Notices by ProtonMail (protonmail@mastodon.social)

Police are already using face recognition to monitor citizens. We’re backing a law in Massachusetts that could help lead the way to defending privacy from government face surveillance. https://protonmail.com/blog/face-surveillance-moratorium/

Last month, Kazakhstan attempted to break encrypted web traffic by asking citizens to install bad root certificates on their devices. Now the authorities say it was all just a "test." We've updated our article on the matter with the latest info: https://protonmail.com/blog/kazakhstan-internet-surveillance/

Using Gmail confidential mode is neither secure nor private. As long as Google can read your emails, its privacy promises will always be disingenuous. Here’s why Gmail’s confidential mode isn’t actually confidential: https://protonmail.com/blog/gmail-confidential-mode-security-privacy/

While trying to convince us all that they take user #privacy seriously, Google is prohibiting ad blockers in Chrome. Trackers will be able to follow your activity across the Internet - and Google will be able to continue collecting its ad-based revenue.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2019/05/30/google-just-gave-2-billion-chrome-users-a-reason-to-switch-to-firefox/

Recently sites have appeared which claim to provide ProtonMail coupons or provide our customer support number. Be wary as these sites may be malicious. ProtonMail does not provide publicly available phone numbers or coupons. protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/coupon

American tech companies are quietly working with the FBI on "solutions" to end-to-end encryption, @gizmodo reports. https://gizmodo.com/silicon-valley-and-the-fbi-take-their-encryption-fight-1833069827 There is no such thing as an encryption backdoor that only lets in the good guys. https://protonmail.com/blog/encryption-backdoor/

The Russian government has ordered a partial block of ProtonMail, preventing some Russian mail servers from reaching us. We have managed to restore services at this time. More information about the block and our recommendations can be found here: https://protonmail.com/blog/russia-block/

💸💸💸 Many people have asked us if it is possible to pay for ProtonMail anonymously. In addition to credit card and PayPal, we also accept payments in Bitcoin and cash (yes, you can send us physical money): https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/payment/

Do you know how long your password should be? A strong password should be able to withstand a supercomputer guessing a few hundred billion combinations per second. https://protonmail.com/blog/how-long-should-my-password-be/

@polyplacophora @farlopito @fdroidorg Hi! Thank you for supporting us with a paid account. It means a lot. The process of publishing our app on F-droid has already started. We need to make a few steps before doing this. In the next couple of months it should be done. Your patience is greatly appreciated.

#HelloWorld! As active members of the open-source community, ProtonMail supports open source projects like Mastodon. Mastodon’s decentralized nature reminds us of the days when the Internet was free and not under the control of a few monopolist giants. Our followers can look forward to toots about service updates, new projects, and news on privacy.

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and gmail is unsafe.