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Privacy-Focused Proton Mail Aids FBI in Uncovering ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester’s True Identity (www.gadgetreview.com)
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Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data for defendtheatlantaforest@protonmail.com — the account linked to Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta. The FBI obtained this information through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request on January 25, 2024, identifying the activist behind the anonymous account through their credit card identifier.

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[–] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

not having linux support

I have proton VPN installed on my linux box? Unless im misunderstanding you. Their mail service I use via web though

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (3 children)

    I kinda wanted the mail client. Idk I just kind of like the work flow that way. I udnerstand a bit of why its not that way, and its not a huge del breaker. I do see some stuff has made its way onto fdroid which is nice.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    FDroid I cannot comment on. And I dont bother with desktop mail clients. So maybe our personal use cases dont match up

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    I just kinda like thunderbird; tho its not that big of a deal breaker. Just at one point had quite a few emails and it was a helpful org tool. My Proton plan would be to consolidate a bit there anyway.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago*

    Additionally - im not shilling for proton here!! Im in their ecosystem and havent had problems BUT if I was to start again, Id consider other options too.

    Nothing wrong with proton per se. But for example, Mulvads approach (ie RAM disk only storage) sounds more positive

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