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Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service
The new Outlook now appears to be a data collection service for Microsoft’s 801 external partners for targeted advertising.
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Proton joins suit against Apple for practices that harm developers and consumers
Apple's anti-competitive App Store policies are gouging consumers, enabling censorship, and harming privacy-focused developers. We're joining a lawsuit to restore internet freedom.
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Privacy washing: Google claims to support privacy while lobbying against it
Just as Big Oil has used greenwashing to block environmental protections, Big Tech uses privacy washing to stand in the way of privacy.
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Gluon, a high-performance IMAP library
Gluon is a new high-performance IMAP library that is open source, RFC compliant, and actively maintained and improved by the Proton Mail team.
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Lumo: Privacy-first AI assistant
Lumo gives you the power to solve problems big and small, while keeping your personal data confidential. Try it now.
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US authorities can see more than ever, with Big Tech as their eyes
Big Tech companies - Apple, Google, and Meta - have built a mass surveillance machine that the government can easily tap into.
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Big Tech has already made enough money in 2024 to pay all its 2023 fines
Big Tech (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft)'s annual revenue dwarfs total fines. The cost for privacy is insignificant to them.
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With new trade deal, Big Tech wants to be above the law
Here’s how Big Tech is trying to give itself immunity from government oversight through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
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Proton: We're giving away over $1M to support a better internet
We raised over $1 million this year to directly support organizations on the front lines of the fight for online privacy and freedom.
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Proton and Standard Notes are joining forces
Proton and the end-to-end encrypted note-taking app Standard Notes are joining forces. We’ve long been admirers and are excited to welcome Mo and his team.
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Updated Proton, Unified Protection
ProtonMail is now Proton! We’re more than just encrypted email — we now offer an entire privacy-focused ecosystem of services.
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Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure
To ensure our mission always comes first, Proton is transitioning to a non-profit structure and formalizing our promise of people before profits.
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Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
Apple’s ad business is growing fast. It tracks you in its apps and uses that data to sell ads despite its privacy claims.
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The spies in your home: How WiFi companies monitor your private life
Data harvesters are reaching into virtually every part of your digital life through the little-known surveillance hardware industry.
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What is end-to-end encryption and how does it work?
End-to-end encryption is the foundation of the Proton ecosystem. Here’s what E2EE means, and how it protects you.