Comment by alephnerd

4 months ago

They should add Secure Drop support [0] - it's what Bloomberg, NYT, Washington Post, Politico, NOYB, etc use for anonymous tips.

Email runs the risk of de-anonymization, as most people don't know about Proton, and this very much falls close to whistleblowing.

Also, anyone who seriously wishes to say anything should probably NOT respond via IG or even follow the page. If you are whistleblowing, maintaining anonymity is critical.

[0] - https://github.com/freedomofpress

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bramhaag  4 months ago

> Email runs the risk of de-anonymization, as most people don't know about Proton

Proton is not perfect. They have surrendered recovery email addresses to law enforcement [1] and endorse Republicans through their official social media accounts [2].

[1] https://protos.com/protonmail-hands-info-to-government-but-s...

[2] https://theintercept.com/2025/01/28/proton-mail-andy-yen-tru...

  • ozzyanirim  4 months ago

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    • bramhaag  4 months ago

      Next time, it is worth disclosing that you work for Proton's PR department.

      > Proton had to comply with a Swiss court order

      I agree this isn't Proton's fault, but that does not change the fact that it happened and lead to an arrest. It is difficult to make a Proton account anonymously without providing a recovery email (it seems they use this as an anti-spam measure when you're using a VPN or Tor), so imo this is an important point.

      > Proton didn't endorse Republicans on official social media accounts.

        Proton’s official Reddit account posted a now-deleted comment stating that “Until corporate Dems are thrown out, the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.”