Privacy giants are pushing back hard against the proposed Lawful Access Act

• Proton VPN has hit back at Canada’s proposed Bill C-22

• The proposed legislation could require VPNs to log user metadata

• NordVPN and Windscribe have also slammed the bill

  • arcine@jlai.luEnglish
    3618·
    2 days ago

    Ah yes, Proton, infamous for being the knee and ratting out activists to the authorities, pretends it has any semblance of a spine left.

    • DaGammla@lemmy.mlEnglish
      112·
      1 day ago

      Some Proton Employee really contacted me here on lemmy to basically say that Proton could never do anything malicious, because they are owned by a non profit. Then how the heck can OpenAI be this scummy when they are also owned by a non profit? (See my Comment History)
      Protons PR Team is so scummy. They spread misinformation about themselves in public forums and pay Content Creators to say incorrect things about online privacy to sell products to customers that don’t need those products.

    • Auth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      202·
      1 day ago

      every single one of those cases was the activist fucking up basic opsec not proton. They are open about the metadata stored and that they can be forced to comply by court order.

      • XLE@piefed.socialBanned from communityEnglish
        22·
        1 day ago

        Meanwhile on Proton’a homepage:

        We are a neutral and safe haven for your personal data, committed to defending your freedom.

        Our technology and business are based upon this fundamentally stronger definition of privacy, backed also by Swiss privacy laws.

        Proton is based in Switzerland, and your data does not go to the cloud. Instead, it stays under the protection of some of the world’s strongest privacy laws.

        • Auth@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          16 hours ago

          The metadata we’re talking about is stuff like ip and time of connection.

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      1 day ago

      Maybe those activists should‘ve chosen anonymity over convenience. Proton offers ways to protect yourself. They just take a little bit of effort.

    • XLE@piefed.socialBanned from communityEnglish
      43·
      1 day ago

      Wrapping yourself in the appearance of activism is an effective and cheap marketing tool! You’ll get articles written about your bravery.

    • Ashrakal@lemmy.mlEnglish
      48·
      1 day ago

      They’ll say anything just to distract their users away from them being caught red handed in the act of giving away their data to the governments all around the world.

      Classic business marketing.