Days after rolling out its early Black Friday discounts, Proton VPN released its fall and winter product roadmap, announcing the addition of five new free server locations, a new VPN architecture and a command-line Linux interface.
The new server locations — Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Norway and Singapore — bring the total number of servers available to people on Proton VPN’s free plan to 10. Proton’s software automatically chooses the best location, but it’s possible to choose a server manually as well.
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Proton says it’s developing a new VPN architecture to develop reliable apps more quickly and with quicker deployment of new features, Stealth support for Linux and, sometime in the future, post-quantum encryption.
A feature Proton says is much requested among its customers — a command-line terminal interface for Linux — is on the horizon, as well as the ability to auto-launch the company’s Linux app on startup,
Lastly, Proton VPN will introduce a new admin console for professional customers with what it describes as: «More granular policies and security controls.»
In a recent CNET review, Proton VPN earned high marks for privacy, speed and open-source apps. The service’s Black Friday deal offers its VPN service for $2.49 a month, a drop from the usual price of $9.99.