As email-based threats have increased dramatically in recent years, many users have turned to secure email services for added protection. However, users of Tutanota's encrypted email service recently had trouble checking their emails from their smartphones as AT&T blocked access to the company's services. In late January, the company began receiving complaints from AT&T mobile users who couldn't access their encrypted Tutanova mailbox. Tutanova contacted the mobile operator who seemed willing to fix the problem at the time, but two weeks have passed and nothing has been done. In March 2018, a similar glitch occurred when Comcast temporarily blocked access to Tutanova due to a technical issue. However, after connecting with a Comcast employee via Twitter, the issue was resolved within a day.
Skip the AT&T block
If you are a Tutanota user and AT&T mobile subscriber, you can bypass carrier blocking on the service by using a VPN. Tutanota co-founder Matthias Pfau argues that in today's digital age, the Internet should be treated as a utility so that ISPs cannot block websites or services, saying: "The Internet as a free and open marketplace is ideal for information, innovation and competition.That is why the Internet should be treated as a public service, just like electricity o In our modern digital age, access to the Internet and all its content at the fastest possible speed has become a basic necessity for all of us. Therefore, no ISP should have the right to block or limit access to a website. We hope AT&T will lift this regional blocking soon."- We've also highlighted the best VPN services.