Proton VPN Blog

Online privacy is a human right, but it is seldom treated that way by online services and ad networks that seek to profit from your data. Your privacy matters, and here are the reasons why. It is becoming nearly impossible to stay private online. Technology is growing smarter by the day, and data tracking is […]

Read this article in English. 16 апреля Российское правительство запретило приложение Telegram, после того как компания отказалась передать власти ключи шифрования, которые предоставили бы им доступ к сообщениям пользователей. Телеграмм назвал запрет «антиконституционным» и пообещал продолжить борьбу за права частной жизни россиян. Несмотря на это, есть и другие зашифрованные приложения для обмена сообщениями, этот запрет […]

VPNs keep your online activity private and unrestricted. Some countries with repressive governments have outlawed VPNs in an attempt to maintain control. Updated July 29, 2022 Using a VPN helps you to evade all but the most sophisticated efforts to regulate the internet and censor information. That is why repressive governments around the world have […]

Read this article in Russian. On April 16, the Russian government banned the Telegram messaging app after the company refused to hand the authorities encryption keys that would have given them access to users’ messages. Telegram called the ban “anti-constitutional” and vowed to continue fighting for Russians’ privacy rights. While there are other encrypted messaging […]

The main objective of GDPR is to give the public more control over their personal data and to simplify regulations for international businesses by establishing an EU-wide law. The GDPR replaces the 1995 Data Protection Directive. Both Proton VPN and Proton Mail were developed specifically to further online privacy. We are strong advocates of privacy […]

As the number of Proton VPN users has grown, so has the demand for a macOS VPN app. We’re pleased to welcome a growing community that supports our vision and has the same concerns about online safety and privacy. After much work over the past several months, we’re happy to finally make the Proton VPN […]

2018 will be a busy year for us as we add more features to Proton VPN and we are very excited about that. A key part of that is getting feedback directly from the community which we serve. Participants in the program will receive early access to the new versions of the Android Proton VPN […]

Since we first launched Proton VPN in June, we’ve seen an overwhelming response from the community, and today Proton VPN provides secure Internet for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Launching Proton VPN on Android is another major milestone in our journey towards building an Internet that respects privacy and protects civil liberties. […]

January 16th, 2018 Geneva, Switzerland Proton VPN is pleased to announce the global launch of its Android mobile application today. The Proton VPN Android app is a free Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for Android that allows users to browse the web without being tracked, bypass online censorship blocks, and also increases security by passing […]