all-in-one privacy solution":["Proton Unlimited — комплексное решение для защиты данных"],"Black Friday":["Черная пятница"],"No ads. Privacy by default.":["Без рекламы. Гарантия конфиденциальности"],"People before profits":["Люди важнее прибыли"],"Security through transparency":["Безопасность, основанная на прозрачности"],"The best Proton Mail ${ BLACK_FRIDAY } deals":["${ BLACK_FRIDAY }: лучшие предложения Proton Mail"],"The world’s only community- supported email service":["Единственный в мире сервис электронной почты с поддержкой сообщества"]},"specialoffer:limited":{"${ hours } hour":["${ hours } час","${ hours } часа","${ hours } часов","${ hours } часа"],"${ hoursLeft }, ${ minutesLeft } and ${ secondsLeft } left":["Осталось ${ hoursLeft }, ${ minutesLeft } и ${ secondsLeft }"],"${ minutes } minute":["${ minutes } минута","${ minutes } минуты","${ minutes } минут","${ minutes } минуты"],"${ seconds } second":["${ seconds } секунда","${ seconds } секунды","${ seconds } секунд","${ seconds } секунды"],"Limited time offer":["Ограниченное по времени предложение"]},"specialoffer:listitem":{"Create multiple addresses":["Создавайте несколько адресов"],"Hide-my-email aliases":["Создавайте алиасы hide-my-email"],"Quickly unsubscribe from newsletters":["С легкостью отменяйте подписку на рассылки"],"Use your own domain name":["Используйте собственное доменное имя"]},"specialoffer:logos":{"As featured in":["О нас в СМИ"]},"specialoffer:metadescription":{"Get an encrypted email that protects your privacy":["Электронная почта, защищающая вашу конфиденциальность"]},"specialoffer:metatitle":{"Proton Mail Black Friday Sale - Up to 40% off":["Черная пятница в Proton Mail: скидки до 40 %"]},"specialoffer:newmetadescription":{"Get up to 40% off Proton Mail subscriptions this Black Friday. Find great deals on our secure end-to-end encrypted email plans.":["Получите Proton Mail со скидкой до 40 %. Не пропустите выгодные предложения на планы безопасной электронной почты, зашифрованной сквозным шифрованием, в честь «черной пятницы»."]},"specialoffer:newmetatitle":{"Proton Mail Black Friday sale | Up to 40% off secure email":["«Черная пятница» в Proton Mail | Скидки до 40 %"]},"specialoffer:note":{"* Billed at ${ TOTAL_SUM } for the first year":["* ${ TOTAL_SUM } за первый год."],"*Billed at ${ TOTAL_SUM } for the first 2 years":["* ${ TOTAL_SUM } за первые два года."],"30-day money-back guarantee":["Гарантия возврата средств в течение 30 дней"],"Billed at ${ TOTAL_SUM } for the first 2 years":["${ TOTAL_SUM } за первые 2 года"],"Billed at ${ TOTAL_SUM } for the first year":["${ TOTAL_SUM } за первый год"],"You save ${ SAVE_SUM }":["Вы экономите ${ SAVE_SUM }."]},"specialoffer:off":{"${ DISCOUNT } off":["–${ DISCOUNT }"],"${ PERCENT_OFF } off":["–${ PERCENT_OFF }"]},"specialoffer:testimonial":{"I love my ProtonMail":["Обожаю ProtonMail!"],"My favorite email service":["Мой любимый сервис электронной почты"],"Thanks Proton for keeping us all safe in the complicated internet universe.":["Спасибо Proton за защиту в запутанном интернет-пространстве."],"You get what you pay for. In the case of big tech, if you pay nothing, you get used. I quit using Gmail and switched to @ProtonMail":["Полностью оправданное вложение денег. Бигтех-компании используют тебя, если ты им не платишь. Поэтому я перешла с Gmail на @ProtonMail."]},"specialoffer:time":{"Days":["дн."],"Hours":["ч."],"Min":["мин."]},"specialoffer:title":{"And much more":["И это еще не всё"],"Make your inbox yours":["Настройка на свой вкус"],"Safe from trackers":["Защита от трекеров"],"Stay organized":["Всё по полочкам"],"Black Friday email deals":["Безопасная почта для покупок в «черную пятницу»"],"Don’t just take our word for it":["Отзывы наших клиентов"],"Our story":["Наша история"],"Transfer your data from Google in one click":["Перенесите данные из Gmail в одно нажатие"]},"specialoffer:tooltip":{"Access blocked content and browse privately. Includes ${ TOTAL_SERVERS }+ servers in ${ TOTAL_COUNTRIES }+ countries, connect up to 10 devices, access worldwide streaming services, malware and ad-blocker, and more.":["Сохраняйте конфиденциальность в Интернете и получайте доступ к