Comment on Privacy-Focused Proton Mail Aids FBI in Uncovering ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester’s True Identity

LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sounds just like Proton in the article:

  Proton AG clarified they shared no data directly with the FBI — technically accurate but missing the point.

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  • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The fuck is the point? That banking details are subpeonable?

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    • SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The point is that the headline is true. Proton helped the FBI uncover that person’s identity, by revealing their banking information.

      Yes, it was legal for the Swiss government to request that information and for Proton to release it when asked.

      Those facts aren’t mutually exclusive.

      I don’t understand why you’re responding so aggressively.

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      • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Because people are like 'OMG proton is such a snitch time to switch to <other service that will do the exact same thing>"

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      • Ibisalt@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        not directly related but on top of this, wasnt it the massive campaining and political pressure from us and eu that forced swiss banks to lift the swiss bank secrecy? maybe people start to understand this law exist(ed) for other reasons than tax evasion.

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  • billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Proton AG clarified they shared no data directly with the FBI

    “I’m gonna put this data in this box right here, the one labeled ‘Private Data’. If the FBI takes that data and does something with it, I had nothing to do with it and didn’t give them the data directly”

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