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Proton Mail Discloses User Data Leading to Arrest in Spain (restoreprivacy.com)

submitted 6 months ago by RedditEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 58 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I don’t know much about the case beyond some very lazy peripheral searching, but it strikes me that Proton’s compliance isn’t an issue, but the requests themselves are totally unjustifiable and based on malicious prosecutions to nab some separatists on ridiculous terrorism charges for their nonviolent action and protests.

This individual is suspected of being a member of the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalonia’s police force) and of using their internal knowledge to assist the Democratic Tsunami movement.

The requests were made under the guise of anti-terrorism laws, despite the primary activities of the Democratic Tsunami involving protests and roadblocks, which raises questions about the proportionality and justification of such measures.

[–] sudneo@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago

The same thing which happened in the past. Antiterrorism laws used for -if I remember correctly - and environmental activist.

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Probably the request to Proton arrived from a Swiss judge, who received a request from Spanish judge, and he evaluated the request and decided that it has merit.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago

It was Interpol that made the request on behalf of the Spanish police according to the article.