They are not going to shut everythin’ down just for a few people

Although lavabit did…

if you need smth anonymous Proton is not for you.

I mean, there are better options, but you can also use Proton anonymously. Just have to use it appropriately. If you use it to send your name to the FBI, there ain’t nothin Proton can do about that. Same if you link a recovery email linked to a personal account.

if you need smth anonymous Proton is not for you.

Oh it is for you, but you have to be careful. Proton won’t try to find out info you didn’t give them, but they can’t pretend that they don’t have info that they actually have. They run an onion service, and account recovery is made possible without a recovery contact.

Imagine talking about opsec and iCloud in the same sentence 🫣🤭

Lavabit did, back in the day.

I do not blame Proton for complying with a request - it is a completely expected action from a company. However, I would blame them for advertising that makes them seem safer than they are for people who don’t know better.