Based in the Swiss canton of Geneva, ProtonMail prides itself on security and privacy. Founded in 2013 by scientists who spent time at the CERN research facility, it now has 50 million users of its end-to-end encrypted email service. Both ProtonMail and its overarching holding company, Proton Technologies AG, are located in Switzerland, primarily to avoid information requests from governments or corporations. The company also claims that it is also located in Switzerland because of its strict privacy laws. But just what happens when someone uses the Swiss encryption service to disseminate falsehoods or malicious rumours? On May 10, 2018,…

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