Proton Team

The rapidly increasing presence of the internet in our own homes has changed our lives in ways we never would have imagined just 15 years ago. One of them is the relocation of movie premiere night from the theater to our living room. With the rise of Covid-19, entertainment has made an even further push […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the rush to digitalization. Daily activities that once required in-person attendance, like classes, conferences, and even family gatherings, are being held online. While this increasingly internet-mediated life has made many events more accessible to more people, it has also introduced new security and privacy concerns. The more time we spend […]

Update: Apple has listened to its users, and no longer exempts its own apps from any firewall interfaces in macOS. The information in this article is therefore of purely historical interest only. The new macOS release, Big Sur, has made headlines due to Apple’s decision to place 56 of its own apps, including FaceTime, Apple […]

When Hong Kong authorities passed draconian “security” laws designed to stifle freedom and crackdown on activism, the people of Hong Kong turned to Proton VPN, downloading our app in record numbers to protect their privacy and defend against censorship. But we quickly recognized that we could do more than provide encrypted internet connections and private […]

Read this article in English. 香港正面臨黑暗的日子。7 月 6 日深夜，香港政府強推一系列措施，公然侵害私隱、加強審查，並打壓言論自由。自治、民主的香港，從此蕩然無存。 自由之戰向來無分國界，若要成功，我們必先聯成一線。香港這場戰鬥，就是世界的戰鬥，我們每個人都義無反顧，定當站在香港的一方。今天，為了捍衛民主、私隱和言論自由，我們正式宣布一項新的籌款活動。 我們將會捐出 2020 年 7、8 月份香港業務的一半收益，以支援兩個本地民權團體，分別是：612 人道支援基金，以及攬炒團隊（Stand With Hong Kong）。 活動期間，我們希望籌得逾 1,000,000 港元，為捍衛香港自由一役略盡綿力。截至 2020 年 7 月 20 日，是次籌款活動暫籌得 171,000 元。 為何香港急需我們的支持 自 1997 年，香港在《基本法》保障人民基本權利的條件下，成為了中國的特別行政區。儘管這些法律保障獲得國際認可，中國當局仍屢屢蠶蝕香港的自由。香港人民為了竭力守護他們享有的自由，紛紛走上了街頭。 為了鎮壓示威運動，中國在 6 月 30 日通過《港區國家安全法》，訂立沒有清晰定義的「顛覆國家政權」罪名，為中國在香港行使鐵腕政治手段鋪路，這些手段包括奧威爾式審查、無手令下擅闖民居搜查、對政治囚犯進行秘密審判、強迫他們認罪，甚至動用私刑。是次頒布的法例，以及在 7 月 6 日公佈的實施細則，從根本上扭轉了香港的局勢。事實上，中國的「防火長城」現已可伸向香港，而抗爭者亦將隨時遭到肆意拘留和刑事起訴。 我們 Proton 亦察覺到這些影響。香港人已長年透過 Proton Mail 和 Proton VPN，保障自己的網絡通訊和網上活動免受政府監控。7 月 6 日起，Proton VPN […]

Thanks to our community of translators, we’re excited to announce that starting today you can access Proton VPN in German, Persian, and Russian, in addition to the seven other languages that are already available.  Bringing the Proton VPN apps to non-English speakers is an important step in our mission to break down the barriers of […]

July 2021: This article is an updated version of an older post , reflecting that Smart Protocol is now available on our Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS/iPadOS apps. November 2022: Amended to include support for the WireGuard (UDP and TCP) and Stealth VPN protocols. Smart Protocol works automatically to make sure you can stay connected […]

UPDATE Oct. 13, 2022: Reports indicate that Apple has not fixed the problem in iOS 16. UPDATE Aug. 18, 2022: Recent testing has shown that while the kill switch capability Apple provided to developers with iOS 14 does in fact block additional network traffic, certain DNS queries from Apple services can still be sent from outside […]

If you play online gaming, you are probably being spied on.  Privacy concerns may be inherent in the design of the game itself, such as games that require access to your webcam or microphone. Some companies sell any relevant information they’ve collected about you to advertisers, and others collect enormous quantities of data for their […]