Richie Koch

On May 14, the Senate reauthorized the USA Freedom Act, which extends the expansive domestic surveillance powers contained in the Patriot Act.  The original Freedom Act had expired in March. Now that it has been reauthorized, it grants the FBI (and other law enforcement agencies) broad warrantless access to sensitive personal information, including Internet browsing […]

We are happy to announce that the Proton VPN Android app is now available for download on F-Droid. This has been a goal for our team — and a popular request from the Proton community — since we made all our apps open source.  F-Droid is the largest repository of free and open source Android […]

The Proton VPN network continues to grow. With the addition of Malaysia, we now have servers in 50 countries on six continents. You can connect to these new servers to protect all your online browsing, including when you use public WiFi. You now have more choices in how you secure your online activity in Southeast […]

You can use these new servers to encrypt your online activity while you browse the Internet with a Slovenian IP address. Slovenia is the 49th country we have installed servers in. These servers also will provide faster connections for our users in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.  We installed eight new VPN servers in a […]

We are happy to announce the installation of new VPN servers in Mexico. Mexico was the most popular country in our latest Proton VPN servers poll. The expansion into Mexico is part of our recent drive to add more servers to help our users deal with COVID-19 lockdowns. Mexico is the 48th country to join […]

Argentina has been a popular request from the Proton VPN community. They have one dedicated fan in particular: We’re happy to oblige. These new VPN servers in Argentina will complement our Brazil servers by increasing the bandwidth available to our users in South America. This expansion comes amid our push to add more servers to […]

The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically changed how society interacts. Travel has ground to a halt, working from home has become the norm, and large parts of the global population are practicing “social distancing” and remaining in their homes.  However, just because we must remain separated from each other to “flatten the curve” does not mean […]

Proton VPN users in the UAE can now browse the Internet with an Emirati IP address while encrypting their online activity. The UAE is the 46th country to have Proton VPN servers. These servers will reduce latency for Proton VPN users in the Gulf region. Regardless of whether you are using public WiFi or accessing […]

Today we’re announcing new VPN servers in Turkey, the 45th country on our list, and one where secure, private access to the Internet is in demand. Our eight new servers in Istanbul will let Proton VPN paid subscribers browse the Internet safely with a Turkish IP address.  We installed our eight new VPN servers in […]