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Starting with the latest release of Proton Mail on web (v3.14), iOS and Android (v1.9), and the latest versions of the Proton Mail IMAP/SMTP Bridge, Proton Mail now supports Address Verification, along with full PGP interoperability and support. In t
  • Proton news
With Proton Mail version 3.14 we introduce PGP support, which includes import of PGP keys into Proton Contacts for encrypted communication with external PGP users, address verification with trusted keys, and several other improvements. PGP SENDING
  • Proton news
As few weeks back, we sent a notice to the Proton community regarding the DDoS attacks that we have been facing. Today we would like to provide a brief update of the situation. * Starting on June 27th, Proton Mail started to be hit by sustained DDo
google privacy problem
  • Privacy basics
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article highlighting privacy concerns related to Gmail’s use of third-party apps. When users install tools known as “add-ons” in their Gmail accounts, they are often giving outside companies full access t
protonmail-encryption-backdoor
  • Privacy deep dives
For decades, law enforcement agencies have lobbied to force technology companies to weaken their own security protocols by adding an encryption backdoor. The FBI has even recently come up with a catchy brand for its anti-encryption campaign: “Going D
protonmail-hardware-prototypes-community-testing
  • Proton news
We’ve always valued our community’s feedback and thrived thanks to your input—whether through our annual survey or your comments on Reddit. Now we want to go a step further and involve the Proton community in the testing of early stage prototypes. J
gdpr email security compliance
  • For business
New regulations always create compliance-induced headaches for companies. But in this case, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) presents an enormous opportunity for businesses to improve their digital security. Encrypt
  • Privacy news
Edited May 25th, 2018 to remove the GPGTools recommendation due to the fact that Apple still has not patched certain Apple Mail vulnerabilities. We are the developers of Enigmail, Mailvelope, Proton Mail, and the inventor of PGP. Together, we have b
What is Zero-access encryption
  • Privacy basics
Most of us would not give our private, personal information to strangers and then trust them not to leak it. But that’s essentially what we do every time we store chat histories, email, documents, and pictures on the cloud. When you save a document t
  • Proton news
Four years ago, over 10,000 people contributed to our crowdfunding campaign and jumpstarted our mission to create a more secure and private Internet for all. The job is far from done. In the summer of 2014, we shared our vision of a better Internet
  • Privacy deep dives
  • Privacy news
The vulnerability report, which came with its own website, efail.de, has attracted a lot of headlines such as the one below, along with recommendations to disable the usage of PGP plugins. This was not helped by the fact that until earlier today, the