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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.
You can read the full details of our #COVID19 response here: protonmail.com/blog/covid-19?…

Please stay safe and healthy, and let us know how we can help you.

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What are data brokers, and why should you care?

They collect your information from apps, websites, credit reports, and public records, selling it to whoever is willing to pay.

All without your knowledge.

Let's learn about a $270 billion industry...

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They gather data from:

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Android 16 has a new feature that may be just what you need.

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