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VPN bypass vulnerability in Apple iOS

March 25th, 2020 in Privacy deep dives

UPDATE August 2023: Additional vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple’s VPN framework. UPDATE Oct. 13, 2022: Reports indicate that Apple has not fixed the problem in iOS 16.…

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Amazon Ring and the new for-profit surveillance state

February 13th, 2020 in Privacy deep dives

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…

Illustration of smart tv monitoring its users' data.

Given smart TV privacy risks, you might be better off with a ‘dumb’ TV

January 13th, 2020 in Privacy deep dives

Smart TVs are essentially televisions that can watch you. Their surge in popularity, along with smart speakers, means corporations (and anyone that can hack these…

Fitness and health apps collect sensitve data that they often expose or share with third parties.

Fitness apps are good for your health, but often bad for your privacy

October 31st, 2019 in Privacy deep dives

This post was updated on November 1, 2019. Fitness and health apps are designed to help you record and quantify how much you exercise, what…

Individuals can download their favorite movies and music in Switzerland.

With P2P law, Switzerland reaffirms its commitment to privacy

September 23rd, 2019 in Privacy deep dives

Switzerland has taken a liberal approach to copyright law, generally allowing citizens to use copyrighted material for personal use (some exceptions may apply). This has…

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Which VPN protocol is the best?

May 27th, 2019 in Privacy deep dives

This article has been updated to include the WireGuard and Stealth VPN protocols. We explain what a VPN protocol is and what it does. We…

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What is HMAC SHA-384? VPN authentication explained

April 24th, 2019 in Privacy deep dives

We explain what “HMAC SHA-384” means and how it contributes to a safe VPN. Unless users understand what these technical terms mean, they cannot make…

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What does the EU’s Article 13 mean for the Internet?

March 27th, 2019 in Privacy deep dives

The European Parliament passed a new copyright directive containing the controversial Article 13, the so-called “meme ban.” Proton VPN is committed to helping mitigate the…

Is Tor safe? Learn how secure Tor is

February 20th, 2019 in Privacy deep dives

Tor is a free, global network that lets you browse the Internet and the dark web anonymously. There are, however, a few things you need…

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