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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[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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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