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If, as I suspect, this is possibly an Android thing more than a ProtonVPN thing, perhaps it would be possible to 'gray out' the switch for 'LAN connections' in ProtonVPN when the 'Block connections without VPN' setting is set in Android? That would make it clear to other users what is happening so they don't have to go through the above debugging steps. Servers storing users data are located in. On the other hand, though, I'd say this behavior is somewhat unexpected because you would think that it would only affect connections outside your network. Users can easily access any website or content by breaking down the internet censorship barriers with ProtonVPN. On the one hand, this does sort of make sense - we did tell it to not allow any connections that aren't over VPN. It would appear that when the 'Block connections without VPN' setting is On, Android / ProtonVPN interprets this quite literally as 'do not allow any connection to go without VPN', even when you allow for LAN connections. I am doing all of these tests on an Android phone. To document the effect of various settings, see the table below. Safari, Chrome, Firefox) would do when trying to visit the website. This test we perform simulates what an actual web browser (e.g. I have a local machine running on my network. Run WordPress Security Test How do we check if is down 1) We check the server to see if it is responding and we do this from a region closest to you. On Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram.I can verify this behavior as well. We are working with the upstream provider in order to solve the issue as soon as possible. They have also taken several additional precautions to ensure our servers remain secure even in a high-risk location and you can read more about them here.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us Some ProtonVPN servers in Portugal are currently unavailable. This means that even if the Hong Kong servers were to be seized or compromised by the authorities, they would not contain any information that could compromise ProtonVPN users. You will also be able to view what other protonvpn.ch users are reporting and see past issues and. Coming soon - We are working on a new feature that will enable you to report problems and errors with protonvpn.ch directly from this website. ProtonVPN has a strict no-logs policy, and there is no personally identifiable information stored on any of their VPN servers. 3) We return the results of our test from our servers and let you know if protonvpn.ch is up or down. Second, Proton Technologies has experience in maintaining servers in high-risk countries, and they have designed ProtonVPN to help people protect their privacy in the face of pervasive surveillance. This makes it extremely difficult to track ProtonVPN users,” Yen added. “First, we offer Secure Core VPN, which routes your traffic through special, hardened servers in countries with strong data protection laws (in this case, Sweden) before connecting you to a server in Hong Kong. However, if one has to use the servers in Hong Kong, they have implemented a number of safety measures to keep it secure. Proton suggests people use servers in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia which support low latency connections with Hong Kong. Yen explained that under current regulations, Hong Kong is a high-risk location, and they would not generally recommend using theit servers there if anyone is handling sensitive content or communications. If push comes to shove, ProtonVPN servers will be pulled out of Hong Kong, the company, however, would like to fight first to give people their fundamental rights for as long as they can. However, it is not our policy to leave without putting up a fight,” Yen said adding that if measures are taken to pressure ProtonVPN into compromising the privacy and security of users of the Hong Kong servers, they will challenge those measures in court. ProtonVPN is a VPN tool that lets you browse the web safely and anonymously, hiding your IP address and creating passageways to countries all around the. “Our longstanding policy is to leave countries rather than compromise our values.

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Please install the new ProtonVPN app from here. On the Account, tab scroll down and click on the Delete your account button. “After much deliberation, we have decided to keep our servers in Hong Kong, not only because we believe we can keep them secure, but also because we believe in fighting for Hong Kong,” wrote Andy Yen, the founder of Proton Technologies, the company that owns ProtonVPN. IMPORTANT: There is a new version of the ProtonVPN app available and this version is not supported anymore.

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