Not sure I understand the question. A key can be used on Web as well as on the mobile apps now, instead of TOTP (which however cannot be yet disabled).
It is generally advised to have a multiple key pair, incase one is lost / defect.
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Hi everyone,
We've heard your requests and are excited to announce that FIDO2 support is now live for all Proton mobile apps! This means you can use security keys like YubiKey to add a layer of phishing-resistant protection to your account. Here’s how to add a security key to your account using the web app:
https://proton.me/support/2fa-security-key
After adding security keys, you can use them to authenticate on mobile when signing into all Proton mobile apps.
Thank you to everyone who's been asking for this feature. We're always working to make Proton more secure and user-friendly, and your feedback is invaluable in helping us get there.
# What's next?
Soon, we'll provide the option to disable the Authenticator App for those with registered security keys, so stay tuned!
Give it a try and let us know what you think!
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
We've been listening to your feedback, and today we're excited to announce the launch of the Pass Family plan! Many of you have been asking for a way to manage your family's online security and passwords, and we're happy to deliver.
Lock in our limited-time price of $3.99/mo for 12 months - forever! proton.me/pass/family
# What do I get?
Protecting your online identity is just the starting point. Keeping your children's online identities safe and helping your parents avoid the 'forgot my password' cycle are equally crucial.
Here’s what’s included:
* Premium features for up to 6 people, so you can keep your whole family's online identity safe
* Simple and secure password sharing
* Integrated 2FA, for an extra layer of protection
* Hide-my-email aliases, to help you cut down on spam and unwanted emails
We hope this new plan will help you and your loved ones stay safe online. Let us know what you think, and as always, thank you for being part of the Proton community!
Proton Team
Edit: for anyone on the legacy $1/m plan, we'll be sending out an email soon with upgrade details. You can use the coupon code PASSEARLYSUPPORTER and it should work automatically for those eligible. Contact support if you need any assistance.
Edit 2: If you're already on the Proton Family plan, you already have access to Proton Pass.
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Hi everyone,
At Proton, privacy and transparency have always been our top priorities. Today, we’re happy to announce that all Proton Drive apps are now fully open source.
Proton products are used by millions of users across the globe, our users deserve a promise of privacy that they can trust and verify for themselves
# Why Open Source?
**Transparency**
You can now independently verify how Proton Drive safeguards your data.
**Security**
With the global community reviewing and improving our code, we benefit from innovative new security practices as soon as they’re available.
**Trust**
Don’t just take our word for it—you can inspect our apps yourself and see that your privacy is built-in by design.
We invite developers, security experts, and privacy advocates to explore, review, and contribute to our code on GitHub:
https://github.com/ProtonDriveApps
Thank you for your continued support and trust in Proton.
Start backing up your files, folders, and photos today with free end-to-end encrypted storage.
Find out more here: https://proton.me/blog/drive-open-source
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Hi everyone,
We’re happy to share that Proton Mail on iOS now supports dynamic font sizes. Here’s how it works:
- Select your preferred font size in the iOS settings menu > Display & Brightness > Text Size
- Open the Proton Mail app. The app now uses your preferred font size.
- Goodbye eye strain
You can also add **text size** to your iOS Control Center to access it anytime.
Let us know what you think! You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on [User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/).
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
Today, we’re adding one of the most requested features for desktop:
🔄Now you can switch between your Proton accounts from the Proton Mail desktop app, and stay logged in to all of them the entire time.
Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux: https://proton.me/mail/download
Let us know what you think in the comments.
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Hi everyone,
To better streamline communication for organizations relying on Proton Mail, we’re adding a new feature: **Groups.**
Create a group for a department or team in your organization, and assign its own dedicated email address. It then works as a distribution list, allowing everyone to reach all group members, all protected by end-to-end encryption.
For example, a group address for your customer care or HR team allows all inquiries directed to them to be seen by the entire team, eliminating the need for a shared email account.
Groups can also include addresses outside of your organization, such as customers, contractors, and agencies. However, in order to retain end-to-end encryption, external collaborators would need to use Proton Mail, too.
Unlike contact groups, already available in Proton Mail, Group addresses are better suited for organizations:
⭕ they are centrally managed and automatically available across the entire organization
🗓️ they remain valid even as team members change
The feature is rolling out progressively to users on Proton Mail Professional, Proton Business, and Visionary plans.
Once available, you can get started by going to Settings > Organization > Groups on the web.
Learn more at this link https://proton.me/support/groups and let us know what you think in the comments.
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Hi everyone,
You can now securely log into your Proton Pass account on iOS and Android using FIDO2 (such as security keys) for two-factor authentication (2FA).
Here’s how: https://proton.me/support/set-up-fido2-on-mobile
**What’s next?**
Support for FIDO2 in other Proton apps coming soon, as well as the ability to disable the authenticator app when security keys are enabled.
Let us know what you think.
You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on [User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/).
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
We’re grateful for all the feedback we received during the WireGuard beta on Linux, and we’re happy to share that it is now available for everyone: https://protonvpn.com/blog/what-is-wireguard
**Wireguard benefits:**
- ⚡ fast
- ☁️ lightweight
- 🔐 state-of-the-art security protocol
**What’s next?**
We’ll share an updated Linux roadmap soon, so stay tuned for updates!
You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on [User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/).
Proton Team
All password managers keep data unencrypted in memory. You can’t encrypt the data in memory because then the application cannot use the data while it is running. It’s an universal issue for password managers, and not something that can be fixed.
While you can obfuscate the data, this is really security theater, because it is trivial to reverse engineer the obfuscation. In the future, Proton Pass may also obfuscate, but it doesn’t actually add any security.
