Please make sure all submissions and comments adhere to our content guidelines. Twitter and and /u/protonVPN are authentic handles used by the Proton team.Proton Drive is an encrypted cloud storage that helps you store your files securely and access them from any device. Proton Calendar is an encrypted calendar app that helps you stay on top of your agenda while keeping your data private. ProtonMail is a secure, privacy-focused email service based in Switzerland that uses end-to-end encryption, and offers full support for PGP and standalone email clients via ProtonMail Bridge. That’s something that Gmail,, and typical email services don’t offer.Official subreddit for ProtonMail, Proton Calendar and Proton Drive. In the event of a data breach, your data would be virtually useless, because it’s encrypted with a key that will (currently) take an eternity to break. On top of this, the contents of your inbox are end-to-end encrypted on the server, which means that you’re the only one who can read them. That’s table stakes for any email service.

This provides a basic layer of security between your computer or smartphone and the server that is responsible for storing and sending email. Of course, ProtonMail and Tutanota support basic Transport Layer Security (TLS), which is used by all major email providers. RELATED: What Is Secure Email, and Should You Switch? Both Providers Support Advanced Encryption

Since secure email is a niche, free accounts aren’t generous like with Google and Microsoft’s offerings (ProtonMail offers 500MB compared with Tutanota’s 1GB.) Secure providers lack features like an integrated chat app or a powerful search engine, but these losses are often worth it to those who value privacy and enhanced security.

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