The firm was also forced to row back on confusing messaging that made it seem like user accounts were anonymous by default and that IP logging only occurs in “extreme criminal cases.” While open to interpretation, the individual concerned does not appear to fall under the latter category but rather operates the Parisian chapter of the pressure group Youth for Climate. However, the Geneva-headquartered firm’s privacy-first credentials took a blow this week after it emerged that it had complied with a request from the Swiss authorities to hand over the identity of a French climate change activist using the service.Īlthough ProtonMail says it will not comply with requests from “foreign” law enforcement, the case highlighted for some just how authorities outside of Switzerland could work around this policy.

I am a firm supporter of privacy, and Proton’s values to give people control of their data are closely aligned to my vision of the web at its full potential,” he said in a statement. “I’m delighted to join Proton’s advisory board and support Proton on their journey. The worldwide web inventor was a scientist at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) at the same time as ProtonMail CEO Andy Yen, and helped to sketch the initial plans for what is now the world’s largest encrypted email service, with over 50 million users. Tim Berners-Lee has joined the advisory board of ProtonMail, just days after the encrypted email service was criticized for unmasking the identity of a user for French police.

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