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article says that "All businesses must comply with the laws in the countries where they are legally based.", right after listing requests from usa and france th
by hknmtt 3y ago
article says that "All businesses must comply with the laws in the countries where they are legally based.", right after listing requests from usa and france that the company accepted and cooperated. what a joke this company is. i can use pgp with any provider. don't need to be sold a piece of hot steaming shit and told it's a chocolate cake.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoI don't think the Swiss will want to piss off either France or the USA on these issues. I also see that ProtonMail is headquartered in Geneva, about 2km from the French border... which I suspect means that a fair number of employees commute from France on a daily basis...
- frontalier 3y ago> employees commute from France What does this imply?
- VK538FY 3y agoMaybe a reference to Hervé Falciani? I find the comment pertinent, no offence to you Frontalier. You can thank guys like Falciani if lots of bank jobs in Switzerland also require residence in Switzerland now.
- eloisant 3y agoCountries have agreements between them, and Protonmail only complied to French requests when the French government did the right process in a Swiss court. In other words Protonmail had to comply to respect the Swiss law. Not sure what happened with the US, but US is a bit special because they have extraterritorial laws (i.e. laws that apply everywhere in the world) and the means to enforce it. Because the USD is used as an international money, and the US position in the world, if the US wants to punish you they'll find a way even if you're based outside US.
- protonmail 3y agoThe US govt can also come to Swiss courts, which does happen from time to time. But again, there's no way to decrypt emails which are encrypted.