2026-03-08 23:16 UTC
@malwaretech So they're skirting the government request *entirely* on money and lack of compliance?
I am not saying that ProtonMail has to *win* their case, but it does feel like ProtonMail is just folding right out of the gate.
Like how it has been pointed out that a Filibuster where you have to keep debating an issue in the House or the Senate to block it became suddenly a "If you threaten to filibuster it, then I guess we don't bother testing that you *can* filibuster this law - it's just dead.".
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@lackthereof@beige.party 2026-03-09 03:51
@AT1ST No, it's a different situation from a technical perspective. One is a request for data (mail) a company already has stored on its own servers, and that that company can already access at will. The other is a request for a company to develop and provide a tool to the government, so the government may unlock devices belonging to 3rd parties, and independently access the data therein. To build a flimsy analogy here, one case is the government coming to your house and saying "give me all the files from the safe in your office". The other is the government going to the safe company and saying "give me a skeleton key to unlock every safe you've ever made"