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'There is no universe in which Proton VPN compromises its no-logs policy' — Proton joins the backlash against Canada's surveillance bill (www.techradar.com)
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• Proton VPN has hit back at Canada's proposed Bill C-22

• The proposed legislation could require VPNs to log user metadata

• NordVPN and Windscribe have also slammed the bill

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[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They are not a Canadian company though, so they don't have to comply with Canadian laws.

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

They do not have to comply with Canadian laws unless they want to operate in Canada. Then they have to comply.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Do they comply with Chinese, Russian or American laws then?

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 20 hours ago

China and Russia - Proton VPN does not work there.

USA - it works. Is there some laws I dont know about that USA has in order to gather data from VPN providers?

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

If they want to operate in canada they do

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

That’s not how any of this works.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

How does it work?

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

They do business in Canada and with Canadians, so are subject to Canadian regulations for those activities.

Ford still has to comply with French law when they sell cars in France. GDPR applies to any business anywhere in the world if they interact with EU citizens.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Let's imagine they don't comply. What will happen then?

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Fines

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What happens if they don't pay?

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 20 hours ago

Prosecution. This isn’t complex.