![]() ![]() Tutanota takes a similar approach to protecting your emails. You can sign up for a paid account starting at US $4 per month, or peruse the ProtonMail repositories on GitHub. ProtonMail is quite easy to use, and its web interface is clean though kind of traditional. ![]() Once the message expires, it becomes digital dust never to be seen again. To do that, you'll also need to set a decryption password for the message. You can also set messages to self-destruct after a number of hours, days, or weeks into the future. From there, they can read and reply to the message.Ĭaption: Composing an email in ProtonMail The recipient gets a link to the message, and enters the password that you set. When you do that, you add a password to the message. When you a message to someone who doesn't use ProtonMail, you can choose to encrypt it. Sending a message to another ProtonMail user automatically encrypts it. You can add even more security to your account using two-factor authentication. The mailbox password is optional, but if you want an extra layer of security you should set it. When you set up a ProtonMail account, you're encouraged to create two passwords: a login password and a password to decrypt your mailbox. The service uses several levels of security. The only time a message isn't encrypted is when it lands in a recipient's inbox. ProtonMail boasts that it keeps your email messages "encrypted at all times." It does a good job of that. So, what can we do to keep out emails private? Turn to secure, open source email services like the two I cover in this article. However, that's not an option for those of us without those skills and that knowledge. If you have a degree of technical knowledge and skill, you can set up your own email server that allows you to do that. To ensure that your email stays private, you need to secure it. Not hackers, not government agencies, and definitely not nosy siblings or friends. Besides you and the recipient, no one else should be reading that message. ![]() What you send via email is your business and yours alone. That said, numerous hacks and revelations about government surveillance have made it clear that email is also one of the most vulnerable of those conduits. Welcome to the communityĪs much we all complain about email, for most of us, email is still our primary conduit for online communication. ![]()
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