заблокированному контенту. Включает ${ TOTAL_SERVERS } серверов более чем в ${ TOTAL_COUNTRIES } странах с возможностью подключения на 10 устройствах, доступ к стриминговым платформам со всего мира, блокировщик рекламы, функцию защиты от вредоносных программ и другие преимущества."],"Easily share your calendar with your family, friends or colleagues, and view external calendars.":["Предоставляйте доступ к календарю родственникам, друзьям и коллегам, а также просматривайте календари других сервисов"],"Includes support for 1 custom email domain, 10 email addresses, 10 hide-my-email aliases, calendar sharing, and more.":["Включает поддержку 1 пользовательского домена, 10 адресов электронной почты, 10 алиасов hide-my-email, совместный доступ к календарю и другие преимущества."],"Includes support for 3 custom email domains, 15 email addresses, unlimited hide-my-email aliases, calendar sharing, and more.":["Включает поддержку трех пользовательских доменов, 15 адресов электронной почты, неограниченного числа алиасов hide-my-email, совместный доступ к календарю и другие преимущества."],"Manage up to 25 calendars, mobile apps, secured with end-to-end encryption, 1-click calendar import from Google, and more.":["До 25 календарей, мобильные приложения, сквозное шифрование, удобный перенос данных из Google Календаря и другие преимущества"]},"Status Banner":{"At the moment we are experiencing issues with the Proton VPN service":["При использовании сервиса Proton VPN могут возникать проблемы"],"Learn more":["Подробнее"]},"Status banner":{"Learn more":["Подробнее"],"Please note that at the moment we are experiencing issues with the ${ issues[0] } service.":["Сейчас при использовании сервиса ${ issues[0] } могут возникать проблемы."],"We are experiencing issues with one or more services at the moment.":["При использовании одного или нескольких сервисов могут возникать проблемы."]},"suggestions":{"Suggestions":["Предложения"]},"Support":{"Sub category":["Подкатегория","Подкатегории","Подкатегорий","Подкатегорий"]},"Support article":{"${ readingTime } min":["${ readingTime } мин.","${ readingTime } мин.","${ readingTime } мин.","${ readingTime } мин."],"Category":["Категория","Категории","Категорий","Категорий"],"Didn’t find what you were looking for?":["Не нашли желаемый контент?"],"General contact":["Общие контакты"],"Get help":["Получить помощь"],"Legal contact":["Контакты юридического отдела"],"Media contact":["Контакты для прессы"],"Partnerships contact":["Контакты по вопросам партнерства"],"Reading":["Чтение"]},"Support categories":{"Browse Proton product support":["Смотреть ресурсы по поддержке продуктов Proton"]},"Support category":{"There is no article in this category yet.":["В этой категории еще нет статей."]},"Support troubleshooting":{"--- Select ---":["— Выбрать —"],"App version":["Версия приложения"],"Browser":["Браузер"],"Check if this helps":["Возможно, нужный ответ найдется здесь"],"Choose a category for your question":["Выберите категорию запроса"],"Choose a product":["Выберите продукт"],"Did this solve your issue ?":["Удалось ли нам решить вашу проблему?"],"Faster assistance is just a few clicks away — please make your selections":["Выберите подходящие варианты. Всего пара нажатий — и вы на шаг ближе к решению проблемы."],"No, contact support":["Нет, связаться со службой поддержки"],"Proton account":["Аккаунт Proton"],"Proton Bridge":["Proton Bridge"],"Proton Calendar":["Proton Calendar"],"Proton Drive":["Proton Drive"],"Proton for Business":["Proton for Business"],"Proton Mail":["Proton Mail"],"Proton Pass":["Proton Pass"],"Proton VPN":["Proton VPN"],"Thank you for your feedback":["Спасибо за отзыв!"],"Troubleshooting":["Устранение неполадок"],"What can we help with ?":["Чем мы можем вам помочь?"],"Yes":["Да"]},"support_modal_search_query":{"Search query":["Поисковый запрос"]},"support_search_button":{"Search":["Найти"]},"support_search_i_am_looking_for":{"I'm looking for":["Я ищу"]},"SupportForm":{"For a faster resolution, please report the issue from the Bridge app: Help > Report a problem.":["Чтобы быстро устранить проблему в приложении Bridge, выберите «Справка» > «Сообщить о