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submitted 16 hours ago by StopTech@lemmy.today to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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.

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[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Proton handed over the info to the Swiss government under a specific law. The Swiss government then turned around and readily handed over that info to the FBI without telling Proton that’s what was going to happen.

It doesn’t make anyone innocent here. Just adding that for clarity because this headline I keep seeing is not correct.

this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2026
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