ava @ava - 1y
#skiff users have just six months before their email and all other data are wiped out. glad i use and recommend #protonmail for most people and not skiff. it seems skiff took vc money too soon and their investors needed roi so they got aquired by #notion. rip skiff privacy email. #cybersecgirl #privacytechpro #privacy #email https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/encrypted-email-service-skiff-gets-acquired-will-shut-down-in-six-months/
rhetorical question, but i have to say it's because "privacy first" is an afterthought for most people...by design. smh
yes. another privacy focused account on here would probably disapprove of this (i respect that) because they think self-hosting is really the only way to go. i think for most people, proton is far more secure (when used with good opsec) than trying to run their own secure email server. also love #proton + #simplelogin aliases.
well said. and i would add, no tool can save you from bad opsec.
not knowing email is not private.
yes, if you are not practicing other opsec and are emailing with someone who is not using proton. "Gmail uses TLS (Transport Layer Security)(new window) to encrypt emails by default. That means your messages are secure while in transit, as long as the recipient’s email service supports TLS. But once they arrive, the privacy of your emails depends on what encryption the receiving server uses." Gmail also holds the encryption keys to your messages. So it can access them and hand over their contents to third parties, like advertisers or governments. https://proton.me/blog/how-to-send-encrypted-email-gmail
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