What Proton shipped in 2026

70,000 government IDs leaked in Discord data breach

A breach at Discord’s third-party support provider (5CA) exposed at least 70,000 images of government-issued IDs used for age verification, with hackers demanding a $5M ransom. Discord disputes the sc…

Is ChatGPT Atlas safe? What you should know before you download it

This streamer got deepfaked. Then the men showed up at her door.

Meta accused of bypassing Apple’s privacy rules. Here’s how to protect yourself.

A former Meta employee alleges the company used deterministic matching to track users despite Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) consent requirements, potentially undermining platform-level priva…

OpenAI data breach exposed API user information — here’s how to protect your data

A November 26, 2025 breach of an OpenAI vendor exposed business customer metadata (names, emails, locations, system details) via Mixpanel, though core ChatGPT systems remained secure. Proton leveraged…

Your Meta AI chats are being mined for targeted ads

LinkedIn will soon use your data to train AI. Here’s what you can do to opt out.

LinkedIn will begin sharing user data from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland with Microsoft and affiliates for AI training starting November 3, 2025, with users opted in by default. The policy excludes pri…

Should security cost your privacy?

CISA Surveillance Law has passed, here’s what we can do

Swiss Surveillance Laws headed for nationwide referendum!

Discord introduces global ‘teen-by-default’ age verification

Discord is rolling out global age verification for all users, defaulting to teen-appropriate settings unless users verify adulthood via AI inference or ID upload. The policy aims to comply with new le…

Australia’s world-first social media ban: Why the ban might be even worse for privacy

Australia’s new law bans social media access for users under 16 starting December 9, 2025, requiring platforms to enforce age verification or face fines. Early enforcement reveals verification failure…

A Lei americana de Vigilância CISA foi aprovada, aqui está o que podemos fazer

Spam Watch 2025: The hidden trackers and inbox overload behind holiday marketing

Proton Mail’s Spam Watch 2025 report analyzed 50 major U.S. retail brands, finding engineered inbox overload driven by hidden trackers and high-volume emailing during the holiday season. Luxury home a…

Impact of Swiss surveillance laws on secure email

Swiss Parliament passed a new surveillance law (NDG/LRens) in September, but Proton AG confirms it will not significantly impact its services. The law exempts companies like Proton Mail and Proton VPN…

GrapheneOS leaves France over encryption backdoor concerns

GrapheneOS announced it is removing all servers from France and ending its relationship with OVHcloud, citing government pressure for encryption backdoors and concerns over data sovereignty amid Franc…

How phone ads exposed French intelligence officers, and what it means for your privacy

ESET Password Manager is shutting down: Here’s how to switch

ESET announced the discontinuation of its Password Manager, halting sales on October 21, 2025, and setting a final shutdown date of October 18, 2027. Users must export passwords before the deadline as…

Summary of HSTS Support in Modern Browsers

AWS outage takes down half the internet. Here’s how we fix it.