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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester (archive.ph)
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A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI.

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[–] durduramayacaklar@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's the best way to prevent your data to be sold to big companies?

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

At risk of sounding like a smarmy dickhead I will say the obvious… log off.

I know it’s not the answer anyone wants, and it trivializes a major aspect of society, but not using the products is the only way to not be taken advantage of by them.