Nelizea

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from the team:


Hello everyone

Today, we’re introducing a new version of the profiles feature on Android devices, allowing you to easily connect to specific VPN presets depending on your needs.

Using connection profiles on Android will allow you to define:

  • The country/city /server you want to connect to
  • The connection type (Standard, Secure Core, P2P)
  • The VPN Protocol (OpenVPN, WireGuard, Stealth)
  • Enable/disable Secure Core, NetShield, DNS filtering, and define NAT type.

We’re also introducing an Android-exclusive (for now) feature, allowing you to auto-launch a website upon connection. Simply toggle the feature on and define the URL, which will be opened via your device’s default browser upon connection.

You can learn more about this feature and connection profiles on Android here.

Please note that these updates only apply to users on paid plans.

We’ll be back later today with more updates, but until then, stay safe.

  • Proton Team
[–] Nelizea 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Apple officially allows and supports VPN apps since tvOS 17 and there are many VPN apps available for Apple TV now.

 

from the team:


Hi everyone,

After Apple made it possible to support VPNs on Apple TV, you’ve made it clear that you would like to see support for Proton VPN.

After announcing that it would be available this summer and publishing the source code in September, it took a bit of time to get through Apple’s review process, but we’re happy to share that it is now available!

With Apple TV and Proton VPN, you can now stream your favorite shows, films, and sporting events on your big-screen TV in full 4K from over 100 servers via your Apple TV, no matter where you are: protonvpn.com/download-appletv

Proton VPN is now available on tvOS!

See our streaming guide for more information: https://protonvpn.com/support/streaming-guide/

Proton VPN is now available across the Apple ecosystem on iOS, macOS, iPadOS, Apple Vision Pro, and tvOS. Let us know what you think!

The Proton Team

 

from the team:


Hi everyone,

Docs in Drive has gone mobile! Securely collaborate and manage your documents from your mobile device with the Proton Drive app, on both iOS and Android. End-to-end encryption ensures your privacy, wherever you are.

More on Proton Docs here: https://proton.me/blog/docs-proton-drive

Make sure your Drive app is updated, give it a try, and let us know what you think!

Download Proton Drive:https://proton.me/drive/download

 

from the team:


Hi everyone,

Based on your feedback, we're happy to share that you can now sync aliases between Proton Pass and SimpleLogin.

This feature is rolling out now and will be available for everyone soon. ⏰

Here's how it works:

  • Tap the 'sync aliases' button in Proton Pass
  • Choose which vault to sync aliases to
  • Aliases will continue to sync, and disabled aliases will be reflected in Proton Pass and SimpleLogin

What’s next?

Soon, you’ll be able to manage custom domains and additional mailboxes, as well as send emails from Proton Pass hide-my-email aliases.

Let us know what you think.

Proton Team

[–] Nelizea 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

 

from the team:


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

 

from the team:


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.

 

from the team:


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

 

from the team:


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.

Proton Team

 

from the team:


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.

 

from the team:


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.

 

from the team:


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.

Proton Team

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Nelizea to c/protonprivacy
 

from the team:


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.

Proton Team

[–] Nelizea 1 points 4 months ago

There is a reason this works and why another provider with static portfowarding removed portforwarding :)

[–] Nelizea 1 points 4 months ago

The price for Mail Plus, VPN Plus and SL Premium counted together separately would already be more than Unlimited.

[–] Nelizea 13 points 4 months ago

Regarding password managers:

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).

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonPass/comments/16mk5dr/proton_pass_login_data_is_stored_unencrypted_in/k1dxdlc/

[–] Nelizea 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yes, as long as you''re not above the Duo plan limitations (e.g storage or custom domains)

[–] Nelizea 44 points 4 months ago (2 children)

For those asking about Stealth on Linux, quote from the team:

With Wireguard for Linux about to come out of beta and we are planning to bring Stealth to Linux as well.

[–] Nelizea 1 points 5 months ago
[–] Nelizea 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Teams answer:

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!

[–] Nelizea 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The team states the following regarding Firefox:

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.

[–] Nelizea 171 points 5 months ago

Just a note to add, this is just the re-confirmation of this year, the two previous years they have had no-logs policy audits as well :)

[–] Nelizea 4 points 5 months ago

There is also this support article explaining the link security:

https://proton.me/support/pass-secure-link-security

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