ProtonVPN
Proton VPN
Proton
Proton builds encrypted email, VPN, cloud storage, and password management tools. Founded in 2014 by scientists who met at CERN, the Swiss company now has over 100 million accounts and positions itself as the privacy-first alternative to Google's suite of…
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3 articles
2020–2025
Peak: 2020 (2)
Key Milestones
- 2018 Founded 2018
- 2020 Peak Coverage Year (2 articles)
- 2020 First Coverage
- 2020 Best VPNs: Our top free and premium choices for streaming privacy
- 2025 Pornhub blocks France: 'There will always be a way' around blocks, Minister admits
About Proton
Proton builds encrypted email, VPN, cloud storage, and password management tools. Founded in 2014 by scientists who met at CERN, the Swiss company now has over 100 million accounts and positions itself as the privacy-first alternative to Google’s suite of services.
For anyone browsing adult content or using dating apps, Proton’s products are worth knowing about. As we’ve covered in our guide to adult content privacy, incognito mode doesn’t actually hide much from your ISP or anyone else watching. Proton VPN is one of the better options for genuine privacy, and Proton Mail keeps your inbox out of reach of data-harvesting ad platforms. All its apps are open source and independently audited, which is more than most privacy companies can say.