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Re:Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his I... by s1artibartfast on Sunday September 05, 2021 @05:29PM (#28427987)
It's not misleading in that many services do keep records by default. If people don't understand what default means, they should grow their understanding, not be outraged that their uninformed opinion was wrong.
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Re:Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his I... by istingray on Sunday September 05, 2021 @05:44PM (#28428110)
Default means "we do whatever the fuck we want, any assumptions are your fault"
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Re:Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his I... by tephra on Sunday September 05, 2021 @07:05PM (#28428610)
I'm pretty sure it means that both the user and the company is bound by the terms of service and privacy policy that clearly spells out that they comply with legal warrants (from switz authorities) and provide the limited data that they are asked for if they have it (IPs being one such thing).
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