Email company under fire over police data handover

Thu, 9 Sep 2021 10:07:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58476983

"Encrypted-email company ProtonMail has faced criticism after handing over user
details to the authorities.

The Swiss company sells itself on its privacy features, promising to let uses
"take control" of their personal data.

But it had been legally obliged to collect data from an account said to be
linked to a "climate activist" arrested by French police, ProtonMail said.

The news comes as world-wide-web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee joins the
company's advisory board."

Via Bill Liao.

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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