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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How to change your IP address on iPhone

November 18th, 2022 in How-to, Privacy basics

Learn how to change your IP address on your iPhone to protect your privacy and access content restricted by your location.  Your iPhone’s public IP address identifies your device on the internet. It’s one online label that websites, big tech companies, and governments can use to track you across the internet. Companies and governments may […]

Indian government can spy on Indian internet users in real time

November 11th, 2022 in Articles & News

Internet privacy in India is under threat as the government has the ability to watch the online activity of nearly anyone using an Indian internet service provider. This is the result of a years-long effort by the Indian government to ramp up online surveillance, particularly since the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. But in recent months, […]

Proton VPN now has servers in every EU country

November 9th, 2022 in Proton News

Today, we are excited to announce two new server locations for Proton VPN — Croatia and Malta. This marks an important achievement for Proton VPN, as it means we now offer servers in every country in the European Union (EU).  So wherever you are in the EU, you can connect to a server in your […]

Proton VPN’s roadmap for the first part of 2023

November 6th, 2022 in Proton News

In March, we shared our 2022 roadmap for Proton, including Proton VPN. Now that we’ve reached November, we feel it’s a good time to revisit our progress this year and explain what you can expect from Proton VPN in the near future. Completed improvements Over the course of 2022, we delivered the following improvements: We […]

How to change your IP address on Windows

November 4th, 2022 in Privacy basics

We discuss how to change the IP address of your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device. This does not change your IP address on the internet, although we look at that as well.  Local and internet IP addresses Why change your local IP address on Windows? IPv4 vs. IPv6 addresses How to change your IP […]

Black Friday 2022 year-end offer: 50% off + six months free (now over)

November 2nd, 2022 in Proton News

Our 2022 year-end offer is no longer available, but you can still get a great discount over our monthly price by choosing a Proton VPN Plus 12-month or 24-month plan. Save money and support Proton with our special limited-time Black Friday offers. You can now get up to 50% off Proton VPN and six months […]

Defeat censorship with Stealth, our new VPN protocol

October 11th, 2022 in Proton News, Releases

We’ve developed a new VPN protocol, Stealth, that can avoid detection and let you bypass internet censorship and VPN blocks. We’re pleased to announce Stealth, a new, undetectable VPN protocol that can bypass most firewalls and VPN blocking methods. You’ll be able to bypass advanced VPN blocks, access censored sites, and communicate with people on […]

How to change your Netflix region

October 10th, 2022 in Privacy basics

A VPN allows you to watch your favorite Netflix shows when traveling abroad.  Despite increased competition, Netflix is still the most popular streaming service in the world. Available in over 190 countries, Netflix usually makes all of its own content (often dubbed “Netflix Originals”) available to all subscribers, no matter where they are in the […]

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What is bandwidth throttling? How to tell if your ISP is limiting your internet

October 7th, 2022 in How-to, Privacy basics

If you think your internet is not as fast as it should be or that videos are constantly buffering, it could be that your internet service provider (ISP) is deliberately throttling your bandwidth. Here’s how you can find out if you are the victim of bandwidth throttling and how to circumvent it. What is bandwidth […]

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