Big Tech, Big Exposure: Data from Over 3.5 Million Accounts Handed to US Authorities

Research from Proton reveals that Google, Apple, and Meta have collectively handed over data from more than 3.5 million user accounts to US authorities over the past decade, a 770% increase since transparency reporting began. Including FISA requests, the total reaches approximately 6.9 million accounts. European government requests also rose ~40% year-on-year. Proton's COO highlights that the core problem is centralized, unencrypted data stores that can be decrypted on demand. The FBI was also confirmed to be purchasing commercial location data without warrants. Proton advocates end-to-end encryption by default as the only reliable protection against mass government data access.