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"path": "/blog/archives/2026/03/proton-mail-shared-user-information-with-the-police.html",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-20T11:02:23.000Z",
"site": "https://www.schneier.com",
"tags": [
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"crime",
"de-anonymization",
"email",
"FBI",
"police",
"privacy",
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"textContent": "404 Media has a story about Proton Mail giving subscriber data to the Swiss government, who passed the information to the FBI.\n\nIt’s metadata—payment information related to a particular account—but still important knowledge. This sort of thing happens, even to privacy-centric companies like Proton Mail.",
"title": "Proton Mail Shared User Information with the Police"
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