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Looking for Thoughts on Email (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Looking to leave GMAIL and am currently testing Proton for a $1 a month. So far it's pretty good and the issue I have is not with Proton, but with who I'm sending messages to. If I send an email to a gmail account my information is still sitting on a Google server. So is Proton worth it? Is something like Fastmail just as good over all due to how email works? With Fastmail I can get email for my whole family for $14 a month. I won't have the VPN, ProtonPASS and other Proton apps, but are they worth the $12 a month for one person?

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

If you are concerned about your information getting on a Google server when you send an Email to a Gmail account, is the issue still the same no matter what provider you use? Or am I misunderatanding? You are still to a Gmail address no?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    No you're understanding me. It's impossible to avoid Google as over almost everyone uses them. My thought really is if it's worth even trying. I can use a better service, but Google will still get my emails as most of my circle uses Google.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Do you know what personal info gets landed on their server when you send an Email to a Gmail account? Presumably Email address and name, but is there much more, hidden stuff?

    I never actually thought about it from this angle. Moreso about how much they have access to by having a Google account, but not the exposure if yiu Email someone on their servers.

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