50 Reasons to Switch to Brave Browser
Fifty reasons to switch to Brave Browser, each linked to a privacy guide.
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50 Reasons to Switch to Proton Mail
Fifty reasons to switch to Proton Mail, each linked to an email privacy guide.
Switch to Linux Reason #100: Make your next computer answer to you
The operating system sits between you and everything the machine can do.
Switch to Linux Reason #99: Turn your refusal of invasive defaults into a practical choice
Disabling a toggle is useful, but it leaves the same vendor deciding which new features and data flows arrive next.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #18: Give political or advocacy groups an address separate from your daily identity
Association with a cause should not automatically expose the address used for banking or family mail.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #19: Separate job applications from accounts tied to your employer
Career moves can be sensitive.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #20: Limit the damage when a newsletter sells or shares your address
A newsletter signup can spread beyond the publisher through partners, brokers, or a breach.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #21: Send password-protected encrypted mail to someone outside Proton
Ordinary email to another provider may be readable by that provider.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #22: Set an expiration date on a password-protected external message
A sensitive link should not stay available indefinitely after its purpose ends.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #23: Use PGP with outside contacts who have configured it
A contact's unwillingness to change providers does not have to force plaintext email.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #24: Verify a trusted correspondent's PGP key before sharing sensitive information
Encryption to the wrong key can defeat the point of a protected message.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #25: Get a warning when a trusted contact's encryption key changes unexpectedly
A changed key can be legitimate, but it deserves attention before confidential mail goes out.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #26: Check a message's lock icon before assuming it was encrypted end to end
A secure-looking inbox does not mean every route to an outside recipient had end-to-end protection.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #27: Protect your mailbox with a security key or authenticator-based two-factor login
A stolen password can give an intruder access to your inbox and the reset links for many other accounts.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #28: Review authentication logs for suspicious account access
A quiet account takeover can continue while you assume your mailbox is safe.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #29: Get phishing warnings before trusting an impersonated sender
A fake invoice or reset notice can take credentials in minutes.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #30: Confirm a destination before opening a suspicious email link
A link can display one name while sending you to a lookalike login page.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #31: Filter known spam and malware before it lands in your inbox
Malicious attachments and scam campaigns often arrive as ordinary-looking mail.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #32: Use encrypted contacts for sensitive details such as phone numbers and addresses
A contact book can expose the identities and personal details of many people besides you.
Switch to Protonmail Reason #33: Detect tampering with supported signed contact information
Changing a stored contact detail could redirect a private message or call toward an attacker.