Monday, 08 March 2021 17:40

Reasons to Ditch Gmail for ProtonMail

End-to-end encryption is one of the key features promised by ProtonMail, with a zero-access setup ensuring that not even ProtonMail can see what your messages are about. What’s more, the code and cryptography that ProtonMail is built on open source and available for anyone to see, so there’s no chance of any back doors being hidden away.

On top of the encryption, the service offers other features designed to protect your privacy. You don’t need to provide any personal details when you sign up, for example, and ProtonMail doesn’t keep IP logs of your account access. There’s also the option to set an expiration date for sent email messages, so you can use your email account more like you use Snapchat.

There are plenty of free email services around, but they often require you to give up a measure of privacy and control. Some, like Google, have historically served up targeted ads based on the contents of your email (though the company has said it no longer does this). Others, like Apple, want to lock you into their ecosystems so you never buy a device or subscribe to a service offered by another company ever again.

It’s a refreshing change to use a “neutral” service like ProtonMail (bonus: the company is actually based in Switzerland). You’re not being pushed to use a particular browser or smart assistant or chat service while you’re checking your messages. ProtonMail is an option if you think the tech giants have already claimed enough of your digital life.

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