cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/60387352
cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/60387297
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.
Privacy ≠ Anonymity.
They are not the same thing, and proton are very transparent about what they will and won’t do in this regard.