PROTON VPN

SCORE BEST DEAL Free or $108 (£86) for 2yrs from protonvpn.com RENEWAL PRICE 1yr $72 (£57); 2yrs $120 (£96) Proton VPN is famously privacy-conscious, with fantastic speeds and streaming performance, as well as well-designed desktop and mobile apps. Proton Technologies has recently announced that it’s transitioning to become a non-profit foundation under Swiss law (tinyurl.com/360proton), free of shareholders and in line with its long-term goals of existing to promote privacy technologies for the public good. However, the customer-facing business will continue to be the responsibility of Proton AG, the commercial side, so in practice next to nothing will change for its users. Proton takes privacy seriously, whether applied to its customers or as a global right. For example, the company provides free VPN access to users in areas where access to information is restricted, currently…