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Proton Mail discloses activist IP address to police

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In early September 2021, Swiss authorities obtained a court order that resulted in Proton logging the IP address and device information for a particular Proton Mail account.[2] That connection data was provided to investigators and was reported to have contributed to identification in the related investigation and an arrest involving an activist associated with protests in France.[3][4]


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  2. ↑ Lomas, Natasha; Dillet, Romain (6 September 2021). "ProtonMail logged IP address of French activist after order by Swiss authorities". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  3. ↑ Bateman, Tom (2021-09-07). "ProtonMail criticised for passing arrested French climate activist's IP address to police". Euro News. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  4. ↑ Bode, Karl (2021-09-07). "ProtonMail Under Fire For Sharing ClActivist Data With French Authorities". Vice. Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 2026-03-19.


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