Proton began in 2014, with the simple promise of putting privacy first. What started as Proton Mail — an end‑to‑end‑encrypted email service born out of CERN cafeteria — has since grown into an ecosystem that now includes Proton VPN, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and more products, all united by the mission to make privacy the default for everyone.
In this session, Samule Kaplun traces Proton’s journey from a passion project to one of the largest privacy‑focused platforms, with a special focus on our deepening ties to open source communities and Ubuntu. The talk explores open source at Proton, Proton on Linux, and partnering with Canonical. Finally, Samule hands the mic to Canonical’s Pedro Avalos Jimenez, for a candid look at porting Proton Mail, Proton Pass, the Bridge to Snap, the lessons learned from packaging Proton VPN, and the road ahead.
About Samule
Samuele Kaplun is Proton VPN Engineering Director at Proton AG, the Company behind Proton Mail, Proton VPN, and a growing Privacy-first Ecosystem of Products.
About Pedro
Pedro Avalos Jimenez is a Software Engineer at Canonical.
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