Interesting how it was a climate activist that they used this on first. Not a sexual predator, bomber terrorist, human trafficker, or drug kingpin, the genuinely undoubtedly horrible kinds of people that the State tries to convince the public these surveillance legislation are targeting.
I don’t think it is a first at all… just the first time it has caused sufficient outrage that we get to hear about it.
Which is precisely why I think ProtonMail should actively fight those requests even if they are likely to lose. By staying quiet and complying the majority of people will never hear of such legal over-reach and just think all is fine.
Interesting how it was a climate activist that they used this on first. Not a sexual predator, bomber terrorist, human trafficker, or drug kingpin, the genuinely undoubtedly horrible kinds of people that the State tries to convince the public these surveillance legislation are targeting.
I don’t think it is a first at all… just the first time it has caused sufficient outrage that we get to hear about it.
Which is precisely why I think ProtonMail should actively fight those requests even if they are likely to lose. By staying quiet and complying the majority of people will never hear of such legal over-reach and just think all is fine.