Google is accused of violating data privacy laws by recording what users are looking at in apps.
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-lawsuit-app-tracking-without-permission-reuters-2020-7?r=DE&IR=T
We need to fight surveillance capitalism: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/data-privacy-day-surveillance-capitalism/ 💪
As #workingfromhome continues in many places, here's what we use:
Email - @Tutanota
Chat - @signalapp
Office - @libreoffice
Password Manager - @KeePassXC
#COVID19 #coronavirus #homeoffice
Get a new email address now - unless you already have Tutanota. 😉
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/webmail-tutanota
So true. Privacy policies should be called 'all the things we allow ourselves to do with your data' for most companies: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/18/data-privacy-law-sherrod-brown/
Tutanota is different, and so are lots of privacy-friendly alternatives to mainstream services. Check them out: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail/
Email has replaced letters in lots of places. Yet, email privacy lags far behind the privacy of a letter. Today everyone understands that an email is as private as a postcard. Now is the time to act upon this knowledge:
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/email-privacy
The more apps you have, the more you are being tracked. Sometimes the answer when being asked to install yet another app should be: "No, I'm not installing your app just to order food.": https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-track-you/
Lots of apps are tracking your location, your browsing habits and more. Check with @exodus if your apps contain trackers! #privacy #NoTracking
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-track-you
If it's FREE, you pay with your data.
https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/06/06/the-brave-web-browser-is-hijacking-links-and-inserting-affiliate-codes/ #Brave
If you want to keep your data private, use #Firefox and other privacy-friendly services. Here are some tips: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail/
We have updated Tutanota! You can now check if emails to your account have been blocked as spam under Settings - Global Settings - Rejected emails. If you want, you can then whitelist the sender. Check here for all improvements: https://github.com/tutao/tutanota/milestone/118?closed=1
Remember when #QuitFacebook was trending? It's time to remind everyone that Big Tech is not automatically good: https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2020/05/27/facebook-reportedly-knew-its-algorithms-promoted-extremist-groups-but-did-nothing/
We're happy for having found @Mastodon years ago. Here are more privacy-respecting alternatives to Big Tech:
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail/
In case you don't use Tutanota as your main email service, yet: What is missing? Why are you not using Tutanota? #MondayMotivation #QuestionTime
Google is tracking all your purchases - unless you're using #Tutanota. 😉
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/google-gmail-purchases-privacy-how-to-delete.html
Do you need secure email? If yes, here's the quick solution: https://tutanota.com/ If unsure, check the pic! 👇😀
Are you still using #Gmail? There's something better out there. 😉 Check it out: https://tutanota.com/ #privacy #notracking