LEGAL REQUESTS / 2021-09-06
The 2021 Proton logging controversy involved Mail
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What the record says
Proton’s September 2021 response says Swiss authorities issued a binding order in the case of a French activist, and explains targeted IP logging obligations for Mail accounts.
Proton: clarification about the 2021 Mail case (opens in a new tab)
Data outcome and relevance
The episode concerns targeted account/IP information in Proton Mail. It is not a documented Proton VPN traffic-log handover.
Proton: clarification about the 2021 Mail case (opens in a new tab)
Company response or subsequent action
Proton said it could not appeal that request and distinguished the legal treatment of Mail and VPN. The page includes a subsequent court-ruling update.
Proton: clarification about the 2021 Mail case (opens in a new tab)
What remains unestablished
The underlying order and resulting disclosed dataset were not reviewed. The response does not support treating every Proton product as having identical obligations, or treating its 2021 legal explanation as a permanent statement of law.
Sources and document locators
- Provider statementProton: clarification about the 2021 Mail case (opens in a new tab)
September 6, 2021; includes subsequent update
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