We started with encryption and privacy back in 1989, when only few people even knew what e-mail was.
mailbox.org is a rebranding of our previous ISP, and based on a new service concept.
Overall, we think its an excellent service.
I dont think our users have to make any compromises here.
We’ve demonstrated that security technology can be integrated right into the interface without sacrificing protection.
Take, for example, PGP encryption, which is fully integrated in our web-mail system.
What is the German policy with regards to government email surveillance?
In general, the German law is fairly protective of the right of privacy.
We also instruct our customers to doubly encrypt their sensitive data.
All they have done is create an e-mail message that contains the sender’s address.
vpnMentor: What kind of malware do you encounter most commonly on your server firewall?
It’s hard to say because we don’t experience many hacking attempts on our service infrastructure.
Most often, the problem is not with us as the ISP but the clients computer.
This lack of public awareness is the biggest challenge to personal privacy.
vpnMentor: How can mailbox.org help in filtering out malicious emails which are supposedly sent by friends?
As a result, such messages are automatically filtered out of the inbox.
Good ISP’s locate 99% of the viruses and filter them out before they go into the inbox.
vpnMentor: What are the next developmental milestones for mailbox.org?
We are also working with some other ISP’s on a better key exchange for PGP encryption.
We are working on a system that can provide the public key in a transparent and automatically usable way.
This will enable our clients to send encrypted emails even to unknown recipients.
People will always attempt to develop something new.
Another trend is that a lot of ISP’s are interested in providing better encryption.
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