ProtonMail

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

ProtonMail, a privacy and security-focused email provider based in Switzerland, has been strongly criticized for providing the IP address of a customer to Swiss authorities, ultimately leading to the arrest of a climate activist in France. But simply blaming ProtonMail misses the important lessons of this case. Background French authorities were aware that a group…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

Encrypted email service ProtonMail is now accessible over Tor

The creators of encrypted email service ProtonMail have set up a server that’s only accessible over the Tor anonymity network as a way to fight possible censorship attempts in some countries. ProtonMail was created by computer engineers who met while working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The service provides end-to-end encrypted email…