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The security and privacy don't matter much when most of the emails you get are coming from unprivate servers like Gmail or outlook.
You gotta start somewhere, man
I don't fully agree. Mails from companies ( password resets, ads, ... ) aren't necessarily passing by Google/m$ servers. So you've got that privacy. If you use an aliasing service ( which they also seem to offer ) then they can't tie it directly to the same person/email.
So there definitely is some privacy gain, though if you're emailing myfriend@gmail.com and mypartner@outlook.com, the whole conversation is available to that bigtech firm as the email will be sent in plaintext.
I'd say it's a step in the right direction.
I don't know atomic mail, so I can't vouch for them. I'm also not able to do proper research on it right now. So maybe somebody else can pitch in on that part.
Most of the sites you are talking about use mail services run by oligarchs and large corporations. I’m pretty sure 95% any mail you receive is stored and scanned by multiple governments.
And unless the mail is double encrypted on both sides it’s going to also be read.
That's true. For example, if you use Tuta Mail and send an email to a Gmail user, the email will not be as secure. It's time to invite your friends to switch.
Use a libre app (Thunderbird) and turn on end-to-end encryption (OpenPGP).
Then, the only things you need from a mail provider are private sign up, account management, payments (Monero) and obviously IMAP.
Understood. I'll try.
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2025
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