Proton, the privacy loving Swiss company known for Proton Mail and VPN just introduced its own AI assistant called Lumo. But unlike the usual counterparts, Lumo is not hungry for your data. It’s been built from the ground up to keep your conversations completely private. We’re talking zero-access encryption, no chat logs, and no creepy data harvesting. Even Proton itself can’t read what you share with Lumo. The company made it very clear: your data is your business, not theirs TechCrunch.
So, what does Lumo actually do? Lumo handles the typical AI assistant stuff like drafting emails, summarizing documents, answering questions, helping with code but with an extra layer of digital respect.
- When you send a prompt, it is encrypted on your device before it even leaves.
- It travels through a secure TLS tunnel.
- Then it is decrypted only while being processed never stored.
- Once the answer is delivered, everything vanishes. No logs. No trails. Not even a whisper of your question is kept TechCrunch.
And Proton made sure this isn’t just a PR line, they released a technical whitepaper detailing exactly how Lumo protects user data Proton Blog. Lumo isn’t married to one AI model. It picks the best model for the task. For writing, it might use something like Mistral; for coding, it could lean on Nvidia’s open-source tools or language models from the Allen Institute. The point is, Proton is not training these models on your data. The models don’t keep your prompts, and Proton doesn’t either.
If you choose to use Lumo’s optional browsing feature, which is always turned off by default, then yes, it will ping the web. But it still doesn’t log or sell what you’re looking up. It’s your choice, always. Engadget The money part: what’s free and what’s not? Lumo offers a fair free tier:
- 25 chats per week for non-users
- 100 chats for free Proton account holders
- Unlimited access with a $12.99/month subscription
That paid plan also gets you bigger file uploads and the ability to favorite prompts. But even on the free plan, your privacy is locked in. TechCrunch In a world where AI tools are getting smarter but also sneakier, Lumo feels like a genuine shift. It is not trying to monetize your thoughts or turn you into a dataset. It’s here to help, then leave without a trace. If you’ve been holding off on AI because you didn’t want to sacrifice your privacy, this might just be your moment.
Related: Instagram Strengthens Privacy Measures For Accounts Featuring Children.
