Security News > 2021 > September > Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash

Privacy-centric communications specialist Proton, best known for its ProtonMail encrypted email platform, has announced the appointment of web daddy Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board.

"I'm delighted to join Proton's advisory board and support Proton on their journey," Sir Tim said of the appointment.

"Having Sir Tim join our advisory board is a nod to our shared past at CERN, where we conceived the initial idea for ProtonMail, and our future," added Andy Yen, Proton's chief exec.

"We have a similarly audacious goal: we want to create an internet where people are in control of their information at all times. This makes Sir Tim uniquely suited to understanding Proton and advising us as we try to realise this ambitious vision."

Sir Tim's appointment at Proton isn't his only attempt to boost privacy on the web, either: in 2018 he unveiled Solid, an effort to put users back in control of their own personal data - and to wrest it away from the clutches of internet giants like Facebook, Google, and Apple.

Sir Tim could not be reached for comment on his plans at Proton in time for publication.

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