🔐 Tuta Mail introduces key verification to strengthen end-to-end encryption and defend against MITM attacks 👥
Users can now verify contacts’ public keys via QR code or manual comparison.
If skipped, Tuta defaults to TOFU (Trust On First Use) for seamless encryption 🧩

@Tutanota
🔗 https://tuta.com/blog/key-verification

#Encryption#CyberSecurity#Privacy#Tuta#Tutanota#TutaMail#EmailSecurity#OpenSource#FOSS#E2EE#PGP#Email#Mail#TechNews#DataProtection#Crypto#DigitalRights#OnlinePrivacy

🔐 Tuta Mail introduces key verification to strengthen end-to-end encryption and defend against MITM attacks 👥
Users can now verify contacts’ public keys via QR code or manual comparison.
If skipped, Tuta defaults to TOFU (Trust On First Use) for seamless encryption 🧩

@Tutanota
🔗 https://tuta.com/blog/key-verification

#Encryption#CyberSecurity#Privacy#Tuta#Tutanota#TutaMail#EmailSecurity#OpenSource#FOSS#E2EE#PGP#Email#Mail#TechNews#DataProtection#Crypto#DigitalRights#OnlinePrivacy

"The centerpiece of the Thunderbird Pro offering is Thundermail, Thunderbird’s first official email hosting service. Built to support IMAP, SMTP, and JMAP protocols from day one, Thundermail will work seamlessly with the Thunderbird client and other standards-based email apps. Notably, the initial infrastructure will be based in Germany, a jurisdiction known for its robust data protection laws under the GDPR framework and a long-standing culture of digital privacy.

Locating Thundermail’s infrastructure in Germany positions the service as a privacy-focused alternative to US-based providers, many of which are subject to surveillance regimes like the CLOUD Act. Users will be able to bring their own custom domain or choose a Thunderbird-provided address with @thundermail.com or @tb.pro suffixes.

Thunderbird describes this move as part of its broader mission to reinforce support for open standards and provide users with a cohesive, privacy-conscious email experience, entirely within its own ecosystem."

https://cyberinsider.com/thunderbird-to-launch-encrypted-email-service-hosted-in-germany/

#EU#Germany#CyberSecurity#Thunderbird#GDPR#DataProtection#Email #Encryption#Privacy#OpenStandards

"The centerpiece of the Thunderbird Pro offering is Thundermail, Thunderbird’s first official email hosting service. Built to support IMAP, SMTP, and JMAP protocols from day one, Thundermail will work seamlessly with the Thunderbird client and other standards-based email apps. Notably, the initial infrastructure will be based in Germany, a jurisdiction known for its robust data protection laws under the GDPR framework and a long-standing culture of digital privacy.

Locating Thundermail’s infrastructure in Germany positions the service as a privacy-focused alternative to US-based providers, many of which are subject to surveillance regimes like the CLOUD Act. Users will be able to bring their own custom domain or choose a Thunderbird-provided address with @thundermail.com or @tb.pro suffixes.

Thunderbird describes this move as part of its broader mission to reinforce support for open standards and provide users with a cohesive, privacy-conscious email experience, entirely within its own ecosystem."

https://cyberinsider.com/thunderbird-to-launch-encrypted-email-service-hosted-in-germany/

#EU#Germany#CyberSecurity#Thunderbird#GDPR#DataProtection#Email #Encryption#Privacy#OpenStandards

Privacy Washing is Big Tech's latest strategy to lull you into their sphere.

Don’t fall for Big Techs fake “we care about your privacy” claims.

Privacy Washing:

❌ Destroys trust
❌ Puts your data at risk
❌ Delays real protections

Find out more here: https://tuta.com/blog/big-tech-privacy-washing

#Privacy#DataProtection

Actually, I have an awful lot to hide.

Not because I am a criminal or a tax-evading billionaire, but because I'm a human being.

I am more than just a data mine. I refuse to be reduced to a source of digital commodites. I refuse to be valued at anyone's ad-revenue.

I have a right to decide what others should know about me. And I have a right to know what they will do with what they know.

That's why I have a lot to hide. Not because I must, but because I want to.
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#privacy#DataProtection

Adding another layer to your personal privacy protection is truly satisfying. Believe me!

Want to know how? Get some great advice from @Em0nM4stodon's article on @privacyguides:

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/24/privacy-is-like-broccoli/#tools-and-services-you-can-start-using
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#privacy#DataProtection

Actually, I have an awful lot to hide.

Not because I am a criminal or a tax-evading billionaire, but because I'm a human being.

I am more than just a data mine. I refuse to be reduced to a source of digital commodites. I refuse to be valued at anyone's ad-revenue.

I have a right to decide what others should know about me. And I have a right to know what they will do with what they know.

That's why I have a lot to hide. Not because I must, but because I want to.
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#privacy#DataProtection

Adding another layer to your personal privacy protection is truly satisfying. Believe me!

Want to know how? Get some great advice from @Em0nM4stodon's article on @privacyguides:

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/24/privacy-is-like-broccoli/#tools-and-services-you-can-start-using
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#privacy#DataProtection

It would be easier to defend @linuxfoundation from new criticism over one unsurprising finding, out of 12 findings, in their report on their 2024 World Open Innovation Conference session Pathways to Open Data, if it were not the 3rd thing ever posted from that report and if some of the report & other posts were not boosting corporate "AI".

But for the record #DataProtection is essential and #OpenData is a public good, they are not incompatible, but bogus privacy concerns do hinder data sharing.

It's been 20 years since ORG was founded as a grassroots organisation 🌱

Since then, our members have supported us in the fight for digital rights.

So to celebrate, 20 people who become a member with a monthly donation of £5 this summer will get a year's NordVPN subscription!

Join today ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #digitalrights #privacy #dataprotection #surveillance #censorship #freespeech

It's been 20 years since ORG was founded as a grassroots organisation 🌱

Since then, our members have supported us in the fight for digital rights.

So to celebrate, 20 people who become a member with a monthly donation of £5 this summer will get a year's NordVPN subscription!

Join today ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/

#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #digitalrights #privacy #dataprotection #surveillance #censorship #freespeech

Teens are left in the dark when it comes to getting support or news online.

Adults have to stay in the soft play area unless they scatter their ID or biometrics across the Internet.

The UK Online Safety Act is a shoddy, dangerous law.

Tell your MP it’s gotta change ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #freeexpression

ORG warned of the dangers and pitfalls contained in the UK Online Safety Bill.

We call for a rights-based approach. One that limits the scope of the OSA to minimise threats to free expression and regulates the age verification industry.

Here’s how ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #osa

The UK Online Safety Act is a badly designed, overblown piece of legislation.

Age verification was plonked in without a care for how it was regulated or its excessive reach.

From Reddit to Spotify, UK users are faced with a Faustian bargain: surrender privacy for free expression.

It’s a disaster.

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #ageverification #ageassurance #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol #agegating #censorship #osa

Finally the idea that #dataprotection is sufficient for #ageverification is unfortunately incorrect. DP is permissive and it gets enforced when it goes wrong, and in the UK rarely if ever otherwise. We cannot have AV data getting leaked and abused.