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Even if user data were seized, it would be impossible to decipher because of ProtonMail's encryption. Unlike Gmail or Outlook, email you send with ProtonMail is encrypted before it's sent to the ProtonMail servers.


Then they would seize his phone and use that to decrypt the email.

Or order him to turn over his own email.


> Or order him to turn over his own email.

Which they could have done in this case. So why subpoena Google?


Apparently some concern he might accidentally click delete instead of duplicate. Non technical user and all. Google staff have more training.




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