“ more storage and advanced features, so that we can cover our operational expenses.” “Since we do not violate user privacy to serve targeted advertisements, we cannot offer the service for free,” Yen said. Users can upgrade to a paid account or donate money to help fund the company, which doesn’t take ads. The campaign’s goal was $100,000.Īdditional backers include Charles River Ventures and the Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique, a nonprofit foundation. ProtonMail was launched through a 2014 Indiegogo campaign that raised more than US$550,000 within one month from more than 10,500 backers. The basic service is free, offering users 1 GB of storage.

“Not even ProtonMail has the ability to read the emails of our users, and thus it’s technically impossible for us to hand over user messages to third parties,” Yen told TechNewsWorld.īased in Switzerland, its servers are out of reach of United States authorities.Īll ProtonMail client-side code is open source and is reviewed by the ProtonMail community. The email service features end-to-end encryption emails stored on ProtonMail’s servers also are encrypted and thus can’t be accessed. They have been in beta since August, company CEO Andy Yen said. ProtonMail, which offers encrypted email, on Thursday launched free iOS and Android mobile apps worldwide, through the iTunes App Store and Google Play, respectively.

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