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in reply to bashghost2600

Honestly, I'm surprised it's only 47 considering its user base and the fact that we're already in July.
in reply to Pika

I suppose they don't receive many requests because it's already known that the answer will be no.
in reply to Pika

47 sounds low for a month, given the US governments aggressive push to identify and punish anyone who voices an opinion not approved by Trump and his cabinet.
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in reply to Pika

Maybe it's unusual for any sort of authorities to advance a digital investigation to such a point where the would be able to definitively identify an IP address and a VPN provider.
in reply to Pika

It’s low because most authorities are smart enough not to ask for something that doesn’t exist, given their no-log policy
in reply to bashghost2600

Yes yes let's train the public to wait for official confirmation of these things instead of using inductive reasoning based on past disclosures. That would be delightful for you wouldn't it?
in reply to MonaySimpson

Mail and VPN have different legal requirements in Switzerland
in reply to MonaySimpson

I just saw they did an interview recently with the Verge. Maybe trying to make up for previous bad press.
in reply to MonaySimpson

"We want to first clarify that Proton did not provide any information to the FBI, the information was obtained from the Swiss justice department via MLAT," said Proton AG's head of communications"


Do they think people are stupid?

in reply to geneva_convenience

Why so? Being based in Switzerland, Proton has to comply with Swiss law enforcement. The issue I see is giving any weight to «all Swiss legal checks».
in reply to MonaySimpson

I'm surprised and very disappointed. First time hearing about this. Spread the word! I wonder if privacyguides has updated their recommendations based on this news.
in reply to Lonewolfmcquade

in reply to Lonewolfmcquade

Surprised and disappointed that a Swiss company must comply with Swiss law?

There is no company that will refuse to comply with the authorities of the country they are headquartered in.

Proton and similar privacy focused companies at least do as much as they can to have as little data to share as possible. The emails, for instance, are not data that Proton can share no matter how insistant the law is.

But the metadata of the account? Like the credit card you decide to pay with? That's not encrypted and it's absurd to think that a company will refuse to comply with the law of their country.

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in reply to MonaySimpson

Mail is of course logged and has to be handed out. But they can’t necessarily decrypt it
in reply to bashghost2600

Few more details here

proton.me/legal/transparency

in reply to bashghost2600

FYI: Techradar earns affiliate comissions through ProtonVPN.
in reply to bashghost2600

whenever china makes an open source mail provider i'd be interested, because theres zero chance china complies with anything the usa says.
in reply to MasterNerd

Out of the frying pan straight into ~~another frying pan~~ a wok
in reply to MasterNerd

What will Chinese police do to my email in the worst case? Send me a strongly worded letter?
in reply to marcie (she/her)

I have no fear of the chinese too. But united states of america people scare me. (Not general people, oc)