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

Starting this World Press Freedom Day, Proton VPN 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 […]

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.” Proton VPN 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 […]

The newest version of Proton VPN 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. […]

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 Proton VPN, but […]

Proton VPN 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 […]

Starting today, you can get two years of Proton VPN protection for the price of one. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the only times that Proton VPN 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 […]

The Proton VPN app for iOS has been eagerly awaited by our community almost since the day we launched. With the release of our iOS app (available as a free download at the App Store), Proton VPN protection is now available on all the most popular operating systems (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, and iOS). This […]