If you enable PIN lock, the data is encrypted locally and cleared from memory when the PIN lock is activated. The security benefit of this in the case of a compromised device is likely marginal, as malware on a device would be able to key log the pin and bypass it in that manner. However, PIN lock can be desirable on a shared device (although somebody with access to the shared device could also install a keylogger…).
In the previous version of Proton Pass, after the PIN lock, it can take up to 30 minutes to clear data from memory, while the new version clears it immediately. It was previously immediate, but a code regression set it back to up to 30 minutes, but this has now been fixed. In general, for the reasons previously explained, we would not advise people to rely upon the PIN to secure against malware or shared devices, and that’s why PIN is not enabled by default, as the security benefit is likely marginal.
By the way, to even take advantage of this, somebody would need to have access to the device and the ability to access the device memory, in which case the PIN is not going to be effective because the device is already compromised. Unfortunately protecting against this type of device compromise is beyond the scope of Proton Pass (or any other password manager).
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We’re thrilled to announce that Proton VPN’s browser extensions for Chrome, Chromium-based browsers, and Firefox are now available to all Proton Free users - a highly requested feature by our community.
- [Download Proton VPN for Chromium-based browsers](https://protonvpn.com/download-chrome-extension)
- [Download Proton VPN for Firefox-based browsers](https://protonvpn.com/download-firefox-extension)
Proton VPN browser extensions let you connect to a VPN server and encrypt your connection with one click—no app installation needed. Downloadable from our website or the Chrome and Firefox web stores, they help users access the uncensored internet, even where VPNs are blocked on app stores.
Proton VPN ensures access to a free and open internet because everyone deserves accurate information and privacy. The Proton Free plan is made possible by those who choose paid plans, enabling us to develop anti-censorship features and offer our services for free.
You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on [User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932836-proton-vpn).
Find out more in our blog 👉
https://protonvpn.com/blog/browser-extension-free
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
We launched the [Proton family plan](https://proton.me/blog/proton-family-plan) over a year ago. Since then, many of you have asked for a more affordable option. Today, we are excited to introduce Proton Duo, our new plan designed to make online privacy more accessible.
You might consider safeguarding online privacy a personal duty, but what about your loved ones? If your partner still depends on Big Tech for their emails, documents, or photos, their sensitive information remains at risk.
**For a limited time only, we are offering Proton Duo for $14.99/month with a one-year plan: that’s $60 in annual savings. This is a forever discount, so if you sign up for the promotion, you’ll keep this price forever.**
**Proton Duo includes:**
- 2 users with separate logins
- 1 TB of storage to share + 15 GB of bonus storage every year
- Full access to Proton Mail, Proton Drive, Proton Calendar, Proton Pass, and Proton VPN
- Everything included in Proton Unlimited ($60 yearly savings compared to two separate subscriptions).
**How to get started**
- Sign up for Proton Duo or upgrade your existing plan.
- If your family member doesn't already have a Proton account, they can create one for free.
- Invite your family member to your Proton Duo plan.
Use our [Easy Switch tool](https://proton.me/easyswitch) to move your emails, calendars, and contacts from other providers to Proton in just a few clicks. Whether you're already using Proton or new to our community, Proton Duo makes it easier than ever to protect what matters most.
→ Learn more about Proton Duo: https://proton.me/blog/proton-duo
At Proton, we're on a mission to improve everyone's privacy on the internet. By choosing Proton, you're taking a stand for privacy—not just for yourself but also for your loved ones.
We'd love to hear your thoughts!
The Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
We are happy to hear that many of you are now using Proton Docs for collaborative document editing that is truly private. This week we also added a new 'shared with me' section to the Android app, as well as the ability to accept or decline invitations to files and folders on the web.
**In today’s Proton Docs update, we’re adding a couple quality-of-life features, such as inserting divider lines and the ability to download your doc as a PDF.**
Let us know what you think. You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on [User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive).
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
This week, we’re happy to share that two top-voted community-requests are gradually rolling out in Proton Pass:
🪪 storing and auto-filling identities
🧬 support for biometrics on desktop
[Read the full announcement on our blog.](https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-identities-biometric-authentication)
**Identities**
Take back control of your digital identity and securely autofill your personal information with a single click, saving you time when signing up, or checking out.
Identities include the following fields:
- personal details, including name, email, phone number, birth date, and gender
- address details
- contact details, including SSN, passport number, license number, website, and - social handles
- work details, including occupation, company, and job title
- add custom fields and custom sections (available on paid subscriptions)
All fields are searchable in Proton Pass except for custom fields.
**Biometric Authentication** *\
When Proton Pass for desktop was launched, we mentioned that biometric support was planned.
Starting today, you can quickly unlock your macOS or Windows Proton Pass apps by using fingerprint/facial recognition.
\Available on all paid subscriptions.*
We look forward to your feedback!
You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on [User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/953584-proton-pass).
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
It has become increasingly common for authoritarian governments to go beyond purely online technical measures to discourage or block VPN use. Certain countries have even begun demanding citizens hand over their smartphones for physical inspection. Protecting free speech and fighting censorship is a core part of our mission and we're committed to doing what we can to help users around the world.
With today’s announcement, we hope to give people the tools they need to bypass censorship and access a free and fair internet wherever they are:
- **Windows Stealth:** Proton’s unique anti-censorship protocol, Stealth, comes to Windows, disguising VPN traffic as normal internet traffic, making it almost impossible to detect when someone is using a VPN: https://protonvpn.com/blog/stealth-vpn-protocol
- **New servers**: in 12 countries among those at the bottom of the Freedom House Index and the Democracy Index
- **Discreet Icon:** Android users can customize the Proton VPN app icon and name, and even disguise it to look like another unrelated application to protect users in authoritarian regimes where VPN users may be at risk.
