So, there has been switch from proton & encryption etc etc to fake qr code.
Proton & encryption
Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.
cyberinsider.com
The core of the controversy stems from Proton Mail
providing the Spanish police with the recovery email address associated with the Proton Mail account of an individual using the pseudonym ‘Xuxo Rondinaire.’ 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.
Proton Mail’s compliance with these requests is bound by Swiss law, which mandates cooperation with international legal demands that are formalized through proper channels (Swiss court
Last year, when we noted that
Proton Mail complied with nearly 6,000 data requests in 2022, Proton provided us with an explanation that inbox contents remain secure.
Please note that in all cases email content, attachments, files etc are always encrypted and cannot be read.Proton
statement.
For users concerned about privacy, particularly those involved in sensitive or political activities, OPSEC should be a top concern when using
privacy tools. It’s advisable to:
- Avoid linking recovery emails or phone numbers that can directly tie back to personal identities or primary business activities.
- Consider using secondary, disposable emails or virtual phone numbers that offer an additional layer of anonymity.
- Use a good VPN service to hide your IP address whenever possible. (Failure to do this is what compromised a Proton Mail user in France who was arrested after after police obtained IP logs.)
- Consider purchasing services using an anonymous payment method.
- Stay informed about the legal obligations and policies of communication service providers, especially regarding their compliance with international law enforcement requests.
While Proton Mail and similar services offer substantial protections and end-to-end encryption on their email platform, they are not immune to legal and governmental pressures. Users must navigate these waters carefully, balancing the need for security with the potential legal obligations of their service providers.
There is only ONE action that safeguards your info....and that is encryption.....and even then, BOTH sender and receiver of emails MUST be BOTH using encryption.
This is not even funny. It is more or less saying that if you wear seat belt you are safe hitting the wall at maximum speed.
""User-to-user email encryption is
RSA 2048-bit; AES 256-bit for user-to-non-user emails. It uses OpenPGP.
That is an industry-standard for email encryption that suffers many shortcomings
Really ?..... You don't read the material you post about?
Enough. Not worthy of my time.
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