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47 requests, zero answers — How Proton VPN keeps saying no to data demands (www.techradar.com)
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Proton denied all 47 requests for user data this year, making it 458 rejected since 2019, not a single one fulfilled.

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[–] LytiaNP@lemmy.today 8 points 4 days ago

IIRC that was for Proton Mail not Proton VPN. Yes they're owned by the same company, but a VPN handing over your IP is arguably worse that an email provider.