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Erik the Tech Guy is where I share my thoughts, discoveries, and experiences in the world of technology. From the latest gadgets and software to open-source projects, privacy, cybersecurity, and everything in between, I write about the tech I'm interested in, things I'm experimenting with, and p

Proton Tuta and the Rest - Picking a Private Email Provider

At some point a lot of people decide they're done letting an ad company read their inbox. Good instinct. Then they search "private email" and land in a pile of providers that all promise privacy in slightly different ways, and it's hard to tell what actually matters. So let's walk through the big names and, more importantly, what they can and can't do for you. First, a reality check about email Email was never built to be private. Every message has a sender, a recipient and a timestamp, and the servers involved need that information to deliver it. No provider can fully hide who you talk to…

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