What is an evil twin attack, and should they worry you?

January 26th, 2024 in Privacy deep dives

An evil twin attack is a cyberattack that occurs when an attacker  sets up a malicious WiFi network that mimics a legitimate one, often in…

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What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

March 24th, 2023 in Privacy deep dives

An internet service provider (ISP) is the company that connects you to the internet, resolves domain names, routes internet traffic, and is responsible for helping…

Free VPNs vs. paid VPNs

March 17th, 2023 in Privacy basics

It costs money to run a VPN service. Even the most basic service must purchase or rent servers, pay qualified staff to configure and maintain…

The fight against censorship has never been more important

March 13th, 2023 in Proton Stories

The year 2022 represents a new low when it comes to online access to information and freedom of expression. It was the twelfth year in…

Deutsche Welle and Proton VPN team up to fight censorship

March 3rd, 2023 in Proton News

You can now bypass censorship attempts and get high-speed access to DW websites from anywhere in the world for free by connecting to dedicated servers…

How to block third-party cookies on all browsers

March 3rd, 2023 in Privacy basics

Third-party cookies provide an invasive way for websites to track what you do online. In this article, we look at what they are, how they…

Always stay secure with our permanent kill switch

March 2nd, 2023 in Proton News

Proton VPN is pleased to introduce a new feature for our Windows and Linux apps: a Permanent Kill Switch that protects your device at all…

Introducing the Proton VPN browser extension

March 1st, 2023 in Proton News

Update April 2023: The Proton VPN browser extension is no longer in beta. This article has also been updated to mention the addition of support…

Five best torrent clients for your privacy 2023

February 20th, 2023 in How-to

The peer-to-peer (P2P) BitTorrent protocol provides a highly efficient and decentralized way to share files over the internet. This is often referred to as “file…

What is the Great Firewall of China and how does it work? 

February 3rd, 2023 in Privacy deep dives

China is infamous for its internet censorship program, widely known as the Great Firewall of China (GFW).   In this article, we look at what the…

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