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not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester

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

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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.

they handed over payment info with the real name

https://nationaltoday.com/us/ga/atlanta/news/2026/03/05/protons-privacy-policies-fail-to-fully-protect-payment-info/

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    They should be able to trust a service that promises security and anonymity for payment. In particular one that is touted as well renowned.

    Especially since other groups can manage it properly, e.g. Signal can’t link transactions to a specific user account

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      Yeah, there are plenty of services that manage exactly this. Most prominently VPNs and Mullvad is battle proven by the swedish police department.

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