Privacy is only needed for crook and people who deem important enough. Most users don't fit into this category.
Topic: Best email provider? - page 7. (Read 6465 times)
They all have about the same amount of privacy (that is, none) if you don't take any extra precautions; there's https://protonmail.ch/ based out of Switzerland but I believe there's a line to get an account, plus it's only useful if you use it with other protonmail addresses since, say, if you send an email from there to a gmail account, Google still keeps an unsecured copy the NSA can get to.
There are some solutions to privacy over email, e.g. encryption (which the NSA is working hard to crack mind you), but it's very impractical for the average user; unless you're Snowden or Assange, it's probably not worth the effort. You'd have to figure a secure way to trade keys with your recipient so you can encrypt each others emails, which of course gets complicated with people who don't see the point of doing so, or just don't have that kind of technical understanding.
Aside from that, gmail seems like the best choice for non-sensitive email: http://alternativeto.net/software/gmail/
There are some solutions to privacy over email, e.g. encryption (which the NSA is working hard to crack mind you), but it's very impractical for the average user; unless you're Snowden or Assange, it's probably not worth the effort. You'd have to figure a secure way to trade keys with your recipient so you can encrypt each others emails, which of course gets complicated with people who don't see the point of doing so, or just don't have that kind of technical understanding.
Aside from that, gmail seems like the best choice for non-sensitive email: http://alternativeto.net/software/gmail/
I used to use gmail but am now looking for alternatives which are safer and better to use?
https://prism-break.org/en/all/
this might also be helpfull if you want to free yourself from other things.
Edit: Id also keep the gmail account for non private/important stuff.
I used to use gmail but am now looking for alternatives which are safer and better to use?
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