Proton’s Privacy Pothole: Outage Leaves Users in the Dark
Proton’s privacy services hit a major snag, leaving users unable to access Proton Mail and Calendar. Their status page assures us they’re “investigating,” which is tech-speak for “we’re frantically turning it off and on again.” Meanwhile, users are stuck hitting refresh like it’s a reflex. Stay tuned for updates!
Hot Take:
Proton’s privacy fortress temporarily crumbled like a cookie dunked in hot coffee, leaving users scrambling to check their emails the old-fashioned way—by asking their neighbors if they’ve seen their messages floating around in the cloud.
Key Points:
- Proton experienced a massive worldwide outage affecting all its services.
- Outage began at approximately 10:00 AM ET, impacting Proton Mail, Calendar, VPN, Drive, Pass, and Wallet.
- Most services have been restored, but Proton Mail and Calendar faced prolonged connectivity issues.
- Proton Mail services were restored by 12:37 PM ET.
- Proton is still working on restoring full connectivity to Proton Calendar.
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