We’re living through an unprecedented situation with the pandemic. At Proton, we always strive to step up and help our community. That’s why we are introducing a series of measures to help with the global response to #COVID-19.
A free, permanent storage increase of up to 10 GB. All existing paid users and all new paid subscriptions started before April 30 will be eligible for this increase. You shouldn’t have to worry about running out of space right now.
We’re offering free email and VPN services for a year to organizations who are helping with the coronavirus crisis. If you feel you qualify, reach out to us here: enterprise+covid@protonmail.com.
We’re increasing ProtonVPN capacity by adding dozens of new paid, free, and Secure Core servers to make sure you get reliable service during the global surge of Internet usage.
We are also contributing, in the best way we can, toward a COVID-19 cure by donating computing power in our Zurich datacenter to the Rosetta@home project.
Your online activities create a trail, known as a #digitalfootprint, which can be used to track you.
Learn how to avoid leaving one and how to make it work for your benefit.
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Defining your digital footprint
A #digitalfootprint is created by online activity, leaving behind a visible mark of your presence. Browsing, logging in, and clicking links are all recorded in some way.
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Types of data collection
Active data is gathered when you sign up for something or make a purchase online.
Passive data is collected by #trackers and could be linked to your personal identifier like email or IP address.
Secure your accounts on dating apps or websites with:
🔑 A strong and unique password
🎭 A unique email alias (don’t use your personal or work email)
🔒 2FA protection (whenever possible)
Now that everything's online, fraudsters have proliferated. In 2022, the FTC received over 1.1M reports of identity theft. Here’s a thread on how malicious individuals steal your info and 10 ways you can prevent it: 🧵⬇️
Scammers steal your personal data, like credit card numbers or your name or address, which they use to pretend to be you. 🥸
A small list of how it can happen:
🎣 Phishing
🤖 Data breaches
👾 Malware
🤳 Social media
🗑️ Your trash
Read on for 10 ways to protect yourself. 🧵⬇️
1. 🛑 Don’t respond to spam! Never, ever open any suspicious, phishy-looking emails. And do not click on anything.
2. 🔐 Use a secure email like @ProtonMail. It comes with PhishGuard to protect your inbox, alerting you to phishing attempts.