What is interoperability and why it is important
In recent years, Western countries have become aware of the growing influence of Internet giants on several aspects of political and economic life. One of the criticisms made against these...
Author: Mailfence Team
Launch of the Coalition for Competitive Digital Markets
Mailfence joins 22 peer companies to launch the Coalition for Competitive Digital Markets. The #C4DM supports stronger rules for large online platforms. So-called “gatekeepers” like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon...
Possible service disruptions due to DDoS attack
We would like to inform you that since Friday, October 22 we have been facing episodes of DDoS attacks on our infrastructure. What is a DDoS attack We have already...
Mailfence Jabber Chat: use a secure group chat
Mailfence strives to make the internet a safer place. We offer a secure ecosystem to help you organize your life and your work through powerful productivity tools such as Mailfence...
How to degoogle your life
Google tracks you every time you use their services and there are tons of Google services. No doubt you are using several of Google products because they are free. However...
Mass surveillance is still happening in 2021
Mass surveillance is still happening nowadays, it should come as no surprise since the revelations of Edward Snowden the NSA whistleblower, little has changed. What changed? Nothing major towards stopping...
It is time to ban surveillance advertising
Recently, the Norwegian Consumer Council published a report calling for a ban on surveillance-based ads. In solidarity, Mailfence joined the undersigned privacy-first organizations to send the following letter to EU...
Mailfence Release Notes April 2021
We’re happy to present the Mailfence Release Notes April 2021 with several improvements, and fixes. New Features Messages: IMAP Server: We support UIDPLUS extension. Contacts: Import using vCard: New formats...
European Tech companies warn of lowering data protection levels in the EU
In an attempt to fight child abuse, the EU is planning to ban encryption. Consequently, all communications would go through screening to identify potential cases of child abuse. However, that...
Analysis of the Microsoft Exchange Server hack
It is been more than a month now since Microsoft first acknowledged a data breach on its on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server. Attackers were able to get administrator privileges on affected...