Proton VPN's mission is to ensure freedom of speech and fight online censorship everywhere. Here’s how to get started with Proton VPN for free: ~https://protonvpn.com/free-vpn~
Let us know what you think. You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on ~[User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932836-proton-vpn)~.
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
Thanks to your ongoing feedback, we’ve enhanced the photo backup experience on iOS.
Here’s what’s new:
* preview live photos
* backup photos on mobile data
If you haven’t already started backing up your photos and videos with Proton Drive, here’s how to get started:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-backup-ios
Let us know what you think! You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on User Voice.
Proton Team
Our business audience was the most interested in a writing assistant, this is why we started gradually rolling it out starting with Business and Visionary plans. We will look into making it available to more users at a later date!
Support for running language models locally is currently only available in the Firefox Nightly builds. In our testing with Firefox, we haven’t been able to get Proton Scribe to run reliably on a variety of devices. We will see how the situation evolves before adding support.
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Hi everyone,
In Proton's 2024 user survey, it seems like AI usage among the Proton community has now exceeded 50% (it's at 54% to be exact). It's 72% if we also count people who are interested in using AI.
Rather than have people use tools like ChatGPT which are horrible for privacy, we're bridging the gap with Proton Scribe, a privacy-first writing assistant that is built into Proton Mail.
Proton Scribe allows you to generate email drafts based on a prompt and refine with options like shorten, proofread and formalize.
**A privacy-first writing assistant**
Proton Scribe is a privacy-first take on AI, meaning that it:
* Can be run locally, so your data never leaves your device.
* Does not log or save any of the prompts you input.
* Does not use any of your data for training purposes.
* Is open source, so anyone can inspect and trust the code.
Basically, it's the privacy-first AI tool that we wish existed, but doesn't exist, so we built it ourselves. Scribe is not a partnership with a third-party AI firm, it's developed, run and operated directly by us, based off of open source technologies.
**Available now for Visionary, Lifetime, and Business plans**
Proton Scribe is available as a paid add-on for business plans, and teams can try it for free. It's also included for free to all of our legacy Proton Visionary and Lifetime plan subscribers. Learn more about Proton Scribe on our blog: https://proton.me/blog/proton-scribe-writing-assistant
As always, if you have thoughts and comments, let us know.
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
We know that there are quite a few myths and recurring questions, as well as a lot of anxiety about passwords and password managers. And it’s understandable - the more of our data is online, the more anxious we are to protect it.
Here are some articles to answer some of the common questions:
- 🥔 What is hashing and salting and how does it [protect your passwords](https://proton.me/blog/password-hashing-salting)
- ⚠️ How can [passwords become compromised](https://proton.me/blog/how-passwords-become-compromised)?
- 🍏Is it safe to use “readily available” password managers such as [Chrome’s](https://proton.me/blog/chrome-password-manager) and [iCloud’s](https://proton.me/blog/is-icloud-keychain-safe)?
- 🔐 Is it safe to [have your passwords auto-filled](https://proton.me/blog/safe-to-autofill-passwords)?
- 🎰 How can you be sure that [auto-generated](https://proton.me/blog/auto-generate-password) passwords are better than the ones you come up with?
We’ve also looked into some of the most common attacks that can compromise your passwords and what to do about them:
- 👊 [Brute force attack](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-brute-force-attack)
- 📖 [Dictionary attack](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-dictionary-attack)
- 🚿 [Password spraying attack](https://proton.me/blog/password-spraying-attack)
- 🌈 [Rainbow table attack](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-rainbow-table-attack)
We hope you learn something new or share them with your loved ones to help improve their password security :)
Let us know in the comments what other questions you have about passwords and password managers.
The Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
We’ve heard your feedback that many of you would like to quickly add an email AND username to a login item in Proton Pass without having to use custom fields.
Today, we’re happy to share that we’re introducing a dedicated username field for exactly this reason! Rolling out now on all platforms. Simply tap the (+) sign to the left of the email field to reveal the username field.
Let us know what you think! You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on [~User Voice~](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/953584-proton-pass).
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
If you haven’t visited our blog recently, here’s an overview of the main Proton Drive announcements from the past three months:
Improvements:
✉️ A [new sharing feature](https://proton.me/blog/enhanced-sharing-drive) provides more security and control. It allows you to share files and folders with a specific email user together with a message for the recipient.
📷 Photo backup is [now available on iOS too.](https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-backup-ios)
✍️ Last week, we introduced [Docs in Proton Drive](https://proton.me/blog/docs-proton-drive), making it possible to collaborate in real-time, leave comments, add photos, and store your documents, all in a private environment.
Speaking of sharing, many people use WeTransfer to share files when they are large, as well as WhatsApp when they are small. Here are some things you need to consider if you’re using these two services:
WeTransfer: https://proton.me/blog/is-wetransfer-safe
WhatsApp: https://proton.me/blog/whatsapp-safe-private-photos
We’ll keep rounding up top blog articles each month for you to make sure you’re all caught up on the latest news and tips. You can follow our blog [here](https://proton.me/blog/)(we have an RSS feed, too), and we welcome all your suggestions about what we should write about next! Let us know in the comments.
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Hi everyone,
If you haven’t visited the Proton VPN blog recently, here’s an overview of the posts published in June:
🏷️ The best AirTag alternative solutions to improve your privacy and security. We have previously discussed the [privacy risks of AirTag use](https://protonvpn.com/blog/airtag-stalking). Now, we offer a [comparative list of alternatives you can use](https://protonvpn.com/blog/airtag-alternative).
🏠 [Why WFH employees should use a remote access VPN](https://protonvpn.com/blog/remote-access-vpn)? In 2023, roughly 40% of workers in the US worked remotely or on hybrid schedules. This arrangement offers benefits to employees and employers, but it also introduces new cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Fortunately, this can be easily solved with a remote access VPN.