проблеме»."],"Information":["Информация"]},"SupportForm:option":{"Account Security":["Безопасность аккаунта"],"Contacts":["Контакты"],"Custom email domain":["Пользовательский домен адреса электронной почты"],"Email delivery and Spam":["Доставка электронных писем и спам"],"Encryption":["Шифрование"],"Login and password":["Имя пользователя и пароль"],"Merge aliases and accounts":["Объединение псевдонимов и аккаунтов"],"Migrate to Proton":["Переход на Proton"],"Notifications":["Уведомления"],"Other":["Другое"],"Plans and billing":["Тарифы и оплата"],"Proton for Business":["Proton for Business"],"Sign up":["Регистрация"],"Storage":["Хранилище"],"Users, addresses, and identities":["Пользователи, адреса и личные данные"]},"SupportForm:optionIntro":{"Select a topic":["Выберите тему"]},"swiss_baseed_feature":{"Swiss based":["В Швейцарии"]},"Testimonial":{"Awards":["Награды"],"Customers":["Клиенты"],"Featured":["Что о нас говорят"],"Go to testimonial source":["Перейти к источнику отзыва"],"Reviews":["Отзывы"],"Videos":["видео."]},"Text":{"Find the plan that's right for you":["Найдите подходящий план"],"If you need help, check out our ${ supportLink }.":["Если вам нужна помощь, перейдите в ${ supportLink }."],"The page you’re looking for might have been removed, or it could be an\nold link.":["Возможно, страница удалена\nили у вас устаревшая ссылка."]},"Title":{"On this page":["На этой странице"],"Related articles":["Статьи по теме"],"Share ${ thisPage }":["Поделиться ${ thisPage }"],"Thank you!":["Спасибо!"],"this page":["этой страницей"]},"Tooltip":{"More information":["Подробнее"]},"tooltip_calendar":{"Create up to 20 custom & shareable encrypted calendars. On top of that, add up to 5 calendars from friends, family, colleagues, and organizations.":["Есть возможность создать до 20 зашифрованных пользовательских календарей и делиться ими с другими людьми, а также добавить до 5 календарей друзей, родственников, коллег и организаций."]},"tooltip_vpn":{"Access blocked content and browse privately. Includes ${ TOTAL_SERVERS }+ servers in ${ TOTAL_COUNTRIES }+ countries, highest VPN speed, ${ TOTAL_VPN_CONNECTIONS } VPN connections, worldwide streaming services, malware and ad-blocker, and more.":["Получайте доступ к заблокированному контенту, просматривайте страницы анонимно и пользуйтесь стриминговыми сервисами со всего мира. Мы предлагаем ${ TOTAL_SERVERS } серверов более чем в ${ TOTAL_COUNTRIES } странах, высочайшую скорость VPN, ${ TOTAL_VPN_CONNECTIONS } VPN-подключений, защиту от вредоносных программ, блокировщик рекламы и многое другое."],"Access blocked content and browse privately. Includes ${ TOTAL_SERVERS }+ servers in ${ TOTAL_COUNTRIES }+ countries, highest VPN speed, 10 VPN connections, worldwide streaming services, malware and ad-blocker, and more.":["Получайте доступ к заблокированному контенту, просматривайте страницы анонимно и пользуйтесь стриминговыми сервисами со всего мира. Мы предлагаем ${ TOTAL_SERVERS } серверов более чем в ${ TOTAL_COUNTRIES } странах, высочайшую скорость VPN, 10 VPN-подключений, защиту от вредоносных программ, блокировщик рекламы и многое другое."]},"version_history_label":{"Version history":["История версий"]},"version_history_tooltip":{"Store up to ${ versionHistoryNumber } versions of each file for up to ${ years } years":["Храните версии каждого файла (до ${ versionHistoryNumber }) не более нескольких лет (${ years })."]},"vpn_features_link":{"View VPN plans":["Посмотреть тарифы VPN"]},"vpn_features_useCase":{"Access blocked content and browse privately":["Доступ к заблокированному контенту и конфиденциальный просмотр веб-страниц"]}}},"unleashApi":"https://account.proton.me/api"};
// We need to import data (the framework context) from the server
// This Astro feature with define:vars works well but creates an inline script
// So we can't directly import the initFramework helper, we have to store the context
window.frameworkContext = frameworkContext;
})();
If you are doing research into data privacy laws, you will eventually come across the terms “personally identifiable information” and “personal data”. We explain what those terms mean, how they are different, and what you can do to protect your PII online.
