schizoidmanMar 8

Privacy-Focused Proton Mail Aids FBI in Uncovering ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester’s True Identity

https://lemmy.zip/post/60387352

Privacy-Focused Proton Mail Aids FBI in Uncovering ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester’s True Identity - Lemmy.zip

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/60387297 [https://lemmy.zip/post/60387297] > Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data for [email protected] [[email protected]] — the account linked to Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta. The FBI obtained this information through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request on January 25, 2024, identifying the activist behind the anonymous account through their credit card identifier.

Show threadKairosMar 8
No, they responded to a legal request by the swiss government to provide banking details.
Show threadearthwormMar 8

Sounds just like Proton in the article:

Proton AG clarified they shared no data directly with the FBI — technically accurate but missing the point.

Show threadKairosMar 8
The fuck is the point? That banking details are subpeonable?
Show threadearthwormMar 8

The point is that the headline is true. Proton helped the FBI uncover that person’s identity, by revealing their banking information.

Yes, it was legal for the Swiss government to request that information and for Proton to release it when asked.

Those facts aren’t mutually exclusive.

I don’t understand why you’re responding so aggressively.

Show threadKairosMar 8
Because people are like 'OMG proton is such a snitch time to switch to <other service that will do the exact same thing>"
Show threadproleMar 9
I am pretty sure Mullvad couldn’t do it even if they wanted to.
Show threadKairos
They can do it up to 6 weeks or something.
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