Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss VPN features and how exactly Apple Pay simultaneously works and keeps you secure.
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Update to ProtonVPN Adds WireGuard Protocol, iOS Kill Switch
WireGuard is a new VPN protocol (and VPN itself) designed to be faster and more efficient than IPsec and OpenVPN. It passes network traffic over UDP. In its latest update, ProtonVPN has added support for WireGuard as a beta feature. Another feature for the iOS app is the Kill Switch which was previously only found on the desktop version. The Kill Switch will stop all network connections on your system if the VPN connection drops to prevent accidental IP leaks.
Best VPNs For MacBooks
Listener Jerry asked for the best free VPNs in Mac Geek Gab 879. We went through a few, including Free VPNs: Proton and ListVPN, and Paid VPNs: NordVPN and ExpressVPN.
‘ProtonVPN’ Introduces a New Smart Protocol Selection
ProtonVPN got an update on Tuesday with a new feature called Smart Protocol Selection. It will automatically detect and use the VPN protocol that works best on a given network, such as OpenVPN and IKEv2. This update also prepares the app for something called VPN Accelerator which will be in a future update. There are new Info buttons to provide additional information about features and supported streaming services, and the VPN connection stability has been improved.
Apple Blocks ProtonVPN Updates Over App Messaging
ProtonVPN announced in a blog post that Apple has blocked its app updates, saying this harms users in countries like Myanmar.
ProtonMail Users Get Free Storage, ProtonVPN Gets More Servers
Proton is giving users additional storage for ProtonMail at no extra cost, and added 53 additional ProtonVPN servers in 17 countries.
In these turbulent times, we’re reminded of the importance of community and solidarity. With this in mind, we wanted to do our part to help support both the Proton community and others around the world who need support to confront this crisis.
It’s great to see Proton do this. Since it mentions the experimental ProtonDrive product coming in the future, it sounds like this extra storage is permanent.