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Easy-to-use encrypted email provider. ✉️ Protecting your privacy with state-of-the-art security and technology.
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    Oct 11, 2025
    European politicians want to effectively end encryption as we know it to "protect children". That's why we joined forces with @ecosia, @NordVPN, @ProtonPrivacy, @TutaPrivacy, and other members of the digital privacy community to put a stop to this misguided bill. Read the full
    Promotional image featuring a map of Europe, overlaid with surveillance cameras and a bill with a waning icon on it. Text states 'StartMail and Our Privacy Allies Stand Against Chat.' with a StartMail logo at the bottom.
    Quote graphic with an excerpt from the open letter that reads: "We are convinced that the current approach followed by the Danish Presidency would not only make the internet less safe for everyone, but also undermine one of the EU’s most important strategic goals: progressing towards higher levels of digital sovereignty."
    A list of "signatories of the open letter", which include Ecosia, mailbox, Nord Security, Proton, StartMail, Surfshark, Tuta Mail, and the European DIGITAL SME Alliance which is a trade association of over 45,000 SMEs
    A quote graphic from the open letter, which reads "Digital sovereignty cannot be achieved if Europe undermines the security and integrity of its own businesses by mandating client-side scanning...which technologists have once again confirmed cannot be done without weakening or undermining encryption."
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    Aug 8, 2025
    Our colleagues at Proton have started moving some of their infrastructure to Germany and Norway in response to growing privacy threats from the government in their home country of Switerland:
    Exclusif – Le genevois Proton décide d’investir 100 millions hors de Suisse, jugeant la situation...
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    Jul 16, 2025
    The EU wants to decrypt everyone's private data by 2030 to ensure that law enfocement has "lawful and effective" access to data:
    The EU wants to decrypt your private data by 2030
    From techradar.com
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    Nov 11, 2025
    Google uses its "Play Services" app to bypass Android privacy controls and keep track of your location, sensors, storage, and call logs...and you can't remove it from your phone without breaking other apps:
    How Google Tracks and Scans Everything on Your Android Device
    From howtogeek.com
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    Sep 14, 2025
    Belgium's ruling party has announced their opposition to the EU's controversial Chat Control bill, calling it a "monster that breaks into your privacy and is no longer tamed”.
    N-VA verzet zich tegen chat control: “Monster dat inbreekt in je privacy en niet meer getemd wordt”
    From hln.be
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    Sep 22, 2025
    Proton Mail suspended the accounts of multiple journalists who were reporting on North Korean hacks. And while the accounts have been reinstated, users still want answers of why these suspensions occurred in the first place:
    Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency
    From theintercept.com
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    Aug 25, 2025
    A federal jury has found that Meta illegally collected private user data from the menstrual tracking app Flo:
    A phone screen displays app icons for Meta apps Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Meta View, Meta Horizon, Threads, Workplace, and Business Suite.
    Meta illegally collected data from Flo period and pregnancy app, jury finds
    From arstechnica.com
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    Jul 30, 2025
    When it comes to private email, there's one name we get compared to most often: Proton Mail. We put together a side-by-side comparison of the features we think matter most, to help you decide which option is right for you!
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    Aug 28, 2025
    American cell provider T-Mobile attempted to argue that selling users' location data without their consent is legal in order to avoid paying a $92 million fine. Thankfully, their attempt failed...
    A hand holding a T-Mobile phone emerges from the ground in an illustration of a hellish landscape in which zombies appear to be rising from the dead
    T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree
    From arstechnica.com
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    Aug 18, 2025
    German police and spy agencies are expanding their use of Palantir surveillance software" to combat criminality and terrorism" with artificial intelligence. But critics say surveillance software has the potential to ensnare innocent people.
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    German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software
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    Feb 18, 2025
    DeepSeek's iOS app sends unencrypted user data to ByteDance owned servers. Yes, THAT ByteDance that owns TikTok...
    DeepSeek logo on a smartphone against a blue streaming-code tech-ish background.
    DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers
    From arstechnica.com
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    Aug 20, 2025
    ID checks, face scans, AI prediction models...age verification is coming for the entire Internet, and it's not going well. Models are unreliable and everyone's privacy is under threat:
    Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet
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    Apr 16, 2025
    Switzerland is considering amending its surveillance law that threaten encryption and online anonymity. Privacy tech companies are already fighting it, and you can too! Get more info here 👇 👇 techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privac…
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    Apr 19, 2025
    The European Commission has introduced a new digital security strategy that, among other things, would mandate back doors to E2EE for "lawful access to data." Anyone familiar with the concept of encryption understands why such a back door is a bad idea...
    techspot.com
    Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy
    The recently announced ProtectEU plan aims to safeguard Europe from internal threats, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated, emphasizing that security is a fundamental pillar...
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