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  • L3S of Leibniz University and Tutanota launch research project to secure emails against quantum computer attacks.

    We are happy to announce that we are working together with the L3S Research Institute of the Leibniz University of Hanover on PQmail - a research project with the goal to implement quantum computer resistant cryptography available for everyone in Tutanota.

  • Privacy win: Surveillance of German BND is unconstitutional.

    Since the Snowden leaks in 2013 everybody knows that secret services around the world are monitoring online traffic. The German BND is no different. However, in Germany privacy rights are strictly protected by the German constitution. Now, the Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the surveillance by the BND is unconstitutional and must change. A win for privacy - and another reminder that only end-to-end encryption can protect our data.

  • Encrypted Birthdays

    At Tutanota we always try to encrypt as much of your data as possible. Unfortunately, we made a mistake which led to unencrypted storing of birthdays of your contacts. This has happened for the birthdays of contacts which have been created or edited after June 2018. Please note that this bug only affected the birthdays of your contacts. All other attributes of your contacts (name, email address, etc.) have been and will always be stored end-to-end encrypted.

  • Tutanota launches MTA-STS support for custom domains with Let's Encrypt.

    We are excited to let you know that with our latest release we have implemented MTA-STS support for custom domains by joining forces with Let’s Encrypt. While today almost all email providers support this important security extension for their main domain, it is still very hard to get for people using their own domain to send and receive mails. This must change as MTA-STS brings much greater security to all email users.

  • Do your trust your email service? Here's what to look out for when it comes to choosing a trustworthy service.

    Email is a highly sensitive matter: bank statements, social media logins, personal emails - a lot of information is stored in everybody's mailbox. As data leaks and identity thefts are the biggest threats online, it is crucial to review your email choice and pick a secure email provider that you can trust. In this blog post, we explain what is important when it comes to trusting an email service.

  • Google is listening to your most intimate moments without your knowledge - an interview with Tim Verheyden.

    On Press Freedom Day we have interviewed Tim Verheyden, the journalist who broke the story that not just the machine but also Google employees are listening when we talk to devices like Google Home. The analysis of our voices by Google might be acceptable to some, but listening in on our most intimate moments without our knowledge is a privacy violation that many did not expect. Thanks to the free press, Tim could uncover a problem with Silicon Valley subcontractors that transcends Google.

  • Data protection advocates prevail: Germany builds a Covid-19 tracing app with decentralized storage.

    The original plan of the German government was to build a corona tracing app that should store data centrally. Due to heavy criticism, the German government changed course: The tracing app that will warn people about having been in contact with an infected person will only store contact data on mobile phones, just like data protectionists demanded.

  • Using Google's location tracking can put innocents in jail.

    Location tracking on smart devices happens more often than you think: Google maps, fitness apps, and others track your every move to provide or improve their services. Authorities have long desired this kind of data to solve crimes. Today, more geofencing requests are issued in the USA than ever before. This is not only a threat to freedom and democracy, it can also put innocents in jail.

  • Faking an email sender makes a scam email appear legitimate. Since the corona pandemic scammers increasingly fake emails from the WHO.

    Spoofed emails are scam emails that are much harder to spot as scam. Some organizations that do not set up their email system adequately make it possible for scammers to send fake emails that appear as if they were actually coming from the organization in question. Since the coronavirus pandemic, scammers are increasingly trying to impersonate the World Health Organization (WHO) when sending scam emails.

  • Release Notes 3.71.3: Improved phishing protection for your security.

    We are happy to announce that we have updated Tutanota. Your secure mailbox is now even more secure as we have just strengthened our phishing protection system. Users can now report phishing emails so that other users are being warned about these phishing attempts. We took on the challenge to implement this system in a completely private way to make sure it meets our high standards when it comes to protecting your privacy.

  • The coronavirus pandemic leads to drastic surveillance measures around the world. Is the Pandora's box already open?

    The coronavirus is a severe threat, and governments around the world fight hard to tackle the crisis. Surveillance is escalating and more and more governments, particularly authoritarian ones, abolish privacy rights to fight the pandemic. But will these infringements of our rights come to an end once the crisis is over?

  • Encrypted email since 2014: How Tutanota improved in six years.

    Celebrate with us six years of our encrypted email client Tutanota! Six years ago, today, we have published Tutanota, the first automatically encrypted email client. Since then we have immensely improved Tutanota, and for the first time in Tutanota history we are asking all our users what they like about Tutanota and what they would like to see improved. Check out the Tutanota questionnaire!