https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/ Account * Log in * Subscribe Navigation * Home * About * RSS * Support/FAQ * Podcast * FOIA Forum Archive * Merch * Advertise * Thanks * Privacy Follow us Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Instagram TikTok Facebook RSS Sign in Subscribe * About * RSS * Support/FAQ * Podcast * FOIA Forum Archive * Merch * Advertise * Thanks * Privacy Advertisement * Go ad free News Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester Joseph Cox Joseph Cox * Mar 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI. Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester Image: Tyler Lahti, via Wikimedia. Privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media. The records provide insight into the sort of data that Proton Mail, which prides itself both on its end-to-end encryption and that it is only governed by Swiss privacy law, can and does provide to third parties. In this case, the Proton Mail account was affiliated with the Defend the Atlanta Forest (DTAF) group and Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, which authorities were investigating for their connection to arson, vandalism and doxing. Broadly, members were protesting the building of a large police training center next to the Intrenchment Creek Park in Atlanta, and actions also included camping in the forest and lawsuits. Charges against more than 60 people have since been dropped. This post is for paid members only Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Sign up for free access to this post Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories. Subscribe Already have an account? Sign in More like this Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026 Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026 'How ghoulish.' The depravity economy moves into the nuclear war business. Matthew Gault Matthew Gault * Mar 4, 2026 AI Translations Are Adding 'Hallucinations' to Wikipedia Articles AI Translations Are Adding 'Hallucinations' to Wikipedia Articles AI translated articles swapped sources or added unsourced sentences with no explanation, while others added paragraphs sourced from completely unrelated material. Emanuel Maiberg Emanuel Maiberg * Mar 4, 2026 X Will Stop Paying People for Sharing Unlabeled AI-Generated War Footage X Will Stop Paying People for Sharing Unlabeled AI-Generated War Footage Fake war footage is a problem as old as social media. AI has just supercharged it. Matthew Gault Matthew Gault * Mar 3, 2026 ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials "As part of our commitment to supporting ICE, we will be adding a 'Support ICE' donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform." Jason Koebler Jason Koebler * Mar 5, 2026 Podcast: The Depravity Economy Podcast: The Depravity Economy How Polymarket and Kalshi bet on Iran; AI translations are impacting Wikipedia; and an Amazon change impacting wishlists. Joseph Cox Joseph Cox * Mar 4, 2026 Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026 Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026 'How ghoulish.' The depravity economy moves into the nuclear war business. Matthew Gault Matthew Gault * Mar 4, 2026 Advertisement * Go ad free Advertisement * Go ad free * Hide Unparalleled access to hidden worlds both online and IRL. 404 Media is an independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox. * About * RSS * Support/FAQ * Podcast * FOIA Forum Archive * Merch * Advertise * Thanks * Privacy Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Instagram TikTok Facebook RSS Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. [ ] Success Great! Check your inbox and click the link to confirm your subscription (c) 2026 404 Media. Published with Ghost.