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Andy Yen (Founder/CEO @ProtonMail & @ProtonVPN): "A lot of incorrect information out there regarding @ProtonMail and alleged cooperation with US authorities. S
by r721 5y ago
Andy Yen (Founder/CEO @ProtonMail & @ProtonVPN):
"A lot of incorrect information out there regarding @ProtonMail and alleged cooperation with US authorities. Some clarifications:
1) ProtonMail does not give data to US authorities. That's illegal under article 271 of the Swiss Criminal Code
2) ProtonMail only complies with legally binding orders from Swiss authorities. This means that the legal standard is that Swiss law is broken (not US law or any other law)
3) In the case with Fauci, the Swiss government opted to assist US authorities in their investigation as Swiss law was also broken (sending death threats is highly illegal)
4) The only information obtained from ProtonMail was the date that the account was created, as that was all that was available.
5) Under no circumstances can the encryption be bypassed.
Please don't use ProtonMail to break Swiss law - it's illegal."
https://twitter.com/andyyen/status/1422658759600525319 https://twitter.com/andyyen/status/1422658759600525319