The only “privacy” you have to hoping the laws of the jurisdiction where its operated in is privacy-friendly, if the courts there decide to issue a warrant, you’re fucked.
The takeaway: Use cash payments and use a VPN when accessing Protonmail.
(ProtonVPN and ProtonMail are governed by different laws. Swiss courts can demand logging of a MAIL provider but not a VPN provider… so you have to use ProtonVPN (or another no-log VPN to access ProtonMAIL…)
I agree but I do think they could be more forward in disclosure. Like “hey in the case of a federal subpoena, your account address, backup email, and payment information could be disclosed to authorities”.
No company will go to jail for your privacy.
The only “privacy” you have to hoping the laws of the jurisdiction where its operated in is privacy-friendly, if the courts there decide to issue a warrant, you’re fucked.
The takeaway: Use cash payments and use a VPN when accessing Protonmail.
(ProtonVPN and ProtonMail are governed by different laws. Swiss courts can demand logging of a MAIL provider but not a VPN provider… so you have to use ProtonVPN (or another no-log VPN to access ProtonMAIL…)
I agree but I do think they could be more forward in disclosure. Like “hey in the case of a federal subpoena, your account address, backup email, and payment information could be disclosed to authorities”.
Tbh you should just assume this for every platform you use
Not everyone is as informed as you, antifa_ceo
When I was considering signing up a couple of years ago and looking through their site, I did see a notice to that effect.
But then that’d scare too many users away and Mr. Andy Yen can’t feel so good about himself anymore… THINK OF THE CERN SCIENTISTS!