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Media server, commercial streaming service, closed-source software. Plex is a lot of things, but is it legal? Is it safe? And is it free?

Omegle may be gone, but similar sites are just as risky to kids. Learn how to protect your child from dangerous chat apps and online predators.

Is Pluto TV safe — and is it really a totally free streaming service? Here's what you need to know before you start streaming.

Here's what to know about the spyware apps targeting journalists, how hackers hide apps on reporters' iPhones, and how to check your iPhone for spyware.

A Pi-hole is a free and open-source ad-blocker system for home networks. We explain how you can set one up.

A default gateway connects devices on your local network to the internet. Here's an in-depth look at how to find yours on any device.

Media server, commercial streaming service, closed-source software. Plex is a lot of things, but is it legal? Is it safe? And is it free?

Is Pluto TV safe — and is it really a totally free streaming service? Here's what you need to know before you start streaming.

Free streaming platform Kanopy offers hundreds of films, documentaries, or more to public library members. But is it really free, and is it safe to use?

Omegle may be gone, but similar sites are just as risky to kids. Learn how to protect your child from dangerous chat apps and online predators.

Brazil is piloting a bold initiate that allows citizens to control and sell their personal data. Is this a good thing?

Instagram 's vanish mode allows you to send messages that disappear once they are read. It can be fun, but it is not secure.

So summer now upon us, we'd like to check in and let you know how we're progressing on our spring and summer roadmap.

With spring now underway, we'd like to share recent improvements on phishing protection, battery life, and speed performance.

With spring and summer 2025 beckoning, we're excited to share our plans for the new features you'll see in coming months that aim to make your life easier, more private, and more productive.

A dispute between top Spanish football association LaLiga and Cloudflare means millions of Spanish need a VPN to access legitimate websites — here's why.

See what independent reviewers are saying about the security and advanced features that come with Proton VPN's premium VPN plans.

Online censorship spread to 35 countries, a new record, in 2022. But VPNs, and Proton VPN in particular, are effective ways to fight back.

A suite of new improvements to our VPN apps make it easier and faster than ever to get connected to Proton VPN.

With the Proton VPN Apple TV app, you can easily and securely watch your favorite content on your big-screen TV no matter where you are.

Stealth is a new VPN protocol from Proton VPN that overcomes censorship in restrictive countries.

Anyone can use Proton VPN’s Chrome and Firefox browser extensions for free, making it easy to protect your privacy and bypass censorship.

Proton removes India-based VPN servers to protect privacy, but we continue to service our community in India.

Our new Smart Routing technology allows us to offer new VPN servers in Georgia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt, and Nigeria.

Cybercriminals will take any opportunity to gain unauthorized access to your servers. Learn how you can stop them.

Proton for Business now offers MDM support, more dedicated servers, and gateway monitoring.

Learn what network access control is and how a business VPN can help keep your business data safe against hackers.