NordVPN vs. Proton VPN: Which VPN is better in 2025?
NordVPN and Proton VPN are two of the very best VPNs on the market. So, to help you decide which is the best online privacy tool for you, I’m putting them head-to-head. In comparing the…
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Indian court orders blocking of Proton Mail
A court in India has ordered the blocking of encrypted email provider Proton Mail across the country. On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court directed the Indian government to block Proton Mail, a popular email service…
Vivaldi and Proton VPN team up to protect your data from Big Tech, for free
Two of the most privacy-forward online services are partnering up to help users break free of the hold Big Tech has on your data. Vivaldi and Proton VPN have announced a partnership that will see…
Cape opens $99/month beta of its privacy-first mobile plan, inks Proton deal, raises $30M
Mobile networks continue to be a major target for cybersecurity breaches, and Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon‘s persistent attacks on multiple carriers are only the latest known examples. The mobile carrier startup Cape is taking…
ARM version of Steam Deck’s Proton layer spotted
The Steam Deck might be the most popular Linux PC ever, though you’d be forgiven if you haven’t realized that its SteamOS software is technically Linux. The Proton compatibility layer is the Steam Deck’s special…
In a major update, Proton adds privacy-safe document collaboration to Drive, its freemium E2EE cloud storage service
Proton, the Swiss-based pro-privacy productivity app maker, has a new feather in its cap after bringing document creation, editing and collaboration capabilities to its secure cloud storage offering. The launch of Docs in Proton Drive,…
Proton is taking its privacy-first apps to a nonprofit foundation model
Getty Images Proton, the secure-minded email and productivity suite, is becoming a nonprofit foundation, but it doesn’t want you to think about it in the way you think about other notable privacy and web foundations.…
Privacy app maker Proton transitions to non-profit foundation structure
Proton, the Swiss company behind a suite of privacy-focused apps such as ProtonMail, is following in the footsteps of Signal and Mozilla by transitioning to a new non-profit foundation model. The newly setup Proton Foundation…
Encrypted services Apple, Proton and Wire helped Spanish police identify activist
As part of an investigation into people involved in the pro-independence movement in Catalonia, the Spanish police obtained information from the encrypted services Wire and Proton, which helped the authorities identify a pseudonymous activist, according…
Proton picks up Standard Notes to deepen its pro-privacy portfolio
Switzerland-based Proton, the privacy-focused firm behind end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) webmail ProtonMail and other apps, has acquired Standard Notes, a note-taking app founded back in 2017. It offers the same kind of robust privacy promise to…