In January, one of the largest data breaches in privacy-conscious Germany became public: Hackers had gained access to sensitive data of German politicians and celebrities. Now Politicians are calling for stricter online security rules, and rightly so. Keeping personal data safe online is hard. Keeping personal data safe when you are a prime target of malicious attackers is even harder. As we at Tutanota are compelled to securing everybody's private data, we have compiled a quick guide on how to keep your emails safe from hackers. By following this guide, you will not only safeguard your private emails, but you will also protect your online identity as most services, such as Amazon, PayPal, Twitter etc., are linked to your email account.

In regular intervals, Politicians demand that companies add backdoors to their end-to-end encrypted cloud services to enable law enforcements to easier persecute criminals. This demand ignores that any backdoor to encryption poses a severe threat to online security in general. This post explains why a backdoor is - and will always be - a stupid idea.