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[โ€“] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

the issue is that they can't defy the law without shutting down and going into jail. proton has given the tool the activist would have needed to protect themselves: the service has an official onion site, which would have made IP collection impossible, and they could have just said they can't know it

[โ€“] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yes, that was exactly my point. You would not treat any mail service like they would cover you during your unprotected use, and Proton is not an exception. So I don't understand why people are taking issue with them cooperating with LE - but I take issue with some other qualities.