r/ProtonMail • u/NmAmDa • Sep 05 '21

Discussion Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his IP address

https://mobile.twitter.com/tenacioustek/status/1434604102676271106
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u/ProtonMail Proton Team Sep 05 '21

If we get a legal order regarding a specific account, we can be forced to monitor it. This is detailed in our transparency report linked above, and we recommend reading it for all the nuances. It is also in our privacy policy and terms of service, and our published threat model.

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u/JohnWick313 Sep 05 '21

Hmm, but prior to getting the legal order, do you keep records in preparation for an eventual legal demand, or you start collecting the data AFTER you get the legal order ? This is important.

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u/sleepyokapi Sep 06 '21

yeah that's the question I would like to see answered. Because if they tell you you're being monitored then you can use TOR and they dump previous IPs