The Swiss Proton, publisher of encrypted messaging service end to end ProtonMail, announced on April 8 that it had purchased the French start-up SimpleLogin. The latter specializes in email address aliases.
Founded in 2019 and based in Paris, SimpleLogin is now owned by Proton and will put its platform and know-how at the service of ProtonMail – at least to some extent.
As reported TechCrunchwe do not know the financial details of this takeover, but it is strategic for Proton, which owes the success of its services to the confidentiality promised to users.
ProtonMail and SimpleLogin go hand in hand
” We are happy to announce today that SimpleLogin has joined Proton to contribute to our common mission. We have been following SimpleLogin closely for a long time as many ProtonMail users use it to prevent their ProtonMail addresses from being leaked to spammers. “said Proton in a press release shared on the occasion of the acquisition.
As a reminder, SimpleLogin takes the form of a browser extension, but it is also present through a web application and a mobile application. This service allows (like what Apple has been offering natively on iOS and macOS for a few years now) to replace your real email address with an alias when registering for a new service, for example. A good way to avoid spam.
With SimpleLogin, these aliases are accessible from a dashboard where they can be disabled if needed. This interface also makes it possible to manage several real e-mail addresses, recalls TechCrunch, which adds that the start-up currently has more than 100,000 users… for 2 million aliases created. It would also seem that the company’s growth index is in double digits, which probably also justifies the interest shown in it by Proton.
What this means for ProtonMail
” In the coming months, we will better integrate the SimpleLogin functionality into ProtonMail, which means that the Proton community will be able to hide their email addresses using SimpleLogin “Explains Proton soberly in its press release. ” If you already use SimpleLogin with ProtonMail, things will continue to work as before “, it is finally clarified.
Importantly, Proton finally states that SimpleLogin ” will continue to operate as a separate service “. We also learn that ” the SimpleLogin team will continue to develop and add new features, but now leveraging Proton’s infrastructure and security engineering capabilities “.
See the offer
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- Robust and secure infrastructure
- Extreme simplification of encryption
- Located in Switzerland
ProtonMail is a serious Gmail alternative for anyone who wants their privacy back. Above all, Protonmail redefines encryption by placing it within everyone’s reach. Admittedly, it will probably be necessary to adopt the paid version to make the most of it, but it is an excellent first choice for anyone wishing to start freeing themselves from GAFAM services while being assured that communications remain private.
ProtonMail is a serious Gmail alternative for anyone who wants their privacy back. Above all, Protonmail redefines encryption by placing it within everyone’s reach. Admittedly, it will probably be necessary to adopt the paid version to make the most of it, but it is an excellent first choice for anyone wishing to start freeing themselves from GAFAM services while being assured that communications remain private.
Source : ProtonMail, TechCrunch
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