Techlore Talks Who Runs Your Email? Revealing Tuta's Security with Hanna Bozakov
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Jul 24, 2024 Hanna Bozakov, the press officer at Tuta, shares her decade-long journey with this secure email provider. She delves into the issues surrounding traditional email services like Gmail and highlights Tuta's commitments to user privacy and end-to-end encryption. The conversation reveals Tuta's innovative approaches, including post-quantum encryption, a user-friendly migration process, and a push for sustainability through renewable energy. Hanna also discusses the cultural significance of privacy in Germany, influenced by its historical context.
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Sealed-Letter Origin Story
- Tutanota/Tuta began from engineers who wanted email to feel like a sealed letter, not a postcard.
- The Snowden leaks accelerated public demand and validated their privacy-first timing.
Encryption Can't Be Bolted On
- Legacy email providers added features but not built-in end-to-end encryption.
- You cannot bolt meaningful end-to-end encryption on top of systems designed without it from day one.
Interoperability Is Email's Catch-22
- Email's biggest strength — interoperability — makes universal end-to-end encryption much harder.
- Internal messaging systems like Signal avoid this because they control both ends, unlike email.