ProtonMail under fire after giving authorities an activist’s IP address

Devindra Hardawar

ProtonMail, an email service that prides itself on security with end-to-end encryption, has come under fire after it leaked the IP address of a French climate activist to the Swiss police. As TechCrunch reports, the company acted on a request from French authorities about Europol, who were looking for help from the Swiss. Since it … Read more

Rep. Suzan DelBene on out-of-date privacy laws, and why she’s not giving up on federal legislation

Rep. Suzan DelBene on out-of-date privacy laws, and why she’s not giving up on federal legislation

Rep. Suzan DelBene. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) It’s one of the hottest topics in tech, but despite broad agreement about the importance of online privacy, the United States has yet to pass comprehensive, modern, federal legislation that addresses the issue. U.S. Rep Suzan DelBene, a Democrat from Washington state, wants to change that. “Technology … Read more