While they are similar concepts with a great deal of overlap, personally identifiable information (PII) covers a narrower range of data and is the primary focus of data privacy laws in the US, while personal data covers a broader range of data and is the primary focus of the GDPR.
A simple way to keep them straight is remembering that all PII is considered personal data, but not all personal data is considered PII.
Knowing these terms is important because the data they describe qualify for special protections. Under the GDPR, you can request that an organization delete your personal data from their systems or send you a copy so that you can take it to a different organization. And under data privacy laws in the US, organizations are forbidden from collecting or sharing certain types of PII.
You can also improve your privacy simply by limiting how much PII you share and knowing how to remove or protect what data is already out there.
This is slightly tricky since what qualifies as “personal data” or “personally identifiable information” can vary depending on which country you live in. We’ll look at how the US defines PII and how the EU defines personal data since those two definitions have the broadest impact on the internet.
According to the US’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), PII refers to any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity or any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual.
A non-exhaustive list of information that can be used to distinguish or trace your identity includes:
Personal identification information: Name, Social Security number (in the US), passport number, driver’s license number, or taxpayer identification number
Personal address: home address or email address
Personal phone number
Protected health information: medical record numbers, medical histories, test results, or health insurance number
Financial records: credit or debit card numbers, bank account numbers, or other bank or financial information
Photographs: particularly with your face or other identifying characteristics visible
Biometric data: fingerprints, retina scans, voice signatures, or facial geometry
Identification numbers for objects you own: Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), home or vehicle title number
Linkable information is essentially information that alone cannot identify you but can reveal your identity when combined with other data. Types of linkable data include your:
Date of birth
Place of birth
Mother’s maiden name
Business phone number
IP addresses
Business mailing or email address
Race
Religion
Geographical indicators
Employment information
Medical information
Education information
Financial information
In the US, PII is governed at the federal level by the Privacy Act of 1974. As one might expect from legislation from the 1970s, it was not written with the internet in mind and is ambiguous in many situations. More recent laws cover specific portions of PII (HIPAA covers “protected health information”, COPPA covers children’s PII, California’s Consumer Privacy Act covers Californians’ PII, etc.), but there currently is no US equivalent for the EU’s GDPR.
A commonsense definition of personal data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual that is alive.
If you live in the European Union, the GDPR governs how your personal data can be collected and used. The GDPR explains what it legally considers personal data in Article 4.(1)(new window). Its definition is very inclusive and covers any information that relates to a particular person.
This GDPR instructs regulators to interpret “any information” as broadly as possible, which covers more information than most countries recognize. This means that, according to the GDPR, personal data includes the list of PII above as well as:
Trade union membership
Genetic information
Political opinions
Religious and ideological convictions
Persona data can also include innocuous data if it acts as a quasi-identifier. For example, “pepperoni pizza”, on its own is not personal data. However, if it is stored on file as your favorite food, it is personal data. It becomes personal data because of its connection to you.
The context in which a piece of data is being used can affect whether it is considered personal data as well. In this example, assume you are in the background of a landscape photo. If that photo is printed in a private photography book, it is not personal data. However, that same photo in the hands of an investigator could be considered personal data.
Anonymization is the processing of data so that it cannot be used to directly or indirectly identify an individual. (“Indirectly identify” means you should not be able to combine it with other data to identify an individual.) For data to truly be anonymized, this process must also be irreversible. This process is important because personal data that has been anonymized no longer qualifies as personal data and no longer requires special safeguards under the GDPR or US privacy laws.
