> Due to Proton’s strict privacy, we do not know the identity of our users, and That is not something I'm ready to believe. I remember trying to sign for a pr

> Due to Proton’s strict privacy, we do not know the identity of our users, and That is not something I'm ready to believe. I remember trying to sign for a protonmail account a while back. At some point in the process, they do ask for a valid cell phone number, which, unless you go to the length of getting a burner (not easy in many European countries except maybe the UK) basically means they know exactly who you are. When I saw this, I walked away. > under Swiss law, Proton can be forced to collect information on accounts belonging to users under Swiss criminal investigation. There's complying with the law like a good little sheep, and there's acceptable civil disobedience. In this specific instance, proton should have taken the latter approach. Take the fine, go to court, fight the injunction tooth and nail, make sure that even if they lose, the Swiss govt. knows the kind of fight and waste of time and money they're in for each time they come knocking. They just bent and complied like good little boys. Now their business model is compromised, serves them right.