Is Proton VPN: Fast & Secure safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Display notifications
• Change your privacy-related settings
• Read and change all your data on all websites
• Read your browsing history

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns.

• https://*/
• http://*/
• ftp://*/
• wss://*/
• ws://*/

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Change your browser's privacy settings privacy
• Change which proxy your browser connects through proxy
• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs
• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Tell whether you are away from the computer idle
• Show you notifications notifications
• Store data in your browser storage
• Declares webRequestAuthProvider

Who uses it and how it is kept up

2.0M users

• Last updated in the store 51 days ago, on 2026-08-14.
• No new version in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.
• Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Who publishes it

Proton AG, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2023-02-17 and was last updated on 2026-08-14.

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How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Proton VPN: Fast & Secure access?

Specific sites only: 5 match patterns. It declares 9 browser permissions.

What data does Proton VPN: Fast & Secure collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Authentication information. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Proton VPN: Fast & Secure asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does Proton VPN: Fast & Secure publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.