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Your online data is incredibly valuable, particularly to companies like Google that use it to make money through ads. This, along with Google’s numerous privacy violations, has led many to question the safety of their information and find alternative

Billions of people use online document editors like Google Docs or Microsoft 365 to write reports, collaborate on projects, and keep track of meeting notes. But there is a growing concern about Big Tech platforms having access to your content, tracki

Struggling to keep track of all your passwords? You’re not the only one. Password managers exist because it’s difficult to keep track of hundreds of logins and all their various passwords. It’s likely you have saved passwords on your devices for conv

Billions of people use online document editors like Google Docs or Microsoft 365 to write reports, collaborate on projects, and keep track of meeting notes. But there is a growing concern about Big Tech platforms having access to your content, tracki

Today, we’re excited to announce new enhancements to Proton Drive’s sharing functionality, giving you greater control over who you share with and how you share your files and folders. This feature builds on how sharing currently works in Drive by le

Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Proton Pass macOS app and the Proton Pass Linux app. One of the most popular requests from the Proton community was a standalone desktop app, which is now available on every major platform — Windows,

Proton prioritizes our community’s privacy and data security in every aspect of our business.  To further demonstrate our commitment, we underwent a rigorous external audit and – on May 2, 2024 – received our ISO 27001 certification.  As an organiz

From the very beginning, Proton has always been a different type of organization. This was probably evident from the way in which we got started via a public crowdfunding campaign that saw 10,000 people donate over $500,000 to launch development. As

Every year, we send a survey to the Proton community asking for your feedback and ideas. We then use that information to guide our future plans. This year, we received thousands of responses, giving us insight into what you expect from us.  As one o

When you use the internet at home, connected to everything from fitness equipment to game consoles, smartphones, and laptops, marketing companies could be watching you with a tiny piece of surveillance tech you might not even know about. We’re talki

The email addresses and other sensitive information of 918 British MPs, members of the European Parliament, and French deputies and senators have been leaked to dark web marketplaces where data is illegally bought and sold. As part of our investigati

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has become notorious as the legal justification allowing federal agencies like the NSA, CIA, and FBI to perform warrantless wiretaps, which sweep up the data of hundreds of thousands of US citi

Your online data is incredibly valuable, particularly to companies like Google that use it to make money through ads. This, along with Google’s numerous privacy violations, has led many to question the safety of their information and find alternative

Struggling to keep track of all your passwords? You’re not the only one. Password managers exist because it’s difficult to keep track of hundreds of logins and all their various passwords. It’s likely you have saved passwords on your devices for conv

Cyberattacks aren’t always executed through sophisticated methods like man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks on public WiFi. Sometimes, they rely on something as simple as looking over your shoulder.  Shoulder surfing attacks are when someone watches you

It’s been roughly three months since the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to restore competition and fairness to the internet, came into effect for Big Tech monopolies. Since then, Google has done precisely nothing to comply wit

We recently announced that Proton Pass now supports passkeys for everyone across all devices. Universal compatibility is a unique approach to implementing passkeys, unfortunately. Even though passkeys were developed by the FIDO Alliance and the Worl

If there were still doubts over whether Apple is an abusive monopolist, they were emphatically dismissed this week. Apple’s new app store policy that it claims will bring it into compliance with Europe’s Digital Markets Act is a textbook case of mali

Choosing the best email hosting provider for your small business is crucial for maintaining security, control, and compliance with data protection laws.  For one, many popular providers, such as Gmail and Outlook, don’t apply end-to-end encryption b

Today we’re announcing enhancements to our business plans, further enriching our commitment to delivering the best privacy experience for businesses. These upgrades will help us continue expanding our feature suite for organizations, while giving mor

Ensuring HIPAA compliance is crucial for any healthcare business that handles sensitive patient information. Failing to use HIPAA-compliant services, such as email, can result in severe consequences, including hefty fines and legal repercussions. If