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Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency
(theintercept.com)
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this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2025
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Clarification:
CERT Fd up and called two whitehat disclosure accounts malicious
Proton did not check these accounts before they torched them.
Specifically for the type of privacy and security that Proton offers, I would expect a slightly higher level of customer service. Perhaps a message to the end user saying we are considering terminating your account. And giving you a chance to appeal before you knock it out.
This is by far not the worst thing they've done and in some sense it's not completely unreasonable. But I think they could do better.
This seems like it's intentional though. CERT needs to be held responsible. You should always have a notice of termination.