ProtonVPN Blog

If you play online gaming, you are probably being spied on.  Privacy concerns may be inherent in the design of the game itself, such as games that require access to your webcam or microphone. Some companies sell any relevant information they’ve collected about you to advertisers, and others collect enormous quantities of data for their […]

ProtonVPN users in the UAE can now browse the Internet with an Emirati IP address while encrypting their online activity. The UAE is the 46th country to have ProtonVPN servers. These servers will reduce latency for ProtonVPN users in the Gulf region. Regardless of whether you are using public WiFi or accessing sensitive data, like […]

Together with our community of translators, we’re excited to announce that you can now use ProtonVPN in Dutch, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, and Portuguese. As part of our mission to make privacy tools accessible to everyone, we’re working to deliver Proton apps to more people in their native language. You can start using these languages […]

Today we’re announcing new VPN servers in Turkey, the 45th country on our list, and one where secure, private access to the Internet is in demand. Our eight new servers in Istanbul will let ProtonVPN paid subscribers browse the Internet safely with a Turkish IP address.  We installed our eight new VPN servers in a […]

A VPN is one of the best ways to protect your online data and prevent your Internet service provider from spying on your browsing history. However, a VPN only protects your Internet connection on the device it’s installed on — unless you set up the VPN on your router. By running your VPN not on your […]

Internet companies already follow your every move online: Now they are partnering with law enforcement to bring that same level of surveillance to the physical world. Amazon Ring, the creator of a popular camera-equipped doorbell, has entered into secretive partnerships with hundreds of police departments across the United States. These agreements often require police officers […]

The ProtonVPN APK is now available to download on GitHub. This makes it easy to download and install ProtonVPN on your Android device even in authoritarian countries where our website is blocked.  Download ProtonVPN APK on GitHub Countries including China, Russia, and Iran often block the Google Play Store and our website. However, they rarely […]

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest games of the year in the United States, and over 150 million people are expected to tune in from around the world to watch. This year it’s an all-time-great matchup, with the stout defense of the San Francisco 49ers taking on the rapid strike offense of the […]

UPDATE May 7, 2020: OpenVPN is no longer in beta on our iOS app. It is now available to the public. Learn more about the launch of OpenVPN for iOS. We’re happy to announce that ProtonVPN iOS users can now enjoy the freedom to choose between two protocols, with the launch of OpenVPN in beta. […]