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, […]
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Keeping ProtonVPN Secure
July 24th, 2017 in Articles & NewsAs with ProtonMail, we have built ProtonVPN with an emphasis on security. Today, we are launching a Bug Bounty Program to further enhance ProtonVPN’s security. In operating a VPN service, security is required not only for the VPN connections and protocols themselves. Security is also needed for the underlying server infrastructure, the web pages and dashboards, […]
ProtonVPN Free VPN Reviews (list updated 2021)
June 28th, 2017 in Articles & NewsThis post was updated on February 4, 2021. We have compiled a full list of reviews of ProtonVPN’s Free VPN plan. All of these reviews came from independent review sites. ProtonVPN has received significant interest (and several awards) from technical professionals for our secure and private VPN service. We have collected a number of these […]
Three years ago we launched ProtonMail. Today, we’re launching ProtonVPN.
June 20th, 2017 in Articles & NewsWe’re happy to announce that as of 12:00PM Geneva time today, ProtonVPN is now available to the general public. ProtonVPN is officially out of beta and we are allowing open signups for the first time. You can now directly get ProtonVPN by visiting https://protonvpn.com/download After more than 1 year of development, and four months of […]
Encrypted email provider ProtonMail launches free VPN service to counter increasing online censorship
June 20th, 2017 in Articles & NewsProtonMail, the world’s largest encrypted email provider, is announcing today the immediate worldwide release of ProtonVPN, an innovative new VPN service built in response to increasing online surveillance and threats to net neutrality. This is the first new product developed by Swiss security firm Proton Technologies AG since the introduction of ProtonMail 3 years ago. […]
Understanding the VPN Threat Model
June 18th, 2017 in Articles & NewsIn this article, we analyze the VPN threat model. This covers the threats a VPN is designed to guard against, and also the threats a VPN cannot counter. We believe that the only thing worse than no security, is a false sense of security. For this reason, whether it is ProtonMail or ProtonVPN, we are […]