🗺️ [What is IP allowlisting?](https://protonvpn.com/blog/ip-whitelisting) Learn how this security mechanism works and what its advantages and disadvantages are.
In addition to that, we had a huge update to [our server infrastructure](https://protonvpn.com/blog/5000-servers) which we’ve already surpassed. Proton VPN now has over 6000 servers in 100 countries.
You can follow our blog here: https://protonvpn.com/blog/
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Hi everyone,
We have a big month behind us, and in case you haven’t been on Reddit much this June, here are the highlights:
💜 To strengthen our commitment to you and our mission, [Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure](https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation). Most companies are created to be sold, and they achieve that by placing profit above all other considerations. For most businesses providing “services” to the masses, the easiest way to profit has been to misuse user data and engage in surveillance capitalism to the detriment of society and democracy. At Proton, we have intentionally taken a different path to achieve a more difficult mission where people come before profits.
🔑 With the addition of macOS and Linux app, as well as the Safari browser extension, [Proton Pass is now available across all major platforms](https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-all-devices).
☁️ We’ve added major new functionalities to ProtonDrive, most importantly [the option to share files and folders directly with your recipients by entering their email](https://proton.me/blog/enhanced-sharing-drive) and the long-awaited [photo backup functionality](https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-backup-ios) on our iOS app.
Among online privacy news, you have been most interested in [Google’s DMA compliance plan](https://proton.me/blog/google-bundling-ignores-dma) (spoiler: it’s a sham).
As usual, tips on what you need to pay attention to in order to protect your online privacy were some of the most widely read:
📶 what to do about [WiFi pods that can represent a privacy risk](https://proton.me/blog/wifi-surveillance)
⌨️ how to prevent [password spraying attacks ](https://proton.me/blog/password-spraying-attack)
📑 a quick list of [things you can do to protect your personal information online](https://proton.me/blog/how-to-protect-personal-information-online)
We’ll keep rounding up top blog articles each month for you to make sure you’re all caught up on the latest news and tips. You can follow our blog [here ](https://proton.me/blog/) (we have an RSS feed, too), and we welcome all your suggestions about what we should write about next! Let us know in the comments.
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Hi everyone,
We heard your feedback, and we're happy to announce that you can now secure your Proton Pass with an extra password in addition to your existing Proton account password.
Thank you to our Visionary members who already had a chance to check out this feature!
All Proton Accounts are already secured with strong, robust encryption, but our optional extra password feature allows you to compartmentalize your Proton Pass account. It lets you create an extra password you must enter before you can access your logins and other sensitive information in Pass.
With the extra password enabled, even if an attacker gets a hold of the password to your Proton Account, they cannot access your Pass account unless they also know your extra password. Be sure to store your extra password securely!
This feature is rolling out today for all Lifetime plans, followed by a staged release for Unlimited plans, and available to everyone else over the coming days: [https://proton.me/support/pass-extra-password](https://proton.me/support/pass-extra-password)
Let us know what you think! You can also share, vote and discuss ideas on [User Voice.](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/)
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
Thanks to your ongoing feedback, we’re pleased to introduce Secure Link Sharing in Proton Pass for all Proton Pass paid plans.
You asked for a simpler way to share a single item, like streaming passwords, family notes, and credit cards, and now you can! Complete with a configurable expiry.
With Secure Link Sharing, you can share with anyone, even if the recipient doesn’t have a Proton account, [http://proton.me/blog/pass-secure-link-sharing](http://proton.me/blog/pass-secure-link-sharing)
**Here’s how it works:**
- **Easy as copy and paste:** Easily generate, update, or delete secure links with just a few clicks in any app.
- **You’re in control:** Set an expiration date for the link (from one hour to 30 days) or limit the number of accesses.
- **Encrypted at all times:** Secure links are end-to-end encrypted, ensuring only you and the people you share with can access your data.
This feature is rolling out progressively to all users on paid plans, starting first with Lifetime, Visionary, and Unlimited users. It will be available to everyone in the coming days.
Haven’t signed up yet? Upgrade now and [get your first year for $1/month](https://account.proton.me/pass/signup?&coupon=SECURESHARING) (limited-time offer eligible for new users only).
Let us know what you think! You can also share, vote and discuss ideas on [User Voice](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/).
Proton Team
By cursor movements we don’t mean mouse movement, but only the typing indicator. Mouse movement is not recorded. It is only shown when you choose to collaborate with someone by sharing access to view or edit the document to make the collaboration possible. Moreover, the contents of your documents including these movements, comments, and replies are end-to-end encrypted, so that no one, not even Proton, can see the contents of your documents.
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Hello everyone,
We're happy to announce [the release of Docs in Proton Drive starting today](https://proton.me/blog/docs-proton-drive) - an end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editor and one of the most requested functionalities from the Proton community.
⏳ **Docs in Proton Drive starts rolling out today and will be available to everyone over the next few days**. Make sure you’re running the [latest versions of the Drive desktop and mobile apps](https://proton.me/drive/download).
We built docs in Proton Drive as a joint project with the team from [Standard Notes](https://proton.me/blog/proton-standard-notes-join-forces), who shares our core values around privacy and security.
Like all other Proton services, Docs puts you in control of your data. Your documents are only accessible to you and those you share them with, and even your keystrokes and cursor movements are encrypted.
Now, you can create, edit, and collaborate on documents with your family, friends, or colleagues!
With Docs in Proton Drive, you can:
✍️ create new documents and edit them in the Drive web app
🤝 collaborate on documents asynchronously & in real-time
🙋♀️ see who else is viewing or editing your documents with live cursors and presence indicators
💬 share feedback using comments and replies
↕️ import and edit .txt / .docx and export in other formats like .pdf, .txt, .md, and .html
💻 access your documents securely from anywhere
All documents created with Docs have a maximum size of 50MB and are automatically saved in your current folder on Proton Drive.
