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Let us preface this by saying (again) there is no privacy on the internet. But there are ways to protect at least some of your privacy, like not using social media or privacy browsers, or email services. But remember some privacy comes at a cost and that cost is convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n Moving right along. We\u2019ve already reviewed and recommended Swiss-based Proton Mail<\/a> as one of the best anonymous email services. In our quest to help you find some modicum of privacy on the internet which has become a swill hole of data breaches, ransomware attacks, endless hacks, and let\u2019s not forget spying by governments and government agencies, we\u2019ve found another excellent anonymous email service you may want to check out. It\u2019s called Tutanota. Not exactly sure how to pronounce that because it’s a German firm and my German starts and ends with sauerkraut. But I can tell you more about Tutanota…<\/span><\/p>\n Tutanota is a top choice for cybersecurity and privacy experts. Tutanota uses its own unique encryption standard to encrypt your entire inbox, including the subject lines of your emails and your contacts list.<\/span><\/p>\n Tutanota is a secure email service that provides end-to-end encryption for emails. It was founded in 2011 in Germany and has since gained popularity as a privacy-focused email provider.<\/span><\/p>\n “Tutanota lets you send encrypted emails to any email address in the world – automatically if the recipient uses Tutanota as well, or via a shared password if the recipient uses another service. Even emails sent or received unencrypted are stored encrypted on our own servers based in Germany…”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Tutanota’s encryption system ensures that only the intended recipient can read the email message. This is because the email is encrypted on the sender’s device before it is sent and can only be decrypted by the intended recipient on their device. Even Tutanota itself does not have access to the unencrypted content of the email message.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to encryption, Tutanota also provides other security features such as two-factor authentication, spam filtering, and the option to use custom domain names. Tutanota also has mobile apps for both iOS and Android devices.<\/span><\/p>\n Tutanota offers a free plan with limited features, as well as paid plans with more storage and additional features.<\/span><\/p>\n When you sign up, you’ll see two messages in your inbox, this is a portion of one of them…<\/span><\/p>\n “Welcome to your secure, green, and ad-free Tutanota mailbox, protected with strong encryption.<\/span><\/p>\n Tutanota makes switching from other email services easy: Our intuitive apps for Android & iOS, as well as our desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux, enable you to access your secure mailbox and calendar on any device – even when you are offline. If you still have an old email address, we recommend that you set up auto-forward in your old account and slowly transition all emails and contacts to Tutanota…<\/span><\/p>\n Check here<\/a> to learn how you can forward your emails to Tutanota.<\/span><\/p>\n Once you have transferred all important conversations to Tutanota, you can deactivate auto-forward again. This way you will have a nice, clean, and spam-free mailbox!<\/span><\/p>\n Tutanota follows 4 principles to offer a privacy-friendly alternative to Big Tech.<\/span><\/p>\n Tutanota does not track you.<\/span> Signing up for a Tutanota email account<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n First, you must agree that you will only sign up for one free Tutanota account and that you won\u2019t use it for business. If you want to use it for business email you\u2019re required to sign up for a paid version. But we\u2019re only recommending Tutanota for personal use since we\u2019re not going to use it for business. The free plan gives you a generous 1 GB of storage for your emails, contacts, and attachments.<\/span><\/p>\n No personal information needed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to enter any personally identifiable information to create your account. You are not asked for a contact phone number or an alternate email address. Instead, you\u2019ll be given a recovery code you can copy and paste into a text file to save or print. <\/span><\/p>\n We recommend you save it as a text file since you can\u2019t copy & paste very easily from a printed document. If you forget your email you can use the recovery code to access your account and your email. If you don’t have the recovery code, and you forget your password… say sayonara to your account.<\/span><\/p>\n Using Tutanota <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Once you’ve signed up for an account, using Tutanota is much like other webmail apps. By default, your emails will be encrypted. You can tell by looking at the lock icon (see red arrow). Remember, if you encrypt your email, you’ll need to create a password. The password you create will be used by your recipient to decrypt the email. Without the password, your recipient cannot read your email.<\/span><\/p>\n If you don’t want your email to be encrypted, click the lock icon and it will show as unselected. When you deselect the lock icon you can send your email unencrypted and your recipient won’t need a password to read it.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep in mind, even if you choose to send emails unencrypted, they’re still far more private than mail sent from, let’s say, Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo, etc.\u00a0 Being in Germany means Tutanota is protected by The German Federal Data Protection Act \u2013 a modification of the general EU GDPR law. It prohibits the collection and use of personal data unless the law specifically permits it or you have given your informed consent. Since Tutanota has a zero-knowledge architecture, even if you were a target of German authorities, the only information they\u2019d have on you would be the time you went on\/offline.\u00a0 Tutanota has no access to the emails you store in your account.<\/span><\/p>\n And oh yes! We tested Tutanota. Its default settings allow you to send encrypted emails to anyone. But remember… if you\u2019re going to send encrypted messages you must first create a password and share it with the recipient so they can decrypt and read your email \u2013 otherwise, no happiness will ensue. But remember it also means that your message can be read only by the recipient. No other prying eyes will be able to read it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Interested in learning more about Tutanota? 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\nTutanota can not scan your data.<\/span>
\nTutanota encrypts your entire mailbox, contacts & calendar.<\/span>
\nTutanota incorporates privacy by design…”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Tutanota](\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2021\/tutanota.png\")
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