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The "Halvening" is upon us. Starting tonight, Bitcoin cut its reward for completing a block in half, from 12.5 #BTC to 6.25. The last time this happened in 2016, it was a prelude to a leap in value. Continue reading to learn how to buy and secure Bitcoin. #BitcoinHalving2020
Bitcoin was created in 2009, but many people still do not understand the original cryptocurrency. We offer a practical explanation of what Bitcoin is, as well as where to buy it and how to store it:
protonmail.com/blog/how-to-bu…
There are countless examples of cryptocurrency exchanges being hacked and Bitcoin being stolen. We explain what you can do to take your Bitcoin security into your own hands. protonmail.com/blog/how-to-ke…
It is also possible to pay for ProtonMail with #Bitcoin. Details can be found in our guide here: protonmail.com/support/knowle… Proton accumulated BTC early, giving us financial strength over the years, and we continue to hodl BTC for diversification purposes.

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Dec 27, 2024
Having a hard time picking what to watch? 🎬 Here are 5 films about privacy to watch this weekend 🧵

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We Live In Public - A dot-com millionaire, Josh Harris, explores the impact of media and technology on personal identity through radical social experiments. His project "Quiet: We Live in Public" placed over 100 artists in a surveilled terrarium in NYC, where their every move was captured. Harris later, live streams his own life with his girlfriend.

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Kimi - In pandemic-era Seattle, Angela (Zoë Kravitz), a reclusive tech worker for a smart speaker company, discovers a murder while analyzing user recordings. Haunted by past trauma, her solitary world is upended as she uncovers dark secrets involving the company's CEO. Tension mounts as Angela becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy.

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Our research into cybersecurity practices of politicians around the world continues with Denmark, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We found more than just emails and passwords - DOB, addresses, & social media accounts were also linked to these politicians’ email addresses.
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Denmark 🇩🇰
Despite a recent uptick in cyber security threat levels, 41% of Danish politicians had email addresses leaked. One in particular had their email exposed in 25 breaches. Overall, 93 passwords were exposed 69 of which were in plaintext.

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Netherlands 🇳🇱
The Netherlands fared better, with 18% of politicians having had their email addresses leaked. Overall, 35 passwords were exposed, 32 of them being in plaintext. The lower house of parliament had 3x more breaches than the upper house.

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Oct 17, 2024
Our research into the #cybersecurity practices of #politicians around the world continues with Italy and Spain. Working alongside Constella Intelligence, we’ve found out how they stack up against other European politicians.

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Spain 🇪🇸
Spanish politicians outperformed all other countries researched, with just 6.3% of politicians having data exposed. This included 9 plaintext passwords and 39 emails identified in leaks.

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Italy 🇮🇹
Italy had a 14.9% exposure rate with 73 members of Assembly and 18 members of the Senate exposed. In total 195 passwords, 188 of them in plaintext, and 91 emails were leaked.

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Sep 12, 2024
After the unexpected mention in last night's @joerogan podcast, people are wondering if Google is still suppressing Proton.

It's complicated, but probably.

Here's a bit more info. 🧵
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Being suppressed in Google search is often fatal and Proton experienced a serious incident in 2015 (since then resolved, and no, we did not sue Google):

proton.me/blog/search-ri…
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However, even today, strange behaviors can be seen in Google searches for Proton services.

Google downranking is never as simple as "search for Proton Mail and it's not there".
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Jun 6, 2024
Google’s #DMA compliance plan is a sham, and here’s why.

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What is the DMA?
Under the new European Union’s Digital Markets Act #DMA, the practice of ‘tying and bundling’ is now prohibited, meaning @Google must stop preferencing its own key services on @Android.

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Dark patterns push you to use a Google Identity
If you don't have a Google Account, you will need to create one to sign in to your Android smartphone. Using dark patterns, #Google makes it very hard to use outside emails to create an account on #Android.

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May 30, 2024
New research conducted by Proton, in partnership with @ConstellaIntel shows that hundreds of political figures in the UK, France, and the EU have had their personal details leaked on the dark web.

Just one data breach could be a national security issue, so exactly how serious is a leak of this scale?

Read this thread for details.

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UK Parliament 🇬🇧
The UK was hit hardest with 68%, or 443 MPs in the House of Commons having their details exposed on the dark web. 216 passwords in plain text and 2110 emails were leaked.

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French Parliament 🇫🇷
France had a 18% exposure rate with the majority of the exposed. In the Senate, 33% of senators’ emails were exposed, compared to 9% of deputies' emails in the National Assembly.

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