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Everyone wearing their tinfoil hat while using Gmail and drive for everything

• cynicalsecurity 2mo ago
  Gmail doesn't pretend to be private.
  • deleted 2mo ago
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  • al_borland 2mo ago
    It sure seems to. > When you send an email or text message, send attachments, or record video meetings, it is stored securely in our world-class data centers. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. If you choose to access this data offline, we store this info on your device. > We do not scan or read your Gmail messages to show you ads https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10434152?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10434152?hl=en
• lapcat 2mo ago
  > while using Gmail and drive for everything I don't.
  • zer0zzz 2mo ago
    You’d be in the minority.
    • lapcat 2mo ago
      I'd also be the author of the submitted article.
      • zer0zzz 2mo ago
        I admire your work greatly then. I definitely appreciate uncovering this sort of telemetry, but I feel the reaction from some may be a little more Tin-foil-hatted for my taste. I do thank you for doing the work though! I also applaud you for not using the mainstream thing. That’s good too.
    • prmoustache 2mo ago
      I don't either. My main issue is some of my recipients are so it sadly doesn't help much. Email needs to die.
      • zer0zzz 2mo ago
        To be replaced by what?
  • ponnekanti 2mo ago
    What alternatives do you recommend for someone trying to move away?
    • lapcat 2mo ago
      I have multiple email accounts. My website hosting company has email service. Fastmail is also good.
    • zer0zzz 2mo ago
      ProtonMail is not bad. iCloud works fine with imap (ie mutt, thunderbird) and does custom domains too.