Mastodawn

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

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 thread

Kairos Mar 8

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

Show thread

earthworm Mar 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 thread

billwashere

Proton AG clarified they shared no data directly with the FBI

“I’m gonna put this data in this box right here, the one labeled ‘Private Data’. If the FBI takes that data and does something with it, I had nothing to do with it and didn’t give them the data directly”