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.
  • Encrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    They mean encrypted at rest. As in, Proton cannot hand over a copy of all your emails to a law enforcement agency, they don’t have access.

    This means law enforcement would have to capture an unencrypted email in transit, or obtains your emails from either recipient individually.