- Proton has released Emergency Access, a feature that allows users to select some trusted contacts to access their accounts on their behalf
- Emergency Access works across Proton VPN, Proton Mail, Proton Pass and Proton Drive
- This has been a highly requested feature among the proton community, the provider said
To ensure that no third party can ever access your files, passwords or online activities is definitely crucial to protecting your privacy and security, but it can complicate the recovery of important information in the event of an emergency. Until now – if at least you are a proton subscriber.
Proton has just released Emergency Access, a feature that lets paid users designate up to five trusted contacts to access their accounts on their behalf. Users have full control over when and where trusted contacts give access.
One of the most sought after features of the Proton community, explains the provider, emergency access works across Proton VPN, Proton Mail, Proton Pass and Proton Drive.
“Like all Proton’s products and features, emergency access is constructed with privacy and security in mind and offers users an effective tool to add an extra layer of insurance and peace of mind to their proton account without compromising on end-to-end encryption,” said Senior Product Accounts Manager at Proton, Daniel Rivera Jäggi.
As of today, August 28, Proton’s emergency access is available via the web browser for all paid users – regardless of the plan.
How to use Proton’s emergency access
Taking advantage of proton’s emergency access could not be easier.
All you have to do is Go to yours Proton account Dashboard via the web browser and Select Recovery, And then Click Add emergency contact.
To select a trusted contact, add their E -Mail address. This must be linked to a proton account, either free or paid.
You can then fully customize how trusted contacts will enter your encrypted data by selecting your desired wait for them to give access. You can also revoke or change their contacts and emergency settings at any time.
Your selected trusted accounts receive an E -mail message that informs them that they have been selected as an emergency contact.
For all details, go to Proton’s support page here.
Remember that you will need to upgrade to a paid proton plan to use the emergency access function.
