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.
Proton is for data privacy, not true anonymity. They’ll keep your data safe from data collectors and the like, but they still have to comply with the law if they want to continue being a business.
So ofc if you pay for your Proton account by conventional means tied to your identity, then your details are tied to your account. Proton says as much on their website.
The only way around that is to use a service like Posteo that accepts posted cash or cryptocurrency - where they physically can’t know who you are.
But even then you’re busted if you ever access that account without a VPN… which you would also have to pay for with cash or cryptocurrency, and hope to god they have a robust no-logs policy.
Honest a case of “Well Duh”.
Proton is for data privacy, not true anonymity. They’ll keep your data safe from data collectors and the like, but they still have to comply with the law if they want to continue being a business.
So ofc if you pay for your Proton account by conventional means tied to your identity, then your details are tied to your account. Proton says as much on their website.
The only way around that is to use a service like Posteo that accepts posted cash or cryptocurrency - where they physically can’t know who you are. But even then you’re busted if you ever access that account without a VPN… which you would also have to pay for with cash or cryptocurrency, and hope to god they have a robust no-logs policy.