added official link to proton mail ceo's blog

regarding the proton french activist ip address scandal -- added source links and archive.org links
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@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ Many people have the idea that privacy-oriented services such as VPN or E-Mail p
Any of those providers can be forced to silently (without your knowing (using for example a court order with a gag order[^272] or a national security letter[^273]) log your activity to de-anonymize you. There have been several recent examples of those:
- 2021, Proton, Proton logged IP address of French activist after an order by Swiss authorities (source link unavailable).
- 2021, Proton, Proton logged IP address of French activist after an order by Swiss authorities [^274].
- 2021, WindScribe, Servers were not encrypted as they should have been allowing MITM attacks by authorities[^275].
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[^273]: Wikipedia, National Security Letter <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter> <sup>[[Wikiless]](https://wikiless.org/wiki/National_security_letter)</sup> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter)</sup>
[^274]: Proton.me Blog, CEO's explanation <https://proton.me/blog/climate-activist-arrest> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/20220822102156/https://proton.me/blog/climate-activist-arrest)</sup>
[^275]: ArsTechnica, VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren't encrypted <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/vpn-servers-seized-by-ukrainian-authorities-werent-encrypted/> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/vpn-servers-seized-by-ukrainian-authorities-werent-encrypted/)</sup>
[^276]: BleepingComputer, DoubleVPN servers, logs, and account info seized by law enforcement <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/doublevpn-servers-logs-and-account-info-seized-by-law-enforcement/> <sup>[[Archive.org]](https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/doublevpn-servers-logs-and-account-info-seized-by-law-enforcement/)</sup>