Privacy & Security
June 19, 2020
What is GDPR and how does it protect your online privacy?
Read moreBy Patrick W. Dunne – freelance writer for Digital Privacy News – follow him on LinkedIn or read his blog. In 2012, the European Commission sought to reform data privacy across the European Union (EU) and adapt to the technological age. After years of deliberation, the European Parliament published the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to replace outdated […]
May 11, 2020
Startpage relisted on PrivacyTools.io as a recommended private search engine
Read moreStartpage, from the same founders as StartMail, has been relisted as a recommended Privacy Respecting Search Engine on the PrivacyTools website. Delivering privacy-centric tools remains the top focus for both Startpage and StartMail.
May 6, 2020
Avoid email scams and protect your privacy during COVID-19
Read moreThe fear surrounding the novel coronavirus has created new opportunities for online scammers who look to exploit your anxiety and steal your private information. What is happening? Nasty netizens send emails claiming to be from legitimate organizations and ask you to click on links to fill out online forms, view statistics, and follow the news. […]
April 30, 2020
StartMail.com encrypted email service blocked in Russia – UPDATED
Read moreStartMail received news that the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB and the successor to the KGB within the intelligence agency) started restricting access to the StartMail service in the Russian Federation territory as of January 23, 2020. The reason given is “to protect the Russian segment of the Internet from disseminating inaccurate socially significant information, […]
April 28, 2020
PrivacyTools.io recommends StartMail as a private email provider
Read moreStartMail has been relisted as a recommended email provider on the PrivacyTools.io website. PrivacyTools is best known for their recommendations about the best services and tools to protect online privacy from third-party intrusion and global mass surveillance.
April 24, 2020
A brief history of data breaches
Read moreData breaches are the internet plague for users and businesses. They have been happening for years, and unfortunately, they will keep happening.