Subj : protonmail shares IP address leading to arrest
To   : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Sep 06 2021 08:21 pm

Hello All!

ProtonMail Explains Why It Shared a User's IP Address With
Police

Even a secure email service can't ignore a legally binding
order from Swiss authorities.

By Matthew Humphries
6 Sep 2021, 3:52 p.m.

ProtonMail advertises itself as the world's largest secure
email service, and yet it recently shared the IP address and
device details of a customer with Swiss and French authorities,
which led to an arrest.

https://uk.pcmag.com/old-hosted-email-providers/135500/
protonmail-explains-why-it-shared-a-users-ip-address-with-
police

Also..

https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/06/protonmail-logged-ip-address-
of-french-activist-after-order-by-swiss-authorities/

"While ProtonMail didn't cooperate with French authorities,
French police sent a request to Swiss police via Europol to
force the company to obtain the IP address of one of its
users."



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