31 Jan, 2025

Proton worldwide outage caused by Kubernetes migration, software change

Swiss tech company Proton, which provides privacy-focused online services, says that a Thursday worldwide outage was caused by an ongoing infrastructure migration to Kubernetes and a software change that triggered an initial load spike. As the company revealed yesterday in an incident report published on its status page, the outage started around 10:00 AM ET. Proton users […]

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Proton Mail still down as Proton recovers from worldwide outage

Privacy firm Proton suffered a massive worldwide outage today, taking down most services, with Proton Mail and Calendar users still unable to connect to their accounts. The outage started at approximately 10:00 AM ET, with Proton users unable to connect to their accounts, including ProtonVPN, Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and Proton […]

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Proton VPN adds ‘Discreet Icons’ to hide app on Android devices

Proton VPN has announced a series of updates to its Windows and Android apps to help users combat censorship, circumvent blocks, and protect themselves from authoritarian governments due to using forbidden tools. One of the standout features is ‘Discreet Icon,’ a new setting allowing users to disguise the Proton VPN app icon and make it […]

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Russia Blocks VPN Services in Information Crackdown

In a new move to restrict access to information, the Russian government has requested the removal of several virtual private access (VPN) products as well as the ban of voice over IP (VoIP) services. The London-based independent Russian media outlet MediaZona reported on July 4 that Apple removed 25 VPN apps from its App Store following a request from Roskomnadzor, […]

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