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Investigative journalist Vegas Tenold explains the gear he uses to protect his privacy and stay safe.
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How Vegas Tenold stays safe
Follow investigative journalist Vegas Tenold as he explains his gear and how it keeps him safe from surveillance as he works in the field.
Coinbase, the largest Bitcoin exchange in the US, suffered a data breach
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Coinbase hack reveals true cost of data collection
Coinbase employees sold sensitive personal information to attackers, including government IDs and BTC transaction history. Proton Wallet is built to avoid these risks.
Microsoft has announced that, starting in June, you’ll no longer be able to save new passwords in the Microsoft Authenticator app.
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Microsoft pushes users deeper into its walled garden
If you want to use Microsoft’s password management features, you now need to step deeper into Microsoft’s walled garden. There's another way.
An illustration of a photo containing a parent and their child, overlayed on a cloud and an open padlock
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Nearly half of UK parents have no idea companies can access and use their kids’ photos
Is your family’s photo collection safe? We surveyed 2,000 UK parents to uncover the truth about cloud storage risks, data breaches, and protecting precious memories.
'A very perilous moment': Journalists feel under assault
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‘A very perilous moment’: Journalists feel under assault
At Proton, we believe the best way to protect press freedom is to give journalists tools that make them harder to target — and easier to trust.
Bitcoin as inflation increases
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How to fight inflation with Bitcoin
Bitcoin has disinflationary characteristics that potentially make it an effective hedge against inflationary forces.
A Bitcoin and a central bank digital currency coin
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  • Proton Wallet
Bitcoin vs. CBDCs: The difference is control
Learn how CBDCs could give governments new powers to control money and monitor financial activity and how Bitcoin prevents this.
An encryption lock breaking
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The UK government’s war on encryption is a global threat
Apple turned off its end-to-end encryption in the UK in response to a government notice. We look at what this means and how people in the UK can protect their data.
Image showing Google, Apple, and Meta as apps that allow surveillance
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Authorities worldwide can see more than ever, with Big Tech as their eyes
Big Tech companies - Apple, Google, and Meta - have built a mass surveillance machine that the government can easily tap into.
Is deepseek safe
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DeepSeek? More like DeepSneak
Not only does DeepSeek collect extensive personal information, but it cannot legally resist government demands for access to that data.
President Trump is now at the head of the US warrantless surveillance machine
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Trump now controls the NSA and FBI – What this means for your privacy
President Trump now controls of the US government's warrantless surveillance machine. We look at how it works and how to defend yourself.