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Read this article in Russian. On April 16, the Russian government banned the Telegram messaging app after the company refused to hand the authorities encryption keys that would have given them access to users’ messages. Telegram called the ban “anti-constitutional” and vowed to continue fighting for Russians’ privacy rights. While there are other encrypted messaging […]

The main objective of GDPR is to give the public more control over their personal data and to simplify regulations for international businesses by establishing an EU-wide law. The GDPR replaces the 1995 Data Protection Directive. Both ProtonVPN and ProtonMail were developed specifically to further online privacy. We are strong advocates of privacy as a […]

UPDATE April 27, 2020: We have released a new version of our Linux command line tool. If you use ProtonVPN on Linux, please download the ProtonVPN Linux client version 2.0. You can inspect this new command line tool’s code on GitHub. At ProtonVPN we’re big fans of Linux operating system, and most of our team […]

As the number of ProtonVPN users has grown, so has the demand for a macOS VPN app. We’re pleased to welcome a growing community that supports our vision and has the same concerns about online safety and privacy. After much work over the past several months, we’re happy to finally make the ProtonVPN macOS beta […]

Since we first launched ProtonVPN in June, we’ve seen an overwhelming response from the community, and today ProtonVPN provides secure Internet for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Launching ProtonVPN on Android is another major milestone in our journey towards building an Internet that respects privacy and protects civil liberties. It has certainly […]

January 16th, 2018 Geneva, Switzerland ProtonVPN is pleased to announce the global launch of its Android mobile application today. The ProtonVPN Android app is a free Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for Android that allows users to browse the web without being tracked, bypass online censorship blocks, and also increases security by passing all internet […]

For 4 days only, from Nov 24-27, 2017, it is possible to get a 33% discount on ProtonVPN subscriptions! Just in time for the holidays, we are offering a special promotion from Black Friday until Cyber Monday! For the first time ever, we are offering ProtonVPN plans at a discount, with special 2-year plans, which […]

Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol which allows for virtually any WiFi network to be hacked, potentially leaking sensitive data. When you connect to a password protected WiFi network, you probably think that your connection, and all the data you transfer over WiFi, is safe. Unfortunately, researchers at the KU University […]

Back in June 2017, we launched ProtonVPN to provide a more secure VPN. Within 24 hours of launch, excessive demand meant we had to add a waiting list for our free VPN service. Today we’re happy to announce that free VPN signups are open again. Get your free ProtonVPN account by signing up here.   Afterwards, […]