According to Gorka's tweet, they requested account information, not necessarily the contents of emails. The scope of "account information" is unknown
I'm more curious about how they would identify the 200k accounts to target in the first place. People don't publicly post their email addresses that often. These addresses, and the justification to target them, had to have come from *somewhere*. 200k is.... a lot.
Don't underestimate the value of meta data. The might not have the full audio of a conversation between a person of interest and a known terrorist, but knowing they talked on the phone for 30 minutes can be all they need to know.
According to Gorka's tweet, they requested account information, not necessarily the contents of emails. The scope of "account information" is unknown
I'm more curious about how they would identify the 200k accounts to target in the first place. People don't publicly post their email addresses that often. These addresses, and the justification to target them, had to have come from *somewhere*. 200k is.... a lot.
I hope Proton wasn't feeding them data. I just yesterday, coincidentally, voiced some of my concerns about Proton. https://greatawakening.win/p/13zNB0nAyl/x/c/4JFnwMwC7Eo?d=50
ProtonMail isn't even an American company. They don't have to comply with SHIT.
Protonmail has responded to this and said they'll be complying.
Don't underestimate the value of meta data. The might not have the full audio of a conversation between a person of interest and a known terrorist, but knowing they talked on the phone for 30 minutes can be all they need to know.