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  • From what I understand, Tuta may have a slight edge theoretically, but email itself is a pretty poor protocol when it comes to privacy.

    Tuta was forced by court order to implement a message logger for an individual, but AFAIK all of their previous messages were encrypted and could not be read by Tuta, and therefore the Government could only see new unencrypted messages coming in before they were encrypted.

    Disroot only recently implemented at-rest encryption, so that should be fairly solid now. Posteo also allows you to encrypt your inbox and calendar at rest.

    Even with that, consider all private email providers as mostly just to avoid surveillance capitalism (to prevent your data from being mined and sold), but with only marginal protection from state agents.


  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.nettoPrivacy@lemmy.mlIs Tuta a good alternative to gmail?
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    Tuta and Posteo are both pretty excellent (posteo is cheaper, but has a few less options that might be a deal breaker if you need them, like custom domain support).

    Disroot is a good free option, and they offer custom domains after a one time donation.

    Mailbox is okay, though they are known to have a very odd 2fa, and will recycle your address if you ever stop paying, allowing others to claim it and potentially impersonate you.

    Posteo is unique in that they’ll never delete your account for inactivity, or even if you stop paying, where they’ll let you access and read emails, but not let you send them until you pay again.

    Edit: apparently Tuta is going downhill according to others here, which is unfortunate :(









  • Consolidation sometimes happens, but sometimes doesn’t for certain reasons, such as a community being abandoned, or different visions for a similar topic.

    Personally I would recommend picking the most popular community or the one that seems to appeal to you the most, and only posting in that one, while staying subscribed to the others (if they are active) to keep abreast of that content and be able to participate in the comments if you desire.




  • I have no relation to that company, other than having bought a couple of their generators to deal with a mold and mildew smell issue in a garage and a room in my house, where they worked quite well.

    I haven’t ever needed them for bed bugs personally, but from what I’ve read it should be able to exterminate every bug in a room after about 10 hours per room (though it may not kill every egg if they’re in an odd spot that the gas can’t get to).

    When I used one in a bedroom, I didn’t notice much if any leakage from the room with the door closed, and it dissipated after a couple hours of being off.

    I would hate to recommend this and have it potentially not work considering your situation, so you may want to try other solutions first before going down on this route.