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News and updates on privacy, data regulation, and sustainable technology from the Runbox team in Norway — an independent, ad-free email provider.

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’15’20’25
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149 from 18 Jul 2014 to 24 Sep 2026
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monthly (17 in the last year)
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company blog
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2026 16

  1. How Runbox compares to Proton, Tuta, Fastmail, Posteo, and Mailbox
  2. How the Norwegian democracy came to be
  3. Incident report: DDoS attack on Runbox 13th August 2026
  4. Introducing a stronger, more resilient Support System
  5. Welcome to the new Runbox.com — new look, same mission
  6. A new signup experience for Runbox
  7. What’s New in Runbox 7 – Spring 2026
  8. Europe’s digital independence: taking back control of our data
  9. AI, LLMs, and Boxy
  10. Earth Day 2026: Our power, our planet – how your inbox can make a difference
  11. Runbox vs. the CLOUD Act: Your data stays safe in Norway
  12. Runbox: Redefining Ethics in Tech as an Ethical Consumer Best Buy
  13. Post-Event Analysis of Email Service Incident March 4th, 2026
  14. Why We Require a Norwegian Court Order to Disclose User Data
  15. Democracy: Why Our Shared Values Matter More Than Ever
  16. Are AI tools such as Gmail’s Gemini accessing your emails? What you need to know

2025 26

  1. Reflecting on 2025: Thank You for Being Part of Runbox
  2. We are celebrating 25 years with new 3-year sub-account plans!
  3. Runbox at 25: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of Sustainability, Privacy and Independence
  4. Our Commitment to the Oslo Fjord and a Sustainable Future
  5. Meet Runbox: Your Secure, Sustainable Email Alternative
  6. The AI Boom: Innovation, Investment – Risk of a Bubble
  7. Avoid Phishing Scams: What Every Runbox User Should Know
  8. Email the Ethical & Sustainable Way
  9. Strong Passwords Matter More Than Ever
  10. Hosting, hosting and more hosting!
  11. Recent Runbox 7 Updates
  12. Runbox Mobile App (PWA)
  13. Outlook stores email in Microsoft Cloud – what you need to know
  14. Big tech alternatives for better privacy
  15. Choose Your Perfect Email Domain Name with Runbox
  16. From Gadgets to Garbage: The Global E-Waste Crisis
  17. How to Stay Safe and Private Online – We List Alternatives
  18. EU’s AI Act versus GDPR – are there overlaps and contradictions?
  19. Decentralized Email for Maximum Privacy
  20. Navigating Information on the Internet
  21. The Power of Big Tech
  22. The Runbox Difference: Real People, Real Support
  23. Your Data, Your Rights: A Guide to GDPR
  24. The Risks of Storing Data in the US – What to do
  25. Protecting Your Privacy – The Runbox Commitment
  26. Reboot Your Digital Life: Tidy Up Your Tech

2024 24

  1. The State of the Planet: Environmental Degradation
  2. A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Valued Customers
  3. The Hidden World of Privacy Policies
  4. How to Recognize and Avoid Email Phishing Scams
  5. Runbox: The Sustainable Choice for Secure Email
  6. The FTC’s Report on Big Tech’s Overreach
  7. Domains are for life, not just for…
  8. Runbox is not on Meta or X (Twitter) – Privacy Matters
  9. Malware and Your Privacy: How to Defend Yourself
  10. Protect Your Data with Runbox: Based in Norway
  11. EU’s AI Act: What it is all about
  12. User Security and Privacy through Unique Email Addresses
  13. Spam in Reverse: When Your Email Client Gets It Wrong
  14. Managing Unwanted Email: A Dual Filter Approach
  15. Free Email for Environmental Organizations
  16. Runbox Introduces New Affordable 3-Year Price Plans
  17. Encrypting Your Email Keeps Your Messages Safe
  18. There’s No Such Thing as Free Email
  19. Plus-addressing lets you create an alias on the fly
  20. Email Aliases for Privacy
  21. The Grindr case illustrates how Norwegian authorities fight against misuse of personal information
  22. Privacy Matters – How Our Personal Data Is Used
  23. Got hacked? What to do
  24. Why am I getting so many spam emails?

