Tuta
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German end-to-end encrypted email service (formerly Tutanota) by Tutao GmbH, with open-source clients and no phone number required at signup. Paid plans can be bought anonymously with Bitcoin, Monero or cash.
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Score breakdown
KYC policy
1of 4No KYC
No identity documents in the normal scenario. Light registration data may be asked.
Service overview
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How this score is made up
Privacy:base 50 + 5 − 9 = 46
Trust:base 50 + 14 − 1 = 63
Confirmed attributes
- Soft KYC-3 privacy-1 trust
Asks for an email or a nickname, but not for identity documents.
confirmed 2026-08-26evidence
- Accepts Monero+5 privacy0 trust
Monero is among the supported currencies.
confirmed 2026-08-26evidence
- Account required-1 privacy0 trust
You have to register before you can do anything.
confirmed 2026-08-26confirmed by a moderator without an external proof
- Shares data with third parties-3 privacy0 trust
Your data may go to partners or to authorities.
confirmed 2026-08-28evidence
- Third-party payment processor-2 privacy+1 trust
Payments run through an outside company, which sees the transaction too.
confirmed 2026-08-26evidence
- Open source0 privacy+6 trust
The code of the running service is published and can be inspected.
confirmed 2026-08-26evidence
- Mature service0 privacy+5 trust
Running for more than two years.
confirmed 2026-08-26evidence
- Legally registered0 privacy+2 trust
Operated by a registered company that can be found in an open registry.
confirmed 2026-08-26evidence
Timeline
- Attribute confirmedShares data with third parties
- Score recalculated5.56 → 5.40 · after an attribute change
- Score recalculated— → 5.56 · after an attribute change
- Published
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