Consider ditching ProtonMail or put a note

[heygambo]

Apparently, ProtonMail shares IP addresses with the police even if there is no major crime involved.

https://twitter.com/tenacioustek/status/1434604102676271106

[ph00lt0]

Apparently, ProtonMail shares IP addresses with the police even if there is no major crime involved.

https://twitter.com/tenacioustek/status/1434604102676271106

First of all, you can disable logging or wipe the logs. Secondly I do not think they have a choice. Besides that if you are hiding from law enforcement it generally is a bad idea to use your own IP address.

[pluja]

I am considering what should I do with Protonmail.

[jonatasbaldin]

It's tricky because they advertised never logging any IPs, but did anyway when the gov demanded.

In this case, I don't think any email provider would have choice to go against the law and court.

More, they written a pretty good article on what happened and gave alternatives: use a VPN (they have their own) or use Tor (and they provide an onion site too).

I think we can add a note on the entry with their article link, but keep them on the list. They are still one of the best email services regarding privacy out there.

[heygambo]

@jonatasbaldin Thanks for the article. They seem to have addressed the issue well.
Should we close this?

[pluja]

I will link the article and keep ProtonMail listed. Closing.