2023 12

  1. Update: Meta’s behavioural advertising vs GDPR
  2. The case of GDPR vs Meta’s illegal behavioral advertising
  3. New message action menu, search functionality, and HTML editor in Runbox 7
  4. Email malware botnet dismantled by the FBI
  5. Be privacy concerned when using ChatGPT
  6. Privacy, GDPR, and Google Analytics – Revisited
  7. Annual Message 2023 from the Company
  8. Better search functionality and HTML view controls in Runbox 7
  9. Runbox 7 updates March – May 2023: Framework upgrades and interface improvements
  10. Phishing: What it is and how to avoid being scammed
  11. On the EU-US data transfer problem
  12. Runbox 7 updates November 2022 – March 2023: Performance improvements and other upgrades

2022 7

  1. Christmas wrap-up: Runbox 7 Upgrades in 2022
  2. Runbox 7 updates August-November 2022: Streamlining and bug fixing
  3. Privacy, GDPR, and Google Analytics
  4. Annual Message 2022 from the Board of Directors
  5. Runbox 7 updates May-July 2022: Improvements to Compose and mail viewer
  6. Runbox 7 updates March-April 2022: Improvements to message view
  7. Runbox 7 updates January-March 2022: Improvements to message handling

2021 12

  1. Special Holiday Offer from Runbox
  2. Runbox 7 updates July-December 2021: Improvements to Mail
  3. Runbox is under attack by extortionists
  4. The Norwegian Consumer Council’s voice is heard worldwide
  5. Annual Message 2021 from the Board of Directors
  6. Runbox 7 updates May-June 2021: Improvements to Overview, Contacts, and more
  7. Runbox 7 updates May 2021: New Settings interface and other improvements
  8. Runbox 7 updates April 2021: Improvements to mail viewer, Profiles, and more
  9. Out of Control: Apps that share personal data revealed by the Norwegian Consumer Council
  10. Runbox 7 updates March 2021: Video conferencing and other improvements
  11. Runbox 7 updates January-February 2021: Improvements to Account Security and Profiles
  12. Happy New Year from Runbox

2020 17

  1. Runbox 7 updates December 2020: Improvements to Start Desk
  2. Runbox 7 updates September-November 2020: Account Security screen and other improvements
  3. The Norwegian COVID-19 contact tracing app is banned by the Data Protection Authority
  4. Runbox doubles the storage capacity on all account plans
  5. Runbox Celebrates 20 Years with 2 Years for the price of 1 through October 2020
  6. Runbox 7 updates August-September 2020: Webmail improvements
  7. Runbox 7 updates August 2020: Performance and Contacts improvements
  8. Runbox 7 updates July 2020: Contacts improvements
  9. Annual Message 2020 from the Board of Directors
  10. Runbox 7 updates June-July 2020: Webmail and Compose improvements
  11. Runbox 7 updates June 2020: Webmail and Contacts improvements
  12. Runbox 7 updates May-June 2020: Webmail improvements and bug fixes
  13. GDPR in the Wake of COVID-19: Privacy Under Pressure
  14. Runbox Email is officially an ethical buy
  15. Message from Runbox regarding the global health situation
  16. Runbox is double carbon negative
  17. GDPR implementation part 8: “Personal data” in the EU and the US is not the same

2019 20

  1. Our pledge to planet Earth for 2020 and beyond
  2. GDPR implementation part 7: Information and Tools for Implementation of Users’ Rights
  3. Security improvements to our services
  4. GDPR implementation part 6: Access Control and Permissions
  5. GDPR implementation part 5: Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis
  6. GDPR implementation part 4: Information Security Policy
  7. POP v IMAP – battle of the protocols
  8. Annual Message 2019 from the Board of Directors
  9. Runbox 7 Calendar now in beta
  10. Introducing Runbox 7 Contacts
  11. GDPR implementation part 3: Mapping our “world”
  12. Changes to TLS encryption security
  13. Using your own domain name with Runbox
  14. GDPR implementation part 2: Structuring our GDPR project
  15. Runbox 7 Feature and Bug Bounty Program
  16. Know where your email is, wherever you are!
  17. Runbox’ road to GDPR compliance
  18. Data Privacy Day – Runbox enforces strong Privacy Policy
  19. The secret behind Runbox 7’s speed
  20. Happy New Year from Runbox

2018 10

  1. Runbox 7 is going open source
  2. Runbox 7 Webmail app for mobile phones
  3. Sub-addressing (plus addressing)
  4. Runbox reviewed by PC Magazine
  5. “Drop Gmail, Outlook, and iCloud: Norwegian challenger clearly best on privacy”
  6. New Terms of Service and Privacy Policy in effect
  7. Vulnerabilities in PGP and S/MIME
  8. GDPR and Updates to our Terms and Policies
  9. Our path to GDPR compliance — and how it will strengthen the protection of your personal data
  10. Runbox is leaving the Facebook platform

2015 4

  1. DDoS Attacks – Summary of Events
  2. New DDoS Attack Friday
  3. DDoS Attacks on Runbox
  4. “Denial of service” attack on Runbox

2014 1

  1. Email Encryption with Runbox