Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.
  • @Jako301@feddit.deEnglish
    68•6 months ago

    Proton upheld their claim of privacy, no Emails were disclosed. But they never promised anonymity cause that’s something they simply can’t do under the Swiss law. If you willingly give them your other mail addresses or contact details, they have to comply. Sure they could have denied the Spanish authorities, but it takes less than a week to get a court order for things like this.

    • @CaptObvious@literature.cafeEnglish
      24•6 months ago

      And if they didn’t require that secondary email address or would allow a temporary, they would have had nothing to give in the first place.

      Proton aren’t the victim here.

      • @4am@lemm.eeEnglish
        21•6 months ago

        Oh yes because you HAVE to give them your real.name@gmail address. Very cool and privacy focused.

        Suspect knew what info he had put where. Poor OPSEC.

      • @kingster@lemmy.worldEnglish
        36•6 months ago

        Proton doesn’t require a recovery email.

        Proton isn’t the victim, but they aren’t at fault either.

        • @Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
          4•6 months ago

          They do in certain cases. If you sign up through a VPN or Tor, they require you to provide a recovery email. They don’t accept temporary email addresses, and even if you don’t sign up work a VPN, they’ll still collect and be obligated to hand over your IP