muusemuuse

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

I wont self host email. I just don't have the skill to properly protect a public-facing server. I'm smart, but only enough to know I'm outgunned there. I'm not running some grand criminal enterprise. It's more of a concern that I've been a bit lax in my online privacy and with the worldwide rise in fascism, I feel I need to resist (or at the very least, inconvenience) those who could do me harm.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

I. like the idea of simplelogin as it seems to do what I'm already doing with icloud plus but it suffers the same problem. the messages are flowing through a third party before they get to me. why would I trust a third party?

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

anonaddy and simplelogin seem to replicate what I already do with icloud+ hide my email feature, but they also seem to have the same problem. data flows through them meaning they can all keep copies and sell that data, train AI on it, etc. all it takes is a shitty corporate merger and that security feature becomes a risk. So it looks like I would want to find an email provider that already offers unlimited email aliases since that would reduce the number of people handling the data.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

ugh, its definitely going to take a while

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I use icloud+ aliases for some things but want to branch out and use email aliases for everything I can once I switch so if something get compromised I can just blow it up and move to another alias. I'm tired of scammers and spam. But having it go through icloud then being forwarded elsewhere means apple is seeing the message first, which seems like unnecessary exposure.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

I use linux for some things, but my daily driver is macOS. Linux isn't fully supported on apple silicon yet anyway.

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submitted 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
 

I'm considering finally jumping off gmail. I'm not going to host my own email since I just don't have the skill to secure that thing well enough myself. Any mail server I set up would become a botnest within hours. So that has me looking at third party stuff.

Proton has a mostly good reputation, though their CEO's twitter post a while back praising the Trump regime makes me question if I should trust them with anything. I don't know enough about the entire situation to know if its just internet drama or a real concern, but anything involving Trump is a huge red flag for me.

Tuta looks pretty nice but I've read there are concerns about it being in a country that's part of the 14 eyes collaboration, so it might not matter what the organization wants if the government of the region they are in says fuck off and do what we tell you.

On the lower end of concerns, I am in the Apple ecosystem. (boo hiss I know). I like the clean and simple built in apps like email and calendar and how the notifications all work across my watch, phone, mac and homepods. I like how safari can just jump in and throw an email alias at things for me. I like how all my stuff is managed. But I also know Apple could piss me off at any moment and make wild sweeping changes I might not like, so relying on them too much could screw me over someday. I dont know, right now I really like their setup but portability does seem to matter more ultimately so this switch does seem like a better idea in the long run, even if I'm giving up features I may enjoy.

What are your opinions on the privacy email and calendar services in 2025? Should I even both with a cloud based calendar in the first place?

Look I like my apple stuff too, but it’s foolish to trust Apple not to do obnoxious things for money. We need a Linux phone.

The problem is you might not get the chance to make such a defense in a courtroom. If it is an actual ICE agent, they will just disappear you.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago (4 children)

until google decides thats not allowed either