Privacy

I'm gonna be honest, I'm skeptical of the claims this article makes. Tuta has a history of using fake emails and "updates" from competitors in order to sell their product. Last year, they spread a screenshot on their Mastodon account of a fake email allegedly from Google, announcing that Gmail was shutting down. They were told in the post that their claim was inaccurate and that the "email" they were sharing was fake, but they left their post up anyway.

It wasn't until they were told that they could be sued for false advertisement that they removed the post. Their response was effectively "Oops, we forgot to fact-check it before going to bed", which I'm not sure I believe, because how do you write an entire post based on a screenshot, with the intention to sell your product, and not think even for half a second "Hmm maybe I should confirm some of these wild claims I'm about to make"? It's either malice or incompetence, neither of which instill trust.

I'm not saying this to defend Google, just to highlight that Tuta doesn't take issue with lying to potential customers, and that's something you should know before you give them your money. If they're willing to spread such a stupid and easily-disproven lie before you're even a customer, what are they willing to lie about once you give them your credit card?