Proton Emergency Access: What is It?

Proton Emergency Access: What is It?

Source: Proton

Imagine being stuck somewhere you cannot access your devices, maybe due to travel restrictions, an accident, a foreign occupation, or even a high-risk situation involving persecution by authorities over your work.

With this, you can assign up to five trusted contacts. These people can request access to your Proton account if you are unavailable, but you stay in control of who gets access during the waiting period.

Once the waiting period is over, access is automatically granted, ensuring your data can be managed when it’s needed most. Moreover, it’s easy to add or remove trusted contacts anytime, and all your data still stays protected under Proton’s end-to-end encryption umbrella.

The waiting period is flexible, btw. It ranges from 1 day to several months, so you decide how long contacts must wait before access is granted. This feature works across all Proton services, like Mail, Calendar, Drive, VPN, Pass, and Wallet. (partner links)

Keep in mind that Emergency Access is only available for users on Proton’s paid plans. Free plan users won’t have access to this feature.