Where could an identity thief access my personal data?
Unfortunately, there are many places where your personal data is accessible online, often without your knowledge. Here are some of the most common places your data can be exposed online.
Social media
This is the obvious place to start. Even if you don’t state outright in your Facebook or Twitter profile what your name, birthday, or address is, an attacker can usually deduce this information by going through your and your friends’ posts. For example, by finding a friend’s photo of you blowing out candles on a cake in front of balloons that say “You’re 30!”, someone can figure out your age, when your birthday is, who your close friends and family are, and whether you prefer chocolate or vanilla icing.
Data brokers
There are dozens of data brokers, like Whitepages, Intelius, and Spokeo, that collect online data on you and combine it with public records and other publicly available datasets. They then sell this data, usually to advertisers, but it is also often available online to anyone with a subscription.
Data breaches
While the amount varies, all companies ask you for some personal information when you sign up or create an online profile. Whatever data you share with them could be exposed if that company or service suffers a data breach.
Phishing attacks
Attackers might also attempt to trick you into revealing personal data with phishing attacks(new window). They typically try to instill a sense of urgency in an attempt to make you respond without thinking, but you can avoid being tricked as long as you are vigilant. If you are ever in doubt, do not share your personal data until you have verified who is on the other end of the email or message you received.
How can I remove my personal data from the internet?
The easiest way to protect your personal data is to not share it in the first place, but this is not the only option. If you want to protect your privacy, you can take steps to limit how much of your personal data is online.
Delete or lock down your social media accounts
The most secure option is to download your data from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, Linkedin, and any other social media service you use and delete your accounts. However, this is not your only option. All the major social media platforms let you limit who sees your posts and profile. This is an effective alternative if you don’t want to completely remove yourself from social media.
Delete your profile from data brokers’ websites
Data brokers are legally required to delete your data if you request them to, so that should be your next step. The added benefit here is that this will also remove most of your personal data from Google search results as well.
Unfortunately, if you do this yourself, you will need to contact each data broker individually. However, this DIY guide(new window) will walk you through the opt-out steps for all the most popular data brokers.
Limit how much data you share with online services
You should treat every online service you sign up for as though it might be breached. This means limiting the information you share to the absolute minimum it needs to deliver you the service you want. Simple steps, like deleting a saved credit card number or home address from your profile, can prevent your personal data from being exposed if there is a breach.
Use services that use strong encryption and have good track records
While it is extremely difficult to definitively prevent all data breaches, companies can take proactive steps to mitigate the damage a breach would do. For example, Proton Mail stores all emails on our servers using zero-access encryption(new window). We encrypt your messages with your public key, and they can only be decrypted with your private key, which we don’t have access to. This means that if we ever suffered a data breach, your messages would remain secure.
This is not an exhaustive list, but taking these four steps will dramatically reduce how much of your personal data is easily accessible online and ultimately improve your privacy.
To protect your personal data and secure your email, try Proton Mail for free(new window). We believe that you should be able to choose what happens to your data. Join us in our fight for an internet where privacy is the default.
Обеспечьте конфиденциальность своих данных с Proton
Secure, seamless communication is the foundation of every business. As more
organizations secure their data with Proton, we’ve dramatically expanded our
ecosystem with new products and services, from our password manager to Dark Web
Monitoring for cr
On the subject of cybersecurity, one term that often comes up is brute force
attack. A brute force attack is any attack that doesn’t rely on finesse, but
instead uses raw computing power to crack security or even the underlying
encryption.
In this a
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has become notorious as
the legal justification allowing federal agencies like the NSA, CIA, and FBI to
perform warrantless wiretaps, which sweep up the data of hundreds of thousands
of US citi
In response to the growing number of data breaches, Proton Mail offers a feature
to paid subscribers called Dark Web Monitoring. Our system checks if your
credentials or other data have been leaked to illegal marketplaces and alerts
you if so. Often
Your email address is your online identity, and you share it whenever you create
a new account for an online service. While this offers convenience, it also
leaves your identity exposed if hackers manage to breach the services you use.
Data breaches
Our mission at Proton is to help usher in an internet that protects your privacy
by default, secures your data, and gives you the freedom of choice.
Today we’re taking another step in this direction with the launch of our open
source password manage