Ultimate guide to the 20 best secure, encrypted, and private email services
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Dive deep into the world of encrypted, secure email services of 2023 and find the best fit for your privacy needs.

In an article discussing secure email services, the need for data protection online is emphasized due to personal details in emails being vulnerable to hackers. Encrypted secure email is recommended for its ability to turn emails into code readable only with a special key, ensuring data privacy and trust-building. The article then lists 10 secure email services:

  1. ProtonMail: Swiss-based, zero-access encryption, open-source.
  2. Tutanota: German, open-source, comprehensive encryption.
  3. Hushmail: Canadian, end-to-end encryption, user-friendly.
  4. Mailfence: Belgian, OpenPGP encryption, no third-party cloud use.
  5. Posteo: German, emphasis on privacy and green energy.
  6. Runbox: Norwegian, security, and environmental sustainability.
  7. Zoho Mail: Versatile, encrypted communication, integration.
  8. CounterMail: Swedish, end-to-end encryption, focus on privacy.
  9. Kolab Now: Swiss-based, end-to-end encryption, collaboration.
  10. Thexyz: Canadian, security filters, customizable features.

The article also mentions the advantages of temporary mail over full email accounts, like anonymity, spam/phishing protection, and quick setup. It highlights top temporary mail services:

  1. Temp Mail: Short-term email, automatic message deletion.
  2. MyTemp.email: Short-lived email with user control, free.
  3. Maildrop: Temporary email without registration, spam filter.
  4. Fake Mail Generator: Temporary addresses with various domains.
  5. Guerilla Mail: Disposable mailbox, one-hour email access.
  6. ThrowAwayMail: Disposable email for short-term tasks.
  7. Mailinator: Spontaneous email addresses for single-use.
  8. YOPmail: Temporary email for 8 days, no registration.
  9. 10 Minute Mail: Auto-deleted temporary email in 10 minutes.

These services provide solutions for safeguarding privacy and managing emails effectively.

  • unix_joe
    4•1 year ago

    The Protonmail client is okay.

    Sometimes, it hangs and never shows the Inbox or takes a very long time to show your Inbox (several minutes). You have to clear your app cache when this happens and sign in again. You also don’t get full access to settings. You cannot go in and add a new alias from the mobile app, or change payment options.

    Fastmail is okay. My gripe is you can’t use biometric security on Android and when you set custom color schemes on the web client, the app disregards them.

    I use both. I used Fastmail since college when they were the big thing and they support and develop FOSS software. I migrated to ProtonMail out of curiosity after more than a decade, but when they turned over the IP address of a fucking CLIMATE ACTIVIST to police, I decided to halt that process and later on I renewed my domain with Fastmail out of convenience (other things that irked me were were the Proton Mail bridge didn’t work on OpenBSD and I couldn’t use it with alpine or K9 mail at the time). I keep ProtonMail for occasional registration/verification email that doesn’t make it to Fastmail but I’m not under any illusion about protection under Swiss law.

    I was so entrenched in Fastmail that I stayed with them because the annoyances with ProtonMail service didn’t outweigh the benefits or price increase. If you are starting from scratch, I would probably go ProtonMail.

    • @drcouzelis@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7•1 year ago

      I migrated to ProtonMail out of curiosity after more than a decade, but when they turned over the IP address of a fucking CLIMATE ACTIVIST to police, I decided to halt that process

      Are you referring to this?

      Notable cases involving Swiss court orders include a case involving death threats made against well-known immunologist Anthony Fauci and a case against French climate activists. After these cases, in October 2021, Proton Mail won an important Swiss court victory that confirmed that email services cannot be considered telecommunications providers, and consequently are not subject to the data retention requirements imposed on telecommunications providers.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_Mail

      It sounds like they followed Swiss law and then worked to update the laws to prevent it from happening again, all while never sharing the contents of any emails (which they can’t because they’re encrypted).

    • @Raisin8659OPEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      I migrated to ProtonMail out of curiosity after more than a decade, but when they turned over the IP address of a fucking CLIMATE ACTIVIST to police, I decided to halt that process

      The police was able to get just the IP addresses. Hide your IPs with Tor for political activism, etc.

        • @Raisin8659OPEnglish
          3•1 year ago

          If your account is that sensitive, generally no. Fastmail wouldn’t escape the court order to turn over some email account’ IPs either. Plus, for accounts that are not e2e encrypted, the law may just demand the contents of the account.

          If you have the state actors as enemies, you have to dial up your securities to a different category altogether.

          • X-Insights
            1•1 year ago

            @Raisin8659 I never seen the article, just your post about migrating away from proton / my datas not that sensitive, I just would like away from the shitty mail client I get from self hosting defaults, and away from the charging mega giants that keep changing things. I want something open source that’s decent to work with - and as a bonus something I can highly customise not only in terms of design but also with actions or scripts