So Google is killing Android Freedom but can't even keep its official Play Store safe?! 😡

A fake version of #Chrome app appeared on the Google Play Store above the real one - And Google is trying to stop you know side loading apps and only use its Play Store for 'Security reasons'. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.

Take action & sign the petition: https://keepandroidopen.org/cta/

#Android is supposed to be open, & your phone should be yours → NOT GOOGLES.

It's #NationalCyberSecurityAwarenessMonth 🌐🔒

To celebrate, we have asked our Tuta community 👥💬 what their favorite browsers, search engines, message and password apps are, and these are the results📊

What are your favorite privacy apps📱? Let us know in the comments 👇

#CyberSecurity #CyberSecMonth #TutaMail #Privacymatters

🚨Make your voices heard & #KILLTHECOOKIEBANNER. 🍪

The European Commission wants to remove the ANNOYING COOKIE BANNER,, but of course Google is lobbying against this. 🍪🙄

Worryingly, EU Member States like Germany and France also want to keep it.

WHY?

Tech Giants like Google make HUGE profits tracking you, so of course they don't want it to be easier for you to not consent. 😡

Say no here → https://killthecookiebanner.eu/take-action/

Find out more → https://tuta.com/blog/why-eu-member-states-and-google-want-to-keep-cookie-banner

#DigitalOmnibus #EU #Google #BigTech

We ❤️ the Tuta community!

Last week we announced the release of the Nextcloud integration in Tuta & the Tuta App on Nextcloud - And WOW - we loved reading your feedback!

It's amazing to see how far we've come since we started in 2014, and none of it would have been possible without you!

SO this is also a big thank you from us to you. 🎈❤️

Check out this cool open source tool that removes or disables unwanted AI components like Copilot, Recall, and other AI tools from Windows. 👏

Don't let Big Tech track you!💪🏼

➡️ https://www.opensourceprojects.dev/post/c54eaf7b-1781-430a-bfdd-46b0fb8f8a32

Plus, here's a guide on how to stop Microsoft 365 Copilot auto-installing - step by step: https://tuta.com/blog/microsoft-auto-installs-365-copilot

#DeGoogled Maps? Yes, it's possible. 📍🗺️

The Big Tech does not need to track your every step 👉 Use a Google Maps alternative instead. 

✅ Organic Maps
✅ OsmAnd
✅ CoMaps

Find out which open source maps are available: https://tuta.com/blog/google-maps-alternatives-foss

#GoogleMaps #GoogleMapsAlternative 

Meta doesn’t just want to know what you post. With Muse, it also wants to access what you do.

Meta is advertising that its AI agent Muse can: 

🚩 Answer your emails
🚩 Make purchases
🚩 Manage your online accounts

But would you really hand Zuck's company the keys to your digital life? 🔑 

Just look at the data, Meta will link to your identity - CRAZY! 

More 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/dont-trust-meta-muse-ai

#MetaMuse #MuseAI #Meta 

‼️Surveillance in the UK reaches a new level as the government plans to enforce PASSPORT ID checks on social media. 😡

What happened to anonymity & a free, open web? 

Worryingly, this is a growing trend, which must be stopped. 💪

Check out all the countries that to introduce age verification: https://tuta.com/blog/age-verification-kills-anonymity

Okay, the first code was too easy 😀 Can you crack this code? 😎

"If they want my data, they can pay for it!"

Thomas Ryberg, Professor of Digital Learning at Aalborg University shares his journey of leaving big tech:

✅ He switched to Tuta Mail ❤️

✅ Replaced Twitter with Mastodon

✅ Doesn't use Meta products

& More!

Read his story in our Your Voice, Our Drive series 😍 👉
https://tuta.com/blog/interview-with-thomas-ryberg

🚨 GOOGLE IS KILLING ANDROID FREEDOM. 🚨

This #DiDay we call on you to take action & sign the petition:
https://www.change.org/p/keep-android-open-stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage

Because Google must not decide what you can & can't download on YOUR Android device.

This undermines one of Android’s defining features: the freedom to install software from wherever you choose. 😤

#Android is supposed to be open, & your phone should be yours → NOT GOOGLES.

It’s time to support open alternatives like @nprofile1q... ✊

More: https://tuta.com/blog/android-side-load-apps-google

🇩🇪 Today we celebrate #GermanUnityDay – a victory over oppression & mass surveillance.

But history warns us: #ChatControl could bring surveillance back at a scale East Germany could only have dreamed of.

Let’s defend freedom & say NO to #ChatControl! ✊

👉 https://tuta.com/blog/unity-day-reminder-no-to-surveillance