their enemies would rather kill them before they publish. When the USA is turning in to a corrupt bully state, like Russia, it absolutely matters who gets data, and when.
journalism is an entirely different conversation. being half Mexican I'm horrified by the routine murders of journalists in that country. for me, again, as an ablsoiture layperson with no computer skills, a group whcih did arson and vandalism paid for their email with a credit card with their name on it. smfh stupid. good people with mad computer skills may have a solution.