Cape Launches $99/Month Privacy-First Mobile Plan, Partners with Proton, and Secures $30M Funding

Cape Launches $99/Month Privacy-First Mobile Plan, Partners with Proton, and Secures $30M Funding

Mobile networks continue to be a major target for cybersecurity breaches, and Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon’s persistent attacks on multiple carriers are only the latest known examples.  Image: Google The mobile carrier startup Cape is taking a novel approach to addressing the problem: It has built a service it says can provide a more secure, private alternative because it doesn’t collect any data on you at all; even its website doesn’t have a cookie gate. On Wednesday, Cape is announcing a few big developments in its efforts.  The Washington, D.C.-based company — founded by a former head of Palantir’s national security business who previously worked in the U.S. Army’s special forces — is releasing an open beta of its MVNO mobile service, which comes in the form of a $99/month subscription plan. It has inked a partnership with Proton, the provider of encrypted e-mail, VPN and cloud services; and it’s raised $30 million more in equity and debt funding.  The $30 million is broken down …