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Unfortunately it's rather hard to open an account on Proton Mail, probably for reasons of fighting spam, but it still doesn't help. They e.g. require already ex
by avmich 6y ago
Unfortunately it's rather hard to open an account on Proton Mail, probably for reasons of fighting spam, but it still doesn't help. They e.g. require already existing email, which defeats part of the purpose.
- tjpnz 6y ago>They e.g. require already existing email, which defeats part of the purpose. That's optional.
- notRobot 6y agoIt is optional now, but used to not be until very recently.
- searchableguy 6y agoOnly if you are using their vpn or other free ones. If not, you can create an account with captcha option. Seems fair to me.
- gruez 6y ago>They e.g. require already existing email, which defeats part of the purpose. purpose of what? being fully anonymous? If all you want is a mail provider that doesn't scan your emails for marketing purposes, it shouldn't make a difference. If you really want to be anonymous, you can always use a burner email (no, not the disposable kind) to sign up.
- ip_addr 6y agoGmail stopped scanning emails for ads personalization in 2017. https://blog.google/products/gmail/g-suite-gains-traction-in-the-enterprise-g-suites-gmail-and-consumer-gmail-to-more-closely-align/ https://blog.google/products/gmail/g-suite-gains-traction-in...
- Nextgrid 6y agoThere's no reason to trust Google. Plus even if they don't scan e-mail content, using Gmail still requires a Google account which means 1) you give them your personal information when registering for an account and 2) you are likely to remain logged in while browsing other sites and that is data that they can indeed collect for advertising purposes.