I would challenge you to find a jurisdiction where the government doesn't reserve the power to compel people to do things, or where that power exists but is nev

I would challenge you to find a jurisdiction where the government doesn't reserve the power to compel people to do things, or where that power exists but is never used in a way that permits criticism. I don't know the details of Swiss law, and I don't know the details of this particular case or what real or purported crimes they're investigating. It's entirely possible that this is an overzealous application of state power. But, even if we accept for the sake of argument that this is a government overreach, I would still suggest that harsh criticism of ProtonMail is misdirected. Switzerland may not be perfect, but we shouldn't expect them to be perfect. Life is messy, there are no utopias, and humanity has yet to find a way to structure civil society in a way that comes even close to achieving perfect justice. I would guess, though, that, for all the country's doubtlessly countless shortcomings, when it comes to quality of checks and balances in legal investigations, a company based in Switzerland doesn't really have anywhere to go but down.