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.

  • Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 day ago
    1. It’s encrypted and 2) it’s encrypted with my own key

    None of this is of any use if the mailbox of the sender or recipient of the email is not also encrypted.