- Proton VPN received 47 legally binding data requests in the first half of 2026
- The company could reject each and every one of them.
- Proton’s no-logs policy means the data authorities want doesn’t 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 to have 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 attempting to identify a user connected to a specific server at a specific time.
All 47 were rejected. “Proton VPN had no user data to hand over because our strict no-logs policy means we don’t store the information in the first place,” a Proton spokesperson told TechRadar, adding that all 47 requests came from Swiss authorities.
That brings Proton VPN’s cumulative total to 458 orders since 2019, without a single one having been fulfilled.
Requests that Proton VPN cannot respond to
All the requests in the report followed the same path. Authorities handed over a server IP address along with a timestamp and asked Proton to name the person behind it.
The company says it cannot establish that link because it never registers it.
Under its no-logs policy, Proton VPN does not store browsing activity, DNS queries, or connection metadata that would tie a user to a session. Thus, a binding order leaves nothing to produce.
We’re pleased to announce that Proton VPN passed its fifth annual third-party audit, confirming our strict no-logs policy. Unlike some providers, we openly publish full non-log reports for anyone to read. Claims must be investigated and verified, including ours.1/2 👇June 16, 2026
A no-logs promise is only as good as the evidence behind it.
In June, Proton VPN passed its fifth consecutive annual audit. European security firm Securitum inspected server configurations and interviewed staff in Zurich.
Auditors found no records that could link a user to activity on a server reviewed. Because Proton apps are open source and full reports are public, users don’t have to trust the claim.
The audits are one-time snapshots of sampled servers rather than blanket assurances, but that level of regularly published scrutiny remains rare among consumer VPNs.
The Swiss factor and its expiration date
That advantage may not last, however.
A proposed overhaul of Swiss surveillance rules (currently on hold and under review following a backlash) could require services with more than 5,000 users to identify customers and retain data for six months. Proton has already started moving infrastructure abroad in response and has warned it could leave the country entirely if the law is passed.
For now, it remains Swiss, and the 47 rejections show what that still buys.
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