Proton Mail gave FBI payment data from Swiss servers, proving encrypted email privacy has limits when governments use legal treaties to demand user information.

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.

  • potatoguy@mbin.potato-guy.space
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    21 hours ago

    If I remember correctly, payment data is required to be logged for 10 years.

    Edit: This varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but it’s normally 5-10 years.