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Privacy-Focused Proton Mail Aids FBI in Uncovering ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester’s True Identity (www.gadgetreview.com)
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Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data for defendtheatlantaforest@protonmail.com — the account linked to Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta. The FBI obtained this information through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request on January 25, 2024, identifying the activist behind the anonymous account through their credit card identifier.

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[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 6 points 6 months ago

All over a credit card, really. That's an OPSEC error. They could've used Privacy.com or cryptocurrency with a disposable address, but no, they decided a credit card in their name, because f$ck crypto.