Home Blog Proton Mail Shared User Information with the Police 404 Media has a story about Proton Mail giving subscriber data to the Swiss government, who passed the information to the FBI. It’s metadata—payment information related to a particular account—but still important knowledge. This sort of thing happens, even to privacy-centric companies like Proton Mail. Tags: crime , de-anonymization , email , FBI , police , privacy , Switzerland Posted on March 20, 2026 at 7:02 AM • 0 Comments Subscribe to comments on this entry Leave a comment Cancel reply Blog moderation policy Login Name Email URL: Remember personal info? Fill in the blank: the name of this blog is Schneier on ___________ (required): Comments: Allowed HTML <a href="URL"> • <em> <cite> <i> • <strong> <b> • <sub> <sup> • <ul> <ol> <li> • <blockquote> <pre> Markdown Extra syntax via https://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/ Δ ← Hacking a Robot Vacuum Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis. Powered by WordPress Hosted by Pressable