**A privacy-respecting alternative to Big Tech**
Far too often, online productivity suites require you to accept surveillance as a condition of use. Docs is a milestone in our journey to building a better internet where privacy is the default and another important step towards advancing the mission of the [non-profit Proton Foundation](https://proton.me/foundation).
We're eager to know what you think! Thank you for your continuous support,
Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
As you may know, Proton VPN has repeatedly [proven effective anti-censorship tools, allowing people to find trustworthy news sources and access obstructed content](https://protonvpn.com/internet-censorship-observatory/2024).
To make Proton VPN’s anti-censorship features even more accessible, we made it possible to log in to the Android app without creating an account. Now you can log in and use the Proton VPN Android app for free without entering any credentials (i.e. you can “continue as guest”):
Together with the constant expansion of our infrastructure (over 6000 servers in close to 100 countries), we believe that this will help our privacy-first VPN service [reach those who need it the most](https://lemmy.world/post/16946603) more efficiently than ever.
Thank you for your support,
The Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
This year, over 60 countries — home to half of the world's population — will hold national elections. As we've seen time and time again, VPNs have proven effective anti-censorship tools, allowing people to find trustworthy news sources and access obstructed content.
To ensure people can access accurate information before they cast their vote, we have decided to provide free Proton VPN servers in countries with a history of censorship or political interference in the weeks leading up to the elections: https://protonvpn.com/blog/free-servers-before-elections. Today, we’re expanding this list to 5 more countries.
The servers will be switched from paid to free for the period of the election.
**List of countries holding elections this year where Proton VPN will provide free servers:**
- Rwanda
- Syria (newly added)
- Venezuela
- Algeria
- Jordan (newly added)
- Brazil (newly added)
- Mozambique
- Somaliland
- Mauritius
- Uzbekistan (newly added)
- Sri Lanka
- Tunisia (newly added)
**List of countries that already held elections (or are about to hold them), where Proton VPN provided free servers:**
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Senegal
- Turkey
- Togo
- Chad
- Mauritania (free servers currently available)
Since we launched Proton VPN Observatory, we have documented [spikes in Proton VPN signups](https://protonvpn.com/internet-censorship-observatory/2024) in real-time (most recently in Kenya), making it an effective measurement of anti-censorship activity in response to various crises worldwide.
We believe this, along with expanding our server infrastructure to include over 6,000 servers in close to 100 countries and making Proton VPN more accessible to users globally, will help make the use of the internet more free and unrestricted globally.
Thank you for your support,
The Proton Team
EDIT: We’re aware of an issue trying with trying to install both Proton Mail and Proton Pass desktop applications on Linux, thanks for your patience! In the meantime, this can be resolved with the following:
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Hi everyone,
We are pleased to announce that desktop apps for macOS (including a highly requested Safari extension) and Linux are now available, completing our top voted feature request and bringing Proton Pass to all devices: https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-all-devices
Proton Pass is an open source identity manager, protected by end-to-end encryption, audited by third parties, and backed by strict Swiss privacy laws.
**Offline Support**
All desktop apps include offline support on paid plans.
**Other features**
Proton Pass is packed with features to help keep you secure, at home or at work.
- Unlimited passwords on all your devices
- Unlimited hide-my-email aliases
- Integrated 2FA authenticator
- Secure vault sharing
- Dark web monitoring
- Password health reports
- Passkey support
- Encrypted notes
**Limited time deal $10/ year**
Upgrade to Proton Pass Plus by June 16 for only $10* for your first year (discounted from $23.88).
Follow this link to get the deal: https://account.proton.me/pass/signup?&coupon=DPROMO
*Offer available only for free or new Proton Pass users.
**What’s next?**
Biometric support is coming soon. Stay tuned for updates in the coming weeks!
You can also share, vote on, and discuss feature requests on User Voice. Thank you, as always, for your feedback and support.
Proton Team
EDIT: We're aware of an issue trying with trying to install both Proton Mail and Proton Pass desktop applications on Linux, thanks for your patience! In the meantime, this can be resolved with the following:
sudo rpm -i --force ProtonPass_1.17.5.rpm
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Hi everyone,
We are starting the beta rollout of a new feature on Proton Drive: **Private Access Sharing**. This feature builds on how sharing currently works on Drive by allowing you to share directly using email addresses. For now, it will be available for the **Visionary users who have beta access turned on** over the next few days.
**Now share directly via email**
Private Access Sharing allows you to share files and folders directly with specific individuals via their email addresses, providing you with enhanced control and security over your shared content. With this feature, you can:
- **Share securely:** Enter email addresses to share files with specific individuals.
- **Assign viewer or editor permissions:** Control who can view or edit your files.
- **Revoke access or change permissions:** Stay in control of your files at all times.
Proton Drive will continue to support public link sharing alongside private access sharing.
**How to Use Private Access Sharing:**
1. **Select files or folders:** Choose the files or folders you want to share from your Proton Drive.
2. **Add recipients**: Enter the email addresses of the people you want to share with.
3. **Set permissions:** Assign viewer or editor permissions.
4. **Send securely:** Recipients get an email with a secure link to access the shared files.
5. **Manage access:** Revoke or change permissions as needed.
**During the beta phase, your recipient also needs to be on the beta version to access the items shared with them.** They can turn this on via the quick settings by clicking on the gear icon in the top right corner.
Files shared with you via Private Access Sharing will appear in the new **Shared with me** section.
We invite our Visionary users to try it out and share your thoughts. Your feedback will help us ensure that this feature meets your expectations.
