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On Thursday, Apple sent threat notifications to users in 110 countries alerting them that they might have been targeted with hacking spyware used by foreign governments. Apple only sends these notifications when it detects an Apple device has been targeted with a mercenary spyware attack – a highly sophisticated type of cyber attack. Receiving a threat notification does not necessarily mean the…
When it comes to email communication, many people might not know that the most commonly used encryption protocol for emails is the so-called TLS encryption. However, it is crucial that the email provider for your company, government agency, or municipality uses end-to-end encryption rather than the standard TLS encryption. After all, how secure are emails with this standard TLS encryption? The…
If we have learned one thing over the time, then it is this: Nothing on the internet ever is really free. However, if something on the internet is free, then you are most likely not paying with money but with your data. This is why a new market for email providers has developed that focus on privacy-first. Two of these email providers, that keep your inbox ad free and private, are Tuta Mail and…
Gmail is no longer the only major player when it comes to free email for private and business use and people are increasingly looking for Gmail alternatives. Check out this detailed comparison of Gmail vs Proton Mail, and how both compare to the quantum-safe encrypted email provider Tuta Mail.
Your choice of web browsers is the crucial link between yourself and the world wide web. But did you know that websites, advertisers, ISPs, even government agencies can track your every click? It's time to protect your online identity with a secure and private browser! While most people use Google's Chrome, Microsoft's Edge, or Apple's Safari, there are much better alternatives for private and…
"Let me Google it" is a phrase you've probably heard over and over again and this is for good reason - Google owns the monopoly on search. In fact, over 90 percent of all searches around the world go through Google. While Google search once gave the best results for your search query, it's not what it once was. Today, people are looking for alternatives to Google Search for a number of reasons -…
Starting next year, Google will begin to silently block side-loading of apps on Android if the company categorizes these apps as “unverified”. By 2027, Google wants to roll out this system globally. That means every developer, no matter where they distribute their Android app, will need to register with Google, verify their identity, and go through Google’s systems – or else their apps simply…
The issue of data protection is particularly important in the healthcare sector, because healthcare professionals have to handle confidential client information on a daily basis. We had the pleasure of interviewing Andreas Saladin, the owner of a psychological psychotherapy practice based in Switzerland, to hear his insights on the duty of healthcare professionals to ensure client communications…
American Big Tech company Microsoft is present in almost every German government agency and municipality. And its monopoly is further cemented through so-called framework agreements the company has with the Germany state. Critics have long argued that these agreements lead to a competitive disadvantage for European sovereign alternatives.
As we celebrated 10 years of Tuta/Tutanota, we launched the most significant security upgrade of Tuta Mail with TutaCrypt. This groundbreaking post-quantum encryption protocol secures emails with a hybrid protocol combining state-of-the-art quantum-safe algorithms with traditional algorithms (AES/ECC) making Tuta Mail the world's first email provider that can protect emails from quantum computer…
Volla, Fairphone, SHIFTphone, Murena, and Punkt are European smartphone producers that all offer alternatives to Google’s Pixel phone or Samsung's Galaxy phones. These up and coming phone producers can partly also be used with the standard Android OS – but note that this is developed by Google. Alternatively, these smartphones can be ordered with a deGoogled OS such as Volla OS, /e/OS by Murena,…