Thundermail, Tuta, and remembering Lavabit

Let's do a thought experiment: do you care if a state actor tries to access your mail provider? I think most people would respond "when would that happen?" Well, as the EFF reports the DHS has issued unlawful subpoenas to Google for emails of people engaged in First Amendment activity. Similarly, Proton Mail's transparency report details all the court orders they followed. Proton thankfully encrypts all their emails and can't share them, but they do have to share metadata. Plus, after a case in 2021 they clarified that the Swiss court can force them to collect information on specific accounts. On a more personal front, I posted this final message on my Facebook before I dumped my data and deleted my account: Friday, August 9, 2013 at 10:06am EDT Matthew Brunelle updated his status. I'm reactivating my Facebook temporarily to say this: to all the people that believe the recent discussion of surveillance and privacy in the US isn't relevant to them or that they have nothing to hide, it…