Stay secure,
The Proton Drive Team
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Hi everyone,
We're happy to announce that the new, rewritten Proton Mail Android app is now available to all Proton users on the [Google Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.protonmail.android)!
For everyone on de-Googled Android devices, you can find the APK file [here](https://github.com/ProtonMail/android-mail/releases).
We’ve improved performance and reliability, with up to a 5x reduction in crashes since we started rolling out the updated version. Since the first beta, we’ve added back key features:
🗒️ create and manage your contact group lists
🔑 send password-protected emails (i.e. protect your communication with non-Proton accounts)
💣 set an expiration date to your emails
🗓️ jump directly from your inbox to your Proton Calendar
🌗 switch between light and dark mode
🔒 protect the app with biometric lock
This development provides a solid foundation for delivering new features faster in the future.
We’re looking forward to your feedback, and we’re keeping an eye on our [UserVoice ](https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/284483-protonmail) to help us decide which features to prioritize next.
Best,
The Proton Team
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Hi everyone,
We’re back with the most popular blogs from last month:
💜 [We have joined](https://proton.me/blog/proton-standard-notes-join-forces) forces with r/StandardNotes! In the coming months, we hope to find ways to make Standard Notes more easily accessible to the Proton community.
🎭 In case you missed it, Proton now [alerts you if an online service you’re registered for with a Proton Mail address has had a data breach or has been hacked](https://proton.me/blog/dark-web-monitoring). In the meantime, in early May, we have also implemented a similar service for your [Proton Pass aliases and passwords](https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-monitor).
🔑 Speaking of passwords, passkeys have remained a big topic: [we’ve discussed the Big Tech’s implementation of them](https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-passkey), as well as [whether they’ll completely replace passwords in the future](https://proton.me/blog/passwordless).
As usual, you were interested in practical matters too, like:
📱 [how to create an email account without the phone number verification,](https://proton.me/blog/create-an-email-account-without-phone-number-verification)
💧 [what to do if your data leaks, and](https://proton.me/blog/breach-recommendations)
🧩 [how to protect yourself from social engineering. ](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-social-engineering)
We’ve also analyzed several services’ privacy practices closely. You have been most interested in [how Whatsapp treats your photos](https://proton.me/blog/whatsapp-safe-private-photos), and the security of [Google Chrome’s password manager](https://proton.me/blog/is-icloud-keychain-safe) and [iCloud Keychain](https://proton.me/blog/is-icloud-keychain-safe).
We’ll keep rounding up top blog articles each month for you to make sure you’re all caught up on the latest news and tips. You can follow our blog [here ](https://proton.me/blog/)(we have an RSS feed, too), and we welcome all your suggestions about what we should write about next! Let us know in the comments below.
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Hi everyone,
We’re happy to announce that the 2nd highest-voted feature request is rolling out this week — Proton Pass Monitor.
[Proton Pass Monitor](https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-monitor) keeps your data safe with dark web monitoring, checking for weak and reused passwords, scanning for accounts with inactive 2FA, and providing easy access to Proton Sentinel.
You can also check out the following support articles:
https://proton.me/support/what-is-pass-monitor
https://proton.me/support/how-to-use-pass-monitor
Let us know what you think! As always, we appreciate your support and feedback.
— Proton Team
P.S. We also want to give a huge shoutout to u/Alfondorion who (along with many others) suggested the name.
It may take a little time for Proton Pass Monitor to become available on all platforms, thanks for your patience!
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Hey everyone!
As of today, Dark Web Monitoring is available to all paying users of Proton Mail.
Proton alerts you if an online service you’re registered for has had a data breach or has been hacked: https://proton.me/blog/dark-web-monitoring
[Proton Dark web monitoring ](https://imgur.com/7XmaEph) (imgur video link, as the file was too big to upload to lemmy)
To get started, open the Security Center in the Proton Mail web app, or go to Settings>Security and privacy: https://proton.me/support/dark-web-monitoring
We look forward to your feedback!
The Proton Team
Come on, we both know this isn’t exactly what OP asked about, let’s stop nitpicking here. What OP meant is a “make available offline” function, which exists.
Standardnotes will keep running as independent service and Proton is also looking into ways how to make Standardnotes more accessible to the Proton community.
I do not have more information for now. Personally I do think it will be like SimpleLogin somewhen, yes.
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Hi everyone, This is Andy, Proton founder/CEO here. I just wanted to share the news that Standard Notes and Proton are joining forces.
This was an idea that people from both the Proton and Standard Notes communities have brought up repeatedly over the years, and after discussing it with Mo, the founder of Standard Notes, we both felt it was a good idea.
Both Proton and Standard Notes have unique shared values. We are both community-driven, not VC-financed, and committed to open-source. By joining forces, we hope to deliver more valuable services to both the Proton and Standard Notes user communities. A bit more about this on the [Proton blog here](https://proton.me/blog/proton-standard-notes-join-forces).
As always, thanks for your support as we continue to fight for a more private internet, now with even more people on the team!
. But this doesn’t really matter because autofill is almost completely non-functional anyway. Maybe 5% of the time it works. so you end up having to go back and forth copying and pasting username/email/TOTP
This is certainly incorrect and I wouldn’t be too much worried about that. There has been huge improvements since the realease.
If there are certain sites that aren’t working, they can be reported to the team and it will be fixed. Same as with other password managers.
from the team:
Hi, everyone,
If you haven’t visited our blog recently, here’s an overview of the Drive-related articles published in the last three months:
➕Thinking about a spring cleaning for your devices? [We can help.](https://proton.me/blog/how-to-free-up-disk-space)
📦 Data backup is vital for businesses and individuals alike: In case something happens to your primary computer, you always have a copy of your data to fall back on. To make sure you’re backing up properly, we recommend following the [3-2-1 backup rule](https://proton.me/blog/3-2-1-backup).
