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Last updated January 11, 2021 By Ankush Das 86 Comments
Can you call Gmail, Outlook, YahooMail etc secure email services? Well, they’re definitely secure in the way that your data is (usually) safe from outside attackers. But when we talk of secure email service, the focus is on data security and privacy.
Most of these free email services snoop on your data to serve you ads. This may be fine with a lot of people but a privacy conscious user won’t like it one bit.
Maybe, you want to share something confidential, and you want it to be well-protected. Or, maybe, you just want to talk about Area 51? ( shh, CIA wants to know your location! ) Or you just don’t want the service providers to read your emails to serve you ads.
No matter what. If you are concerned about the privacy and security of your email conversation and want them to be as private as possible – this article shall help you find the best email services for the job.
Note : Judging by the privacy policies and given the work of these services (advocating about privacy & protecting users’ data) – we have hand-picked the services as recommendations for you. But, we advise you to believe that nothing is 100% foolproof and will never be. So, always be cautious – no matter what service it is.
Our list includes paid and free secure email providers which may offer standalone applications for multiple platforms (here – Linux will be the priority) or just provide the usual web-based email service.
ProtonMail is a quite popular Swiss-based email service which follows an ad-free model to protect your privacy. It lets you specify an expiration time for an email to self-destruct itself. In addition to all the security features, it is open source in nature. So, you can review the open-source encryption libraries or other stuff to be sure.
To add a custom domain, you need to have a premium subscription. You can use it for free with limited features or choose to upgrade it to a premium subscription (and supporting the company behind it).
Tutanota is an encrypted email service provider fit for both personal and business use. In contrast to ProtonMail, it provides 1 GB of storage (instead of 500 MB) for free users. And, you can add more storage to your account as well.
You would need a premium subscription in order to add a custom domain. If you want, you can also opt for the ability to white label the service for your business.
Tutanota also provides some other tools to protect your privacy. Tools like free encrypted calendar or end to end encrypted forms are a few examples of their growing inventory.
Google tracks your search results to show you ads related to your search results. That’s just one of the many ways Big Brother Google violates your privacy. You can ditch Google with these alternative search engines.
Librem Mail is a part of Librem One suite of services by Purism. Unlike others, it isn’t free. You need to opt for the premium subscription of Librem One in order to get access to their private email service, Librem Mail.
Personally, I haven’t used it. But, it looks like a decent end-to-end encrypted, ad-free email service given the history of Purism to protect users’ privacy. They are also creating a secure, Linux-based smartphone called Librem 5 .
Mailbox is an impressive secure email service that runs on green energy. The data centers are located in Germany that makes it quite privacy-friendly.
It will cost you 1 Euro/month which includes 100 MB of secure cloud storage. The idea of having a cloud storage along with your email isn’t new — but not all privacy focused email providers offer that.
In addition to that, it provides a lot of security features to help you keep your emails private. Take a look!
Mailfence is a decent privacy-focused email service which enforces OpenPGP end-to-end encryption. You can start using it for free with limited storage (500 MB) and features. In either case, you also get the ability to upgrade your subscription to increase the storage space, unlock the ability to use a custom domain and so on.
The only downside that can be seen here is the lack of mobile apps. So, you need to launch a browser and sign-in in order to use across multiple devices.
Private-mail ticks all the points that you normally look for in an private email service. If you want it for free, you will only get 100 MB of storage with encryption and webmail access only.
If you want to access the service across multiple devices (that includes your smartphone) – you may want to upgrade your subscription. For now, a desktop client for Windows is available. According to their download page – it is coming to Linux soon enough.
Hushmail is an encrypted email service provider for privacy concerned people. For personal use, it allows you to access a 14-day trial period.
But, for businesses – it categorizes them and offers different pricing. For example, if you want to utilize a secure email service for your Healthcare company – it offers you HIPAA compliant service. Similarly, different plans for law firms, non-profits, enterprises, and small businesses.
In addition to the ability to add a custom domain for businesses, it also lets everyone create web forms (both personal and business users).
CounterMail is yet another alternative as a secure email service to the others mentioned above. It lets you try the service for one week absolutely for free. In addition to the encryption, it lets you have your own domain and create web forms – no matter what level of subscription you have.
The more you spend, the more storage you get. But, the features remain the same – which is a good thing in a way.
An email service by Startpage.com (one of the best google alternatives ) seems to be a deserving choice as one of the best private email services available.
It offers a 30-day trial with limited functionalities. If you like the service, you can choose to upgrade. In addition to all the features like custom domain, custom aliases, and PGP email encryption, there’s something very interesting. StartMail lets you utilize disposable email addresses. So, if you don’t want to share your real email address, you can always use a temporary one.
Some of our readers also mentioned StartMail as their favorite secure email service. Give it a try!
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Posteo.de is an interesting email service that focuses on privacy and security while also running on green energy.
It is an affordable solution – for just 1 Euro/month (billed annually). However, they do not support adding a custom domain – even if you want to pay more. Fortunately, you do get email aliases. You can upgrade the storage space along with email aliases, and calendars.
As an update to this article, we found quite a few people being skeptical about some of the email services which are end-to-end encrypted.
Well, to clear things up right off the bat, by default, the emails you send are not “end-to-end” encrypted but secure.
When we mention end-to-end encrypted – it means, only the receiver can decrypt (or access) the message. You can learn more about it on ProtonMail’s blog post – What is end-to-end encryption? ).
So, when utilizing these secure email services – generate your keypair, import the public key of your recipient and remember to enable encryption while you compose the email.
For additional reference, you can read about how Mailfence enforces end-to-end encryption .
A few readers mentioned Lavabit . I didn’t really find it interesting but do have a look at it and judge it yourself.
You may have to face some inconvenience when using a privacy-focused email service, such as – mediocre UI and some personalization features. However, that’s a trade-off that you have to bear with if you want to prioritize your privacy over anything else.
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Adjective
( en adjective )
Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group.
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Not in governmental office or employment.
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Not publicly known; not open; secret.
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Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded.
Intended only for the use of an individual, group, or organization.
Not accessible by the public.
Not traded by the public.
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Secretive; reserved.
(US, of a room in a medical facility) Not shared with another patient.
Synonyms
* ( done in the view of others ): secluded
* ( intended only for one's own use ): personal
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Noun
( en noun )
The lowest rank of the army.
A soldier of the rank of private.
( in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.
(obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
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(obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.
* Ben Jonson
Nor must I be unmindful of my private .
(obsolete) Privacy; retirement.
* Shakespeare
Go off; I discard you; let me enjoy my private .
(obsolete) One not invested with a public office.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Adjective
( en-adj )
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
* Dryden
But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of .
secure of a welcome
* Milton
Confidence then bore thee on, secure / Either to meet no danger, or to find / Matter of glorious trial.
Overconfident; incautious; careless.
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Verb
( secur )
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
* Dryden
I spread a cloud before the victor's sight, / Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight.
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against'' or ''from'', or formerly with ''of .
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It secures its possessor of eternal happiness.
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
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