The e-mail provider mailbox.org of the Berlin company Heinlein Support GmbH is to provide business e-mail inboxes for Berlin teachers in the future. Teachers can also use other services such as calendar, address book, task management, Office Suite, file storage and video conferencing.

Departure from private e-mail accounts According to a decision by the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family (SenBJF), Berlin teachers should no longer use their private e-mails for school communication. Access mail addresses. According to the SenBJF press release, mailbox.org was chosen as the service provider, as it fulfills “the necessary requirements in terms of data security, encryption technology and user-friendliness”.

As in In times of Corona, data protection-compliant communication can be implemented in schools is currently the subject of many debates. For example, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture’s plan to use commercial solutions such as Microsoft Office 365 is very controversial.

Mailbox.org also for private users The fee-based e-mail provider mailbox.org also offers its services for private individuals and advertises to be safe, anonymous and ad-free. In addition to office functions and cloud storage, the company also offers confidential video meetings.

(tdi)