👪 Whether it’s [photos ](https://proton.me/blog/best-way-to-share-photos)or [documents](https://proton.me/blog/how-to-share-pdf), it’s always good to know how to share files safely.
❌ Still using Dropbox? We’ve taken a closer look at their [privacy policy](https://proton.me/blog/dropbox-privacy) and [their security so far](https://proton.me/blog/dropbox-security-issues), and we recommend that [you delete your account](https://proton.me/blog/how-to-delete-dropbox-account).
⏩ Finding it difficult to leave Google Drive behind? Here’s[ a tip how to provide additional protection to your files there](https://proton.me/blog/google-drive-password-protect-folder). And once you’re ready to delete your files there, here are tips to make sure they are deleted: [https://proton.me/blog/how-to-delete-files-from-google-drive](https://proton.me/blog/how-to-delete-files-from-google-drive).
You can follow our blog [here ](https://proton.me/blog/)(we have an RSS feed, too), and we welcome all your suggestions about what we should write about next! Let us know in the comments below.
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Hi, everyone,
If you haven’t visited the Proton VPN blog recently, here’s an overview of the posts published in March:
▶️ [Best YouTube alternatives](https://protonvpn.com/blog/youtube-alternatives/) There’s no doubt that YouTube has forever changed the online entertainment landscape. But your YouTube habits are profiled and combined with your search history, Gmail metadata, photo metadata, how you use your Android phone, and much more to profile you and target you with ever more personalized ads. So, we did some research into what other services you could use as a replacement for it.
🎦 [Open source Zoom alternatives that respect your privacy](https://protonvpn.com/blog/zoom-alternatives/) Zoom became a household name during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the confidence in the platform wavered in the face of privacy and security concerns, so we provided a list of privacy-first alternatives.
⚙️[What is private DNS and should you use it with a VPN?](https://protonvpn.com/blog/private-dns/) We look at what private DNS is, how it can help protect your privacy, and how to enable it on your device, but also why you shouldn’t use it with VPN.
Additionally, many of you have been interested in our initiative to provide free [VPN to users in countries with upcoming elections](https://protonvpn.com/blog/free-servers-before-elections/), particularly in countries with a history of online censorship. Make sure to also check our [predictions for this year ](https://protonvpn.com/blog/predictions-for-internet-in-2024/)regarding this subject.
You can follow our blog here: [https://protonvpn.com/blog/](https://protonvpn.com/blog/)
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Hi, everyone,
We’ve had quite a few big updates during the month behind us - here they are in case you missed them:
🎭 Now you can [create hide-my-email aliases directly in the Proton Mail web app](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1b72ori/now_you_can_create_hidemyemail_aliases_directly/) (reddit link)
🖥️ The Proton Mail [macOS & Windows apps have been released](https://lemmy.world/post/13107909), with the [Linux app becoming available in beta](https://proton.me/mail/download)
🔑 r/ProtonPass now supports[ Passkeys on all platforms](https://lemmy.world/post/13374268)
In addition to announcements related to Proton’s services, you’ve found the following articles interesting, too:
🔐 [What is a passkey?](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-a-passkey) - This new way to secure your online accounts has been the talk of the town lately.
🗑️[How to delete files from Google Drive](https://proton.me/blog/how-to-delete-files-from-google-drive) - Our blog is known to be frequented by users in the process of de-Googling their lives and reducing their digital footprint.
👣 Speaking of the digital footprint, we’ve also published [an article](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-digital-footprint) about this term, how you can avoid leaving traces, and even how you can make them beneficial.
🍏 [Your iPhone is not as private as you might think](https://proton.me/blog/iphone-privacy) - Apple’s marketing team has built a powerful association between the iPhone and privacy. But Apple’s lawyers are telling a different story.
We’ll keep rounding up top blog articles each month for you to make sure you’re all caught up on the latest news and tips. You can follow our blog [here ](https://proton.me/blog/)(we have an RSS feed, too), and we welcome all your suggestions about what we should write about next! Let us know in the comments below.
From the team:
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Hi everyone,
We are thrilled to announce that our third most-voted feature request on User Voice — passkeys support — is now available for everyone in Proton Pass on all platforms!
Passkeys provide a secure and convenient alternative to passwords, and you can now save, store, and edit passkeys in Proton Pass.
📣[Read the full announcement](https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-passkeys)
📚[Learn about passkeys](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-passkey)
As always, thank you for your continued support and let us know what you think.
— Proton Team
EDITS:
- The updated Firefox extension will be available soon.
- PIN: 3 failed attempts will result in being logged out to prevent brute force attacks.
- Subscribers can enable Proton Sentinel which helps to prevent account takeovers, even when an attacker has stolen your password.
- Biometric unlock will also be available soon for Windows and Mac desktop apps.
According to Andy the timeframe depends on the level of the integration they want to achieve. Andy said he could see an Ubuntu version arriving in the next probabably 24 months, longer to be at the point where the major linux distributions are supported and lets say 90% of Linux is supported.
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Hi everyone,
We’re happy to announce that we’ve now launched the Proton Mail macOS and Windows apps out of beta.
Thanks to your valuable feedback, we’ve added more than 20 new features and fixes from the release of the first beta versions of the apps.
The new Proton Mail desktop apps are here to make your private inbox faster and more productive with:
🌓 Desktop-optimized design that syncs with light & dark mode
📆 Integrated Proton Calendar in app switcher
🎭 Events and hide-my-email aliases in side-panel
🔔 Dedicated app notifications
♻️ Automatic updates for the latest features & security improvements
➕ And much more
🐧**If you’re a Linux user, you can join the desktop app beta here:**
[https://proton.me/support/mail-desktop-app](https://proton.me/support/mail-desktop-app)
With the release of the desktop apps, Proton Mail is now available on all major desktop and mobile platforms, offering over 100 million people worldwide a private alternative to Big Tech, regardless of their device.
