Privacy

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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Should i trust proton? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 days ago by somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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If not, what alternatives can i use?

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[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yup. I've weighed the costs and benefits, and I'm still using Gmail myself.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Exactly. if you're worried about random hackers getting their hands on your emails, gmail is totally good enough. If you're worried about something else, it might not be. Depends on what exactly "keeps you awake at night".