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Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by mhitza on Thursday March 05, 2026 @05:37PM (#47268239)
That's 404 media's approach. That's why I only read their headlines.

In theory you could open up your protonmail account over tor and with bitcoin (or does that not work anymore?).

Its been a good while since I tried them out. Why I don't recommend them anymore is because when I didn't extend my subscription in time (expecting an account downgrade), my mail was locked and emails hold on to as random. Allowed to login only for payment.

That was one red flag from me, the second was when they shared IP address logs of a French protestor. E̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶o̶ ̶l̶o̶g̶s̶ ̶p̶o̶l̶i̶c̶y̶,̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶I̶ ̶r̶e̶m̶e̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶c̶o̶r̶r̶e̶c̶t̶l̶y̶.̶ ̶O̶r̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶'̶t̶.̶

Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by gruez on Thursday March 05, 2026 @05:44PM (#47268290)
>the second was when they shared IP address logs of a French protestor. Even though at the time they had a no logs policy, if I remeber correctly. Or if I don't.

You probably aren't remembering correctly given that specifically have a "login logs" option that can be toggled on/off.

Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by mhitza on Thursday March 05, 2026 @05:55PM (#47268396)
Thanks for the update of the current state.

I think at the time there was confusion around their policies

"ProtonMail logged IP address of French activist after order by Swiss authorities"

https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/06/protonmail-logged-ip-addre...

Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by encrypted_bird on Thursday March 05, 2026 @07:19PM (#47269092)
I let my subscription expire and my account was never locked down or emailed held for ransom. I suspect there is another piece to the story you're either neglecting to mention or don't know.
Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by mhitza on Thursday March 05, 2026 @09:16PM (#47269996)
Yes, this happened 5-6 years ago, I've publicly complained before, and I paid with bitcoin. Those are the only details not included in my previous comment.
Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by encrypted_bird on Thursday March 05, 2026 @10:44PM (#47270596)
Oh see I didn't pay with bitcoin. Maybe they have a differeny policy with that? Hmm...
Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by mistyvales on Thursday March 05, 2026 @05:46PM (#47268310)
You can still pay with cash!
Re:Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' P... by tototrains on Thursday March 05, 2026 @05:50PM (#47268358)
last time i tried they asked for an email to link the account to. I don't think they provide anonymous accounts anymore, but you can probably create one with another anonymous email.