There's a difference between proactively violating user privacy and following court orders in criminal cases.
All companies (Proton included) have to follow court orders, but it has been proven multiple times in court that Proton's encryption cannot be bypassed. Proton however can't provide anonymity unless the user has proper infosec (like using Tor or VPN).
Proton Mail /
npub1me…vqane
2023-10-23 14:52:54
Author Public Key
npub1mea2vwcu06qf7e4x00wd902vj54qnn2jacq76ldntrgfhtvhlpqqrvqanePublished at
2023-10-23 14:52:54Event JSON
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"pubkey": "de7aa63b1c7e809f66a67bdcd2bd4c952a09cd52ee01ed7db358d09bad97f840",
"created_at": 1698072774,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://mastodon.social/users/protonmail/statuses/111284897322961132",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "There's a difference between proactively violating user privacy and following court orders in criminal cases. \n\nAll companies (Proton included) have to follow court orders, but it has been proven multiple times in court that Proton's encryption cannot be bypassed. Proton however can't provide anonymity unless the user has proper infosec (like using Tor or VPN).",
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}