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How do you like it? How does it compare to Protonmail?

I've seen the name here a little but first time looking them up. The page title "Secure email: Tutanota..." is super similar to "Secure email: Protonmail..." Even the page layout is similar.

And I'm trying to sign up and the whole flow is super similar to Proton. By design?

How do you like it? How does it compare to Protonmail?

For a start you can't use PGP, which means external people cannot send you encrypted email unless they use a "temporary inbox" feature. Often they won't do that so the email you receive will be unencrypted at the point Tutanota's servers receive it.

ProtonMail uses PGP, so you can encrypt with that. https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/encryption-loc...

Also Tutanota does not allow you to use email clients. You also can't import your email, and can only export per-folder.

It's also worth noting Tutanota, and Posteo (mentions TKU), and Mailbox and all the other providers will comply with lawful interception requests. Tutanota in the past has handed over email before it was encrypted.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/08/tutanota_backdoor_cou...

If you don't want this don't use email.

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