It’s also written instructions on how to set up ProtonMail over Tor here. Users of the Tor browser can now reach ProtonMail directly using its new onion address: “Tor provides a way to circumvent certain Internet blocks so improving our compatibility with Tor is a natural first step.” “Given ProtonMail‘s recent growth, we realize that the censorship of ProtonMail in certain countries is inevitable and we are proactively working to prevent this” says co-founder Andy Yen in a statement on the launch. The service also saw a bump in sign ups after the election of Donald Trump as US president, last fall - with web users apparently seeking a non-US based secure email provider in light of the incoming commander-in-chief’s expansive digital surveillance powers. The startup, which has amassed more than two million users for its e2e encrypted email service so far, launching out of beta just over a year ago, says it’s worried about an increased risk of state-level blocking of pro-privacy tools - pointing to recent moves such as encryption messaging app Signal being blocked in Egypt, and the UK passing expansive surveillance legislation that mandates tracking of web activity and can also require companies to eschew e2e encryption and backdoor products. Swiss-based PGP end-to-end encrypted email provider, ProtonMail, now has an onion address, allowing users to access its service via a direct connection to the Tor anonymizing network - in what it describes as an active measure aimed at defending against state-sponsored censorship.
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