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I did something easier than moving to Fastmail, I just paid for Gmail.
by frutiger 7y ago
I did something easier than moving to Fastmail, I just paid for Gmail.
- falcolas 7y agoHow does that change Google from disallowing access to Gmail from your browser (if you use a non-mainstream browser)?
- chias 7y agoIt is responding to the parent comment, which says: > if you don’t pay for gmail, Google doesn’t owe you access to your email or any service at all.
- willis936 7y agoThis gets at the fundamental question of trust. Do we inherently trust fastmail more than google because fastmail does not offer a free service? Do we trust google to give any amount of service to their paying customers? It’s a hard question and I don’t have the answer. My gut says fastmail is likely more trustworthy because of their non-evil business model and lack of horrible customer service. Idk though. If I still use google domains for an email alias domain is that an acceptable risk? What if the technocrats decide that their emails are the only Real Emails and block out any email that isn’t in the gmail/iCloud/hotmail/etc circle? Email is too important of an identifier to play games with. Losing my primary email without a chance to migrate is something I will try to avoid at great cost.
- falcolas 7y agoWhich is still relevant, because Google won't give you access to your email unless you use a major browser (or imap, etc) regardless of whether you pay.
- kgwxd 7y agoI'm sure you get some other benefits for that, but I'm also sure you're still being tracked.
- frutiger 7y agoAny evidence for that or are you going on gut feel?