• linearchaos@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Not OP

    There’s not a lot of negative press about them.

    They complied with Swiss government requests to out the IP of a French activist.

    It looks like they’re really doing the best they can.

    • MiltownClowns@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Correct. They comply with court orders, its a business. People still need to be secure in how they use it, which that guy wasnt. So if you’re attempting to evade the government, use a vpn. All your data is encrypted, where you access it from and your billing information cannot be.

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      2 months ago

      True but the guy was the one at fault and Proton had to comply. The French Activist was using ProtonMail e-mail for bad usages which is what it boiled down to. You left out the part where they complied with Swiss government yes but they didn’t with the French authorities.

      Yet it still comes down to people’s own responsibility. But people love to throw that out the window and expect everything to protect them when they get up in shit.