Digital Self-Defense

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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.

Fifty reasons to switch to Brave Browser, each linked to a privacy guide.

The operating system sits between you and everything the machine can do.

Disabling a toggle is useful, but it leaves the same vendor deciding which new features and data flows arrive next.

Privacy work done only after a breach cannot make already copied messages disappear.

A single address used everywhere makes it easier to correlate purchases, posts, applications, and breached accounts.

A provider is a powerful intermediary.

When an inbox is intertwined with advertising, users should ask which data flows support that business model.

Trust should be open to scrutiny when a service handles the most sensitive record many people keep.

An obvious recovery address gives attackers a predictable target for reset attempts and phishing.

A stolen address is useful for spam and targeted password-reset attempts long after a breach.

A site-specific alias in a breach report tells you which account needs immediate attention.

A leaked address or password may be circulating before you notice suspicious mail.

A compromised signup address can become a permanent target for phishing if it is your only identity.

One widely published address invites spam and makes unrelated parts of your life easier to correlate.

An address tied to one provider can make leaving that provider costly, even when its privacy terms disappoint you.

A protected first message is only half a conversation if the response returns through ordinary email.

Security that requires elaborate setup is easy to postpone until after a sensitive exchange has already happened.

Your inbox contains purchases, relationships, and plans; it should not be a convenient input to a corporate profile.

A mailbox breach can expose years of intimate content if the server stores it in readable form.