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In one instance they gave up the IP address of an email user to law enforcement (with a warrant I believe).


More on that here: https://proton.me/blog/climate-activist-arrest

They swiftly went on to win a court ruling that would prevent this specific situation from repeating. https://proton.me/blog/court-strengthens-email-privacy


They only have to comply with Swiss courts, but they're pretty up front about what they can and can't do, including suggesting Tor for anonymity, and the difference between Mail and VPN in Switzerland (VPN is no logs).




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