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What do you think they should’ve done when faced with a legal warrant from the jurisdiction they operate in?

They should've prepared themselves and their customers better before that happens - one tiny example: there is no anon payment option listed at the main payment flow and no warning that credit card. Or maybe there is some smart way of not having permanent access to the payment identifier, only during the time of payment?

Re. at the moment not sure, that depends on their jurisdiction, but that's another thing - why don't they explain what's possible and what and why they did/didn't do?

I agree that they should offer private and anonymous payment like monero and cash. They do talk about using a VPN and Tor to hide your IP but its kind of hidden in the footer.

https://proton.me/tor

https://proton.me/support/payment-options

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You can pay for any Proton subscription with Bitcoin — but it won’t appear as a payment option when you first create your account.

To use Bitcoin, create a free Proton Account, then upgrade to a paid subscription in your account settings.

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We accept cash payments in US dollars (USD), euros (EUR), or Swiss francs (CHF).

btc is the opposite of private and anonymous. They do accept cash by mail but not on there main page.

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