What is geoblocking, and how does it work?

May 19th, 2023 in Privacy basics

Geoblocking is the practice of restricting or blocking internet content based on your geographic location. This usually means restricting content based on which country you are in, and is most commonly associated with media streaming services such as Netflix. In this article, we discuss why streaming services geoblock content and how they do it.  Why […]

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Proton VPN Free VPN Reviews (list updated 2021)

June 28th, 2017 in Articles & News

This post was updated on February 4, 2021. We have compiled a full list of reviews of Proton VPN’s Free VPN plan. All of these reviews came from independent review sites. Proton VPN has received significant interest (and several awards) from technical professionals for our secure and private VPN service. We have collected a number […]

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Three years ago we launched Proton Mail. Today, we’re launching Proton VPN.

June 20th, 2017 in Articles & News

We’re happy to announce that as of 12:00PM Geneva time today, Proton VPN is now available to the general public. Proton VPN is officially out of beta and we are allowing open signups for the first time. You can now directly get Proton VPN by visiting https://protonvpn.com/download After more than 1 year of development, and […]

Encrypted email provider Proton Mail launches free VPN service to counter increasing online censorship

June 20th, 2017 in Releases, Service Updates

Proton Mail, the world’s largest encrypted email provider, is announcing today the immediate worldwide release of Proton VPN, an innovative new VPN service built in response to increasing online surveillance and threats to net neutrality. This is the first new product developed by Swiss security firm Proton AG since the introduction of Proton Mail 3 […]

Understanding the VPN Threat Model

June 18th, 2017 in Security

In this article, we analyze the VPN threat model. This covers the threats a VPN is designed to guard against, and also the threats a VPN cannot counter. We believe that the only thing worse than no security, is a false sense of security. For this reason, whether it is Proton Mail or Proton VPN, […]

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