Proton Mail Shared User Payment Data That Helped FBI Identify Protest Organizer

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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester

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 Mail Privacy Controversy

This story from 404 Media is starting to gain some traction in social media. If you can’t get past the firewall, the basic detail is that Proton, a Swiss company, complied with an order from the Swiss government to provide information on a Proton Mail email account associated with a protest group. The Swiss government […]

Proton Helped the FBI Unmask a Protester. Then Said They Didn't.

Proton has handed over user data in response to over 40,000 government orders since 2017. Their own transparency report shows a 94% compliance rate. Here's everything they don't want you to know, sourced from their own documents.

Proton Mail Payment Data Helped FBI Identify Stop Cop City Protest Account Holder

Proton Mail shared payment data with Swiss authorities, who forwarded it to the FBI. A bank card tied to the Stop Cop City protest account revealed the holder's identity.