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.

I saw this over on reddit and people complaining that they “betrayed” their user base. It’s amazing how many people think just because they’re privacy based that means they won’t respond to a lawful court order.

  • Broken@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I agree with your first sentiment, proton’s not the bad guy here.

    I disagree with your second sentiment, that they are unable to services they claim to.

    They never claim to make you anonymous. They claim to offer privacy focused services, helping you stay private and not selling your information for profit like big tech does. Privacy is not anonymity.

    If you want to be a ghost you need to take far stricter measures than buying a proton account.