➡️ **Learn more and get the desktop apps here:** [https://proton.me/blog/proton-mail-desktop-app](https://proton.me/blog/proton-mail-desktop-app)
Access to the desktop apps is included in all Proton premium plans. Free plans come with a 14-day trial.
As always, we welcome your feedback and we’re grateful for your continuous support.
Stay safe,
Proton team
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Hi everyone,
We've been a bit quiet with announcements since the start of the year, with most of our efforts focused on scaling up our server infrastructure to stay ahead of the demands of our rapidly growing supporter base.
This has included **adding 14 new countries** to support voters in **countries with a history of censorship or political interference** in the weeks leading up to their election, as well as working to reduce blocking in censored countries, decreasing CAPTCHAs, and increasing download speeds, most notably in France and Germany where we have recently upgraded the last of our 1Gbps servers to 10Gbps. On top of that, we've also added over 700 new servers across multiple countries since the year started, including over 100 in the USA, and more than 50 in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland, each: https://protonvpn.com/vpn-servers/](https://protonvpn.com/vpn-servers
**Overall quality, reliability, and performance across all platforms will continue to be a key focus area for us in the coming months.**
As some of you have already seen from the Android beta release, we have also been working on an improved user interface to make Proton VPN better for you. Expect to see that out for Android and Windows in the coming weeks, with our other platforms to follow. And if you have feedback for us, please share it in the comments!
But we have also been working away on some of the new features that you have all been asking for. Here is an update from the development team on some of them:
* **Apple TV support**: Work has started, and we're aiming for a summer 2024 release.
* **Stealth protocol on the Windows app**: We've made a lot of progress on this and should have this out in the summer of 2024 as well.
* **Split Tunneling for the Android TV app**: We're aiming for late spring/early summer 2024, to be followed by a split tunneling solution for our macOS app.
* **More for Linux!** We just released the Advanced Kill Switch for Linux ( [https://protonvpn.com/support/permanent-kill-switch/](https://protonvpn.com/support/permanent-kill-switch/) ), but there is more to come. Keep an eye out over the next few weeks for a beta of our next feature - Wireguard support.
* **IPv6**: Thanks to everyone who helped us with multiple rounds of testing. We're looking to have this out in a summer/autumn 2024 timeframe after the four previously mentioned items are out the door.
As always, thank you for your support and feedback. We wouldn't be able to do it without you.
Stay safe,
Proton Team
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Hi, everyone!
If you haven't visited the Proton VPN blog recently, here's an overview of the posts published in February:
🤔 Wondering whether your VPN is working at all? You can learn how to check that here: [https://protonvpn.com/blog/blog-how-to-check-if-vpn-working/](https://protonvpn.com/blog/blog-how-to-check-if-vpn-working/)
♥️ Looking for a soulmate online? Unfortunately, many dating apps, like Tinder, Grindr, or Bumble, can present significant privacy risks. Here's what you need to consider when using them: [https://protonvpn.com/blog/how-to-stay-private-on-tinder-grindr-bumble/](https://protonvpn.com/blog/how-to-stay-private-on-tinder-grindr-bumble/)
🐌 Does every VPN really slow down your internet connection? Well, yes, but you can keep it to a minimum: [https://protonvpn.com/blog/vpn-slow-internet/](https://protonvpn.com/blog/vpn-slow-internet/)
You can follow our blog here: [https://protonvpn.com/blog/](https://protonvpn.com/blog/)
From the team:
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Hi, everyone!
We’ve got another exciting month behind us. We’ve already shared some of the most popular updates with you here on Reddit:
🍏The analysis of [Apple’s approach to DMA compliance](https://proton.me/blog/apple-dma-compliance-plan-trap),
⏩ Our [guide on how to migrate from soon-to-be-defunct Skiff Mail](https://proton.me/blog/migrate-skiff-to-proton),
📣 Major r/ProtonPass announcements: the new [Pass Business plans](https://proton.me/blog/business-password-manager) and the [Windows app](https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-windows-app), and
🏰 What makes Proton [more resilient than other providers in the online privacy space](https://proton.me/blog/sustaining-mission-over-time).
However, that’s not the entire story, and we’ve had a few others that have sparked a lot of interest:
⏩ [Skiff alternatives](https://proton.me/blog/skiff-alternatives) \- Skiff didn’t only provide email but also a calendar, cloud storage, email aliases, and collaborative docs. This article contains some possible replacements.
🔑 [How to export passwords from Google Chrome](https://proton.me/blog/ow-to-export-passwords-from-chrome) \- Unfortunately, the most commonly used password manager in the world is the one built into the Google Chrome browser. This article explains why this is not a good idea and what to do about it.
🌩️ [Dropbox’s privacy practices](https://proton.me/blog/dropbox-privacy) \- We took a dive into the Dropbox privacy policy — it’s not good.
💲 [What’s your data really worth?](https://proton.me/blog/what-is-your-data-worth) \- There’s a saying that data is the new oil because of how valuable it is to the digital economy. But what’s the value of your data, personally? Depending on where you live, information about you could be worth at least several hundred dollars a year to Facebook and Google alone.
We’ll keep rounding up top blog articles each month for you to make sure you’re all caught up on the latest news and tips. You can follow our blog [here ](https://proton.me/blog/)(we have an RSS feed, too), and we welcome all your suggestions about what we should write about next! Let us know in the comment below.
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Not sure I understand the question. A key can be used on Web as well as on the mobile apps now, instead of TOTP (which however cannot be yet disabled). It is generally advised to have a multiple key pair, incase one is lost / defect.