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E2E encrypted electronic mail suppliers additionally see sign-ups surge as chat app customers flock to Signal and Telegram seeking privateness

Privacy concerns which have been using app customers to more than a few chat apps like Signal and Telegram in newest weeks, since Facebook-owned WhatsApp offered a T&Cs trade, appear to also be generating some uplift for end-to-end encrypted electronic mail suppliers. Two Europe-based Protonmail and Tutanota…
Privacy concerns that have been driving app users to alternative chat apps like Signal and Telegram in recent weeks, since Facebook-owned WhatsApp announced a T&Cs change, appear to also be generating some uplift for end-to-end encrypted email providers. Two Europe-based Protonmail and Tutanota…

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