Proton AG—Proton Mail logged French climate activist's IP address after Swiss court order, contradicting privacy marketing
In September 2021, it was revealed that Proton Mail had complied with a Swiss legal order to log the IP address of a French climate activist associated with Youth for Climate. The Swiss authorities acted on a request from French police via Europol. This contradicted Proton's marketing which previously stated 'we do not log your IP address.' Proton updated their privacy policy afterward.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| User Privacy | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.161 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)× agency (compelled ×0.25)
Evidence (1 signal)
TechCrunch reported Proton Mail logged IP address of French activist after Swiss court order
TechCrunch reported that Proton Mail complied with a Swiss legal order to log the IP address of a French climate activist, contradicting its marketing claims about not logging IP addresses.