I’ve got a couple of e-mail addresses with the main providers, but I’m looking to switch to an ad-free and more secure provider.

I’ve been looking at ProtonMail, but what do you guys use or recommend?

      • bpt11@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 days ago

        It is, they can’t access anything it’s all encrypted and truly private to you. My only problem with the free tier is that there’s a signature at the bottom saying it was sent with proton mail, which isn’t even a big deal you just have to remember to remove it every time you send something. That and the 1 gig storage limit fills up quicker than you’d think.

        • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
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          2 days ago

          They can’t don’t access anything…

          Email comes in from everywhere unencrypted via SMTP. Proton may be a great company, but let’s make sure everyone recognizes that email (without E2E PGP) is inherently open to anyone in the chain, including at Proton, who’s snooping.

          • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
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            2 days ago

            I could’ve sworn Proton used e2e encryption (with other proton users I suppose) and that was part of why it didn’t integrate well with third party tools. But yes, even if it is, the majority of people/services that you email aren’t e2e encrypted so it’s very important to remember.

            • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
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              20 hours ago

              Yup! That’s their implementation of E2E I mention above, should have been more specific there.

              External users with PGP, or internal users of Proton mail stay encrypted. The other 99.99% of emails come in unencrypted until they are saved to the inbox.

  • asudox@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    I’ve been using Posteo for a while now. They have the most sane privacy policy out there. They also support IMAP and POP3 ootb for external email clients, unlike some other email providers (e.g. Protonmail).

    • eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de
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      16 hours ago

      I also use Posteo, one thing to note though is that Posteo doesn’t (and probably won’t any time soon) support custom domains. If that doesn’t bother you, it’s a great choice.

      The other alternative I found during my research, which doesn’t have that limitation, is mailbox.org.

  • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    I’ve used Mailbox.org for years as a service that replaces most of my Google services at once. I know you just asked for email and Mailbox is worth checking out.

  • TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’ve had nothing but positive experiences with Posteo. Their features list is very good for the pittance they charge per month.

    • asudox@programming.dev
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      2 days ago

      I agree. I also use Posteo. Their privacy policy and website seem to be one of the most sane ones. They also allow you to use external email clients.

    • leanleft@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      im just overwhelmed by the endless flood of minor services that leach “a dollar here… a dollar there”. add them all up and they drain you dry.
      skip some and you lose essential coverage. "just $2 more a month… i swear bro! "

      • TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Posteo isn’t a monthly charge to your credit card. It uses a credits that you can top up whenever you feel like it. I usually put in a year’s worth of credits in advance which costs me around $17CAD.