You may find yourself in need of an email provider that is in tune with our time (namely mass surveillance until voted illegal in a distant future)
Then, after considering Tutanota, you may consider another one, called ProtonMail. Both are decidedly a good choice if you consider your privacy is valuable.
ProtonMail : https://protonmail.ch/
ProtonMail
ProtonMail
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DDos Attack Against ProtonMail
https://www.gofundme.com/protonmaildefense
ProtonMail is calling for help in financing its defence against future DDOS attacks.
This sophisticated state-sponsored DDOS attack is the worse to happen in Switzerland.
The rationale behind such an attack is to prevent people from using ProtonMail to encrypt and keep private their communications.
It is an attack against privacy itself.
ProtonMail is calling for help in financing its defence against future DDOS attacks.
This sophisticated state-sponsored DDOS attack is the worse to happen in Switzerland.
The rationale behind such an attack is to prevent people from using ProtonMail to encrypt and keep private their communications.
It is an attack against privacy itself.
alternatives to ProtonMail
https://tutanota.com/
Tutanota is offering to encrypt your emails, or you can send emails without encryption. it's nice to have both options.
http://posteo.de/
It's not free. But held in high regard when it comes to protecting the privacy of its users.
https://kolabnow.com/cockpit/signup/
It's not free. Its servers are completely hosted and managed in Switzerland.
https://countermail.com/
It uses OpenPGP’s encryption protocol with 4096 keys to protect your data and also offers end-to-end encryption.
So if you care about privacy, you have choice, even if you have to pay for that privacy.
Hotmail, Gmail are best if you want to share data with big corporations, big governments, and other lesser known or unknown companies which are happy to profit from unregulated data sharing.
Tutanota is offering to encrypt your emails, or you can send emails without encryption. it's nice to have both options.
http://posteo.de/
It's not free. But held in high regard when it comes to protecting the privacy of its users.
https://kolabnow.com/cockpit/signup/
It's not free. Its servers are completely hosted and managed in Switzerland.
https://countermail.com/
It uses OpenPGP’s encryption protocol with 4096 keys to protect your data and also offers end-to-end encryption.
So if you care about privacy, you have choice, even if you have to pay for that privacy.
Hotmail, Gmail are best if you want to share data with big corporations, big governments, and other lesser known or unknown companies which are happy to profit from unregulated data sharing.
Gmail
http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/12/gmail- ... newsletter
An update about emails, encryption and Gmail above.
An update about emails, encryption and Gmail above.
Elliptic curve cryptography
https://protonmail.com/blog/elliptic-cu ... ptography/
For several months, we have been working to implement support for new cryptographic methods in ProtonMail that give users a faster experience with equal or better security. Today, we’re excited to announce that elliptic curve cryptography is now available in all our applications for web, mobile, and desktop.
For reasons we explain below, elliptic curves are rapidly replacing RSA as the gold standard for public key cryptography. You may already be using it in other services, such as WhatsApp; Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers; and Tor.
Why switch to elliptic curve cryptography?
For decades, RSA was the only game in town, rooted in a powerful mathematical concept: multiplying large prime numbers is easy, but factoring the product is hard. But as computers get faster, RSA encryption requires bigger and bigger numbers to stay secure. Large numbers slow things down, especially on mobile devices with less computing power.
So, over the last few years, more products and protocols have been implementing a more efficient cryptographic system called elliptic curve cryptography. ECC also relies on a mathematical equation, but it requires much smaller numbers to accomplish the same level of security.
For several months, we have been working to implement support for new cryptographic methods in ProtonMail that give users a faster experience with equal or better security. Today, we’re excited to announce that elliptic curve cryptography is now available in all our applications for web, mobile, and desktop.
For reasons we explain below, elliptic curves are rapidly replacing RSA as the gold standard for public key cryptography. You may already be using it in other services, such as WhatsApp; Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers; and Tor.
Why switch to elliptic curve cryptography?
For decades, RSA was the only game in town, rooted in a powerful mathematical concept: multiplying large prime numbers is easy, but factoring the product is hard. But as computers get faster, RSA encryption requires bigger and bigger numbers to stay secure. Large numbers slow things down, especially on mobile devices with less computing power.
So, over the last few years, more products and protocols have been implementing a more efficient cryptographic system called elliptic curve cryptography. ECC also relies on a mathematical equation, but it requires much smaller numbers to accomplish the same level of security.