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We have compiled a full list of reviews of ProtonVPN’s paid VPN plans. All of these reviews came from independent review sites. This post was updated on June 8, 2021. 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 […]

The VPN industry is notorious for unscrupulous or even malicious players, so it’s reasonable to ask why ProtonVPN can be trusted. Here are some qualities that set us apart from other VPN providers. In 2017, ProtonMail entered the VPN space with the launch of ProtonVPN. We decided to launch a free VPN service because ProtonMail […]

Starting this World Press Freedom Day, ProtonVPN will be offering discounts to data journalists through the European Journalism Centre’s new website, DataJournalism.com. This April, the European Journalism Centre launched DataJournalism.com to help train new data journalists. EJC Director Adam Thomas wrote in a blog post that the site is meant to be “a new space […]

We explain what “HMAC SHA-384” means and how it contributes to a safe VPN. Unless users understand what these technical terms mean, they cannot make an informed decision. Edit: this article was updated to more accurately reflect the security SHA-384 offers against length-extension attacks. Virtual private networks like to use a lot of acronyms and […]

The European Parliament passed a new copyright directive containing the controversial Article 13, the so-called “meme ban.” ProtonVPN is committed to helping mitigate the negative effects of this law on Internet freedom. On Tuesday, the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market became official EU policy. Now EU member states must more strictly regulate […]

The newest version of ProtonVPN for Windows supports Split Tunneling, allowing you to decide which applications should use the VPN encrypted tunnel. There are also more profile options and OpenVPN ports. Split Tunneling With Split Tunneling, you can protect your private data with VPN encryption and still access public networks at the same time. By […]

This year, we received recognition for some of the unique advantages that our VPN service offers. Here are some of the awards for 2018 and 2019 that were just announced. We are happy to receive these awards, not only because they acknowledge the extra security and privacy protections we have built into ProtonVPN, but because […]

ProtonVPN was launched in 2017 with a mission to help the Internet live up to its promise of freedom of information. To keep that mission alive, we are supporting the development of WireGuard, a new VPN protocol. We are celebrating this holiday season by supporting organizations that align with our mission of providing online security […]

Starting today, you can get two years of ProtonVPN protection for the price of one. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the only times that ProtonVPN goes on sale. This promotion is available for a limited time only. From Friday, Nov. 23 until Friday, Nov. 30 we will be offering a special “two years for […]