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The desire for an internet that protects people’s privacy is growing. A 2019 Pew
Research poll showed that 79% of Americans report being concerned about how
companies use their data. But any privacy reforms that don’t address Big Tech’s
dominance of
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The clock may be ticking on Google, Apple, and other tech giants’ ability to
impose their email apps on users as default settings. If EU regulators are
serious about fair competition in digital markets, letting people choose their
own private email a
Last updated 2 February 2022
On 2 July 2020, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve the EARN IT Act
(an acronym that stands for Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of
Interactive Technologies Act of 2020). It then died, never receiving
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US citizens, conditioned to expect inaction from Congress, have increasingly
turned elsewhere for swift action on today’s pressing issues, including when it
comes to privacy. With no major Congressional privacy bill anywhere near
passing, more and mo
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As we come to the end of Data Privacy Week, it’s important to take stock of our
progress. Yes, building an internet where privacy is the default is hard work,
and yes, we still have a long way to go, but there were promising developments
in 2021 for
Note: We conducted another survey with YouGov this April about privacy concerns
in the UK.
Read about how people in the UK want to protect their privacy
NEARLY 90% OF BRITONS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRIVACY OF THEIR PERSONAL DATA
ONLINE, BUT 20% DO
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It’s not perfect, but EU lawmakers still have time to save the DMA by letting
people choose the core apps that come installed on their devices.
On Monday, November 22, the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market
and Consumer Protection (I
Since the founding of Proton in 2014, we have fought to advance privacy and
freedom around the world. We do this not only through technology and advocacy
(Proton has contributed over $500,000 toward defending these values around the
world) but also t
Zoom has agreed to pay an $85 million settlement after falsely claiming calls
were protected with end-to-end encryption and for handing over people’s data to
Facebook and Google without their consent. This is the latest development in a
list of priva
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After being left behind when it comes to tackling Big Tech by the EU and its own
states, the US government is finally taking action. Maybe.
In June, members of the US House of Representatives introduced six major bills
to regulate Big Tech that, if