this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2026
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[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Bad opsec. Of course Proton will comply with court orders. It's your responsibility to not leave data they can hand over.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 31 minutes ago* (last edited 28 minutes ago)

they shouldn't pretend to protect your privacy if they can't

one time they did this and only then after changed their website where it said they wouldn't log your info

https://technologymagazine.com/cloud-and-cybersecurity/protonmail-under-fire-over-data-handover

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Indeed

But shouldnt it be encrypted on their servers?

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 2 points 21 minutes ago

Technically stored encrypted, but they also have the keys