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World's largest end-to-end encrypted email service. Based in Switzerland and protecting the privacy of 100 million people.

You can also find us on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProtonPrivacy.

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We thought Google hit rock bottom with .

Its new beta feature on Google Files for called “Smart Search" is the trap door.

This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)

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Meta wants you to keep Facebook Link History on, here’s why you shouldn’t:

“Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords.”

https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018

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So 's new app needs your health and fitness info. It also needs your browsing history and your location, and your purchases, and...well, it seems to need everything. If you want to get fully creeped out, here's the whole policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

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If you think big fines work on , think again.

Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft generated enough revenue in the past 7 days to pay off their fines for 2023.

Taking advantage of your privacy is so lucrative, that these fines are nothing more than the cost of doing business.

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It's you, the consumer, that's losing out – it's your privacy that's at risk when puts their profits first. That means higher prices, less choice, and no privacy.

💰 Fines paid by Proton in 2023: $0.

End-to-end encryption makes it impossible for us to access or collect your data with Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton VPN and Proton Pass.

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Big tech fines in 2023 totalled $3bn for breaking laws on both sides of the Atlantic.

Here's a breakdown of long it took them to pay off their respective fines:

🔎 Google: $941 million – 1 day 4 hours
📦 Amazon: $111.7 million – 2 hours
👓 Meta: $1.72 billion – 5 days 13 hours
🍏 Apple: $186.4 million – 4 hours
🪟 Microsoft: $84 million – 3.5 hours

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Apple's abusive App Store policies led to the Commission passing the to protect fair competition.

Just like Apple has invented fake , it's now inventing fake compliance.

Here's how Apple's absurd plan is a🖕to democratically passed law:
https://proton.me/blog/apple-dma-compliance-plan-trap

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We're upgrading our free plan.

Instead of sharing 1 GB between files and email, you'll now have:

5 GB for
1 GB for

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Today, we’re happy to announce we’re launching the Proton Drive app for Mac! 🎉

We’re hitting this significant milestone, thanks to our community members who gave us feedback for the Mac OS beta.

is now available on , , , the web, and now .

Download it here: https://proton.me/drive/download

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As the becomes law in the without critical legal safeguards to end-to-end encryption, the internet as we know it faces a very real threat: https://proton.me/blog/online-safety-act

The Act could give the UK government the power to access, collect, and read anyone’s private conversations at any time. The UK Government has previously admitted that the proposals are "technically unfeasible," and we hope @Ofcom
keeps this front of mind during the implementation process. (1/3)

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Today, we're launching Proton Pass, our new password manager, for everyone. Like other Proton services, it’s free, open-source, & end-to-end encrypted. This has been the most popular request, & we’re happy to bring it to you: https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-launch.

Proton is community-driven. is no different. You can discuss & request new features & get the latest updates on our Reddit community: reddit.com/r/ProtonPass.

To get Proton Pass, visit the Proton Pass website: proton.me/pass.

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Today, we're announcing Proton CAPTCHA, the world’s first CAPTCHA with built-in censorship-resistant technologies to prevent bot and spam attacks.

We needed a tool that tells the difference between humans and automated bots, but also a CAPTCHA option that meets the high security and privacy standards you expect from us.

This is only the beginning. You can expect more innovation in this space.

More: https://proton.me/blog/proton-captcha

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Regaining your starts with learning, so we’ve started a book recommendations series focused on privacy and security.

For entry no. 2 on the we’ve chosen Carissa Veliz’s “Privacy Is Power”. It discusses how we, as a society, can seize back control of our data and the power that comes with it: https://www.carissaveliz.com/books

As an intro, check our interview with Carissa here: https://proton.me/blog/carissa-veliz-data-privacy

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Google continues to build its massive surveillance empire under the sinister guise of “privacy.” In its latest iteration on , Google
lets you opt into their “Ad Topics,” which roughly translated means, “Let Google be the gatekeeper of all your data.” (1/4)

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As of today, you can access your encrypted inbox and on and without a browser or a third-party email app.

🐧 The app is also in the works.

Thanks to your initial feedback, these include improvements like:
🗓️ Easier access to Proton Calendar
⏩ Easy migration from
🚨 Notification badges
🔠 Improved accessibility and font support

and more!

All paid Proton subscribers can try out the beta today https://proton.me/support/mail-desktop-app

The screenshot of the Proton Mail macOS app. The mouse cursor is hovering over the calendar icon, and the tooltip saying "Open Calendar" appears above it.

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Proton Pass is and has now passed an independent audit: https://proton.me/blog/pass-open-source-security-audit.

All fields and metadata in Pass are secured by encryption, so you can rest assured that no one, not even Proton, can access your information.

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You may have heard quantum computers will break encryption. That’s a long way off, but Proton is mitigating this risk.

And the difference with our approach is that we’re implementing post-quantum protection for PGP in open collaboration with the community and experts, enabling anyone to analyze & use the standard. It’s post-quantum cryptography for the many, not just the few: https://proton.me/blog/post-quantum-encryption. (1/3)

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This is the one that started it all.

In this issue of the , we recommend Shoshana Zuboff's “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism”: https://publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/shoshana-zuboff/the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism/9781610395694/ .

This book gave the world new vocabulary to understand how tech monopolies have changed the very nature of the relationship between businesses and customers online.

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We are lowering the prices for Proton Pass Plus.

As a community-supported company without venture capital investors, Proton is not primarily profit-driven. If we raise prices when costs increase, we believe it's fair to reduce prices when costs decrease.

Learn more about our reduced pricing here: https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-price-change

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With the new for , informs its users that they share their data with 772 third parties to:

🔎 Identify them through device scanning
📍 Obtain precise geolocation
📣 Personalize ads & content
👨‍👩‍👦 Audience insights
▶️ And more: https://proton.me/blog/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service

For a private inbox, switch to an end-to-end encrypted email like : https://proton.me/l/security

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Most of your online activity can be linked through your email address. Which makes your email your online identity: https://proton.me/blog/email-is-your-digital-id

Even if you use a secure email service, protecting your real email address with aliases can help you avoid tracking and surveillance online.

Get yours with @simplelogin here: https://fosstodon.org/@simplelogin/111335107486780814

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Are you OK with having insight into “your relationship dynamics”?

We’re not either! To prevent it from happening, check your permission settings in .

Read more on @Forbes : https://forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/01/28/new-details-free-ai-upgrade-for-google-and-samsung-android-users-leaks/)

To be on the safe side:
🔒 choose a messaging app that respects your : https://proton.me/blog/whatsapp-alternatives
🙅‍♀️ avoid using SMS: https://proton.me/blog/stop-using-sms

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Together, we raised $732,000 in the 2023 Proton Lifetime Fundraiser! This brings our total contributions to support freedom, privacy, and humanitarian causes to over $2,700,000 in the past six years.

We couldn't do it without you. 💜

More details here: https://proton.me/blog/2023-lifetime-fundraiser-results

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🧩 A new step in the integration between and

You can now easily create hide-my-email aliases, label them, or find recently used ones within the Proton Mail web app: https://proton.me/blog/hide-my-email-aliases

⏩ To access advanced alias settings in Proton Pass, use the "All aliases" button.

A zoom-in on the Security center, showing that the newly created email alias (amazon.3jb55@passmail.com) will be redirected to the main inbox. Below is the toggle button for Proton Sentinel, which has been toggled on.

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The 2023 Lifetime Fundraiser brings you rare usernames and 11 chances to win Proton’s most exclusive account!

We’ve received hundreds of community-nominations for organizations that advance privacy, freedom, and human rights around the world.

Check who we’re supporting this year. ⬇️ (1/3)

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