Proton’s ambition to establish a comprehensive privacy ecosystem may have additional benefits from a value perspective, even if overall costs will remain similar for customers.

The transformation from individual privacy services towards an integrated privacy ecosystem is an essential step toward building a complete replacement to Big Tech’s offerings.”Ī similar strategy is playing out at other companies in the privacy software space, like Brave and DuckDuckGo, both of which are actively expanding their arsenal of tools with new products, from web browsers and search engines to firewalls and video conferencing software. “Proton’s mission is to provide an alternative and help build a just internet economy that works for users and all of society. “For many years, the internet has been dominated by ad-based business models which abuse privacy and leverage our most intimate data for financial gain,” added Yen, announcing the restructuring.

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