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Survey shows Gmail users would gladly sacrifice features for more privacy (www.androidauthority.com)
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Most of you said you’d switch to Proton Mail for the privacy, even if it meant giving up some of the convenience of Gmail.

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[–] leadore@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (18 children)

It's not like Proton mail is the only alternative. And like the article points out, you don't get encryption anyway, since almost no one else you'd be communicating with is going to be on Proton. I use (and recommend) posteo.de but there are other good alternatives for email. But if you want encrypted communication you'll need to use an app designed for that, not email.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago (17 children)

I never quite understand why people use Proton. It just automates the exchange of PGP/GPG keys, but only if the other person also uses Proton, right?

Anyhow, +1 to paying a small amount of money for email. I was with posteo.de myself for many years. I heard mailbox.org is even better/safer and has slightly more features. Both start at 1€/month.

BTW, I set up an eternal redirect email address a long time ago, so I can change the actual provider without having to tell all my contacts.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah same, so I went with Tuta which is a bit cheaper and encrypts more.

[–] sudneo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Yes, tuta encrypts the subject, which is not encrypted in Proton for example.

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