ProtonMail issued IP addresses of users

The e-mail provider ProtonMail advertises its customers with anonymity. But an investigation by French authorities against environmental activists is now putting the provider in need of explanation.

(Septem 2021)

https://netzpolitik.org/2021/auf-anordnung-von-europol-protonmail-gab-ip-adressen-von-nutzerinnen-heraus/

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This is perfectly fine. Companies have to comply with legal data requests. If they didn’t the company would be shut down. The point is the messages are encrypted so not much to hand over.