47 requests, zero answers — How Proton VPN keeps saying no to data demands
- Proton VPN received 47 legally binding data requests in the first half of 2026
- The company could turn down every single one
- Proton's no-logs policy means the data authorities want does not exist
When a government comes knocking for user data, most companies face a simple choice: comply or fight. Proton VPN's latest transparency report points to a third option, which is having nothing to give in the first place.
The Swiss provider, regularly ranked among the best VPN services, updated its transparency report on July 14. It revealed 47 legally binding orders in the first six months of 2026 — more than the total number received in 2019 and 2020 — each one trying to identify a user connected to a specific server at a specific time.
All 47 were denied. "Proton VPN had no user data to hand over because our strict no-logs policy means we don't...
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