About Tuta
Tuta is the world’s first end-to-end encrypted mail service that encrypts the entire mailbox. With its unique open source technology Tuta fights for privacy and freedom of speech online. Started as a secure email service in 2011, Tuta now offers an encrypted address book and an encrypted calendar.
In addition, Tuta’s affordable business version enables companies and organisations of all sizes to easily secure their email communication.
Mission
Privacy is the foundation of everything we do. To fight for our right to privacy - to protect journalists, whistleblowers and human rights activists as well as citizens around the world - this has been our mission since we have started building the encrypted email service Tuta.
Join us in our mission to spread privacy via our community page.
We embrace full transparency and disclose mistakes openly and transparently.
Security and transparency are closely interlinked and one cannot be achieved without the other.
We take our social responsibility seriously by running Tuta completely on renewable energy and by offering the secure email service at a discount to NPOs and schools
Team Spirit
√ Courage: We discuss conflicts, admit mistakes and propose ideas even if they may sound silly at first. We ask for help and offer help to each other if needed.
√ Responsibility: We decide on strategy, planning and design in teams. We incorporate pair programming.
√ Appreciation: We appreciate each other’s ideas and accomplishments.
√ Respect: We respect each other and their opinions.
We are privacy fighters
Matthias
My aim is to fight mass surveillance. I write code to fight for our human right to privacy. I want to create a secure email service which is so easy to use and so secure that it locks out all the spies. We really deserve it.
Hanna
Every one of us has the right to express any idea freely, or to keep it secret. That’s how we’ve managed to build our democratic societies. As a citizen of a free democracy it is my obligation to protect my private information. Encryption is the only available key to keep my messages secret.
Bernd
In Germany we were taught the value of privacy the hard way - think about Gestapo and Stasi. In our digital age all-round surveillance has become alarmingly easy. I write code to protect our private information from today's Orwellian threats.
Willow
I've always known that the government was spying on people but until a certain point I didn't realize how much corporations track our every move. In my opinion, privacy should not be a luxury for the rich and tech-savvy, it should be a basic human right.
Sara
Since the revelations by Edward Snowden, we should all understand that everything we do online is being monitored and saved. Nevertheless, there are very good reasons for taking part in the digital world. That's why I'm working on an encrypted alternative.
Wren
When I first started programming, I was so excited about the things technology can do and imagining all the amazing things it could do for us. Since then, large corporations have done the opposite by turning us into products. By working at Tuta, I want to help move towards a brighter future; one where privacy is the default.
Nils
In a world that is becoming increasingly hostile to free speech and journalism once again, we need to ensure the ability to share and express opinions without the fear of being persecuted for it. To me Tuta exemplifies this awareness.
Vitor
Back when I was a student, I thought digital security was cool but that some people took it too seriously. Today I know that nobody is taking it seriously enough. That was my awakening: People's ignorance about digital privacy was being taken advantage of by corporations and governments alike.
Valentin
Working with human rights defenders has made me realize the fertile consequences of surveillance and the importance of communication security for a free and democratic society. I work with great enthusiasm to find technical solutions for secure communication.
Nick
At Tuta I want to contribute to the fight for privacy, so people can get a possibility to share their data, thoughts or literally just anything without any fear.
Louis
I think one key thing people should understand is that when a single person's privacy is breached, everyone's privacy is breached. This is why end-to-end encryption should become the standard for communication, and this is why privacy on the Internet is important.
Hanna
At Tuta we are shaping a user-centered service where privacy is the main goal, where everyone is free to express themselves, their ideas and promote innovation. I'm proud to be a small part of this process.
Daniel
My goal at Tuta is deconstructing the myth that encryption is complicated and unnecessary, and at the same time showing that we offer a product with the same high-end level of Big Tech, but in an ethical and safe way.
Kinan
It is no coincidence that I work at Tuta. I believe in what the team here is doing. Email encryption has been possible for a long time, but Tuta takes it to a new level. Now it is easily doable for everyone.
Tabea
In my opinion Tuta is a great product which helps everyone to protect their privacy and that is very important nowadays. I really like how every team member is totally motivated for work and the fight for privacy. Together we will change the web for the better!
Jan
Since I spend a majority of my free time on the internet, I sometimes get the chills when I text with a friend about something and later that evening I suddenly get an ad for it. It feels like my personal right to choose what happens to my information is violated and there aren't many spaces where your information is truly yours; but that's not how it's supposed to be. Privacy and security are key components and should be standards.
Johannes
At Tuta I can do what I love: bring privacy to the world. The team, the product, the atmosphere, and most importantly the spirit to bring privacy and encryption to users all over the world, are fascinating to me every day!
Lena
Before joining Tuta, I considered myself to be the average internet user – with social media sites and little worry about my online presence. But as I become more aware of the current state of the internet and big tech, I’ve realized how important companies like Tuta are. As a South African new to Germany, I can easily say that I am proud to be part of this family-orientated company fighting for a good cause, in an ethical way!
Murilo
I wanted to work at Tuta because I'm a quite "old" customer as I have had my Tutanota(!) account since 2017. Ever since I opened my account the incidents about big techs using our data and exploiting our information without our consent worried me. With this concern I started to take care of my data even more and when I saw the opportunity to work at Tuta I thought that was my chance to help other people keep their data safe and improve a product that helps them do it.
Arne
In Germany we have a great traditional song: "Our thoughts are free, who can guess them?" No one. We as one of the few mail providers can't even read them. I fight for privacy because that’s the cornerstone of freedom and democracy. My information belongs to me.