Rebel Tech AllianceEmail & Calendar alternatives
Alternatives to: Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo mail, Apple email etc
Big tech email providers, especially Gmail and Outlook (Hotmail), regularly scan your email contents and metadata. They do this for two reasons - two improve their data profile they keep on you, and to train their AI models. So what you need is an email provider that protects you from the email provider!
The best way to do this is choose services with 'zero-trust encryption', aka 'zero-knowledge encryption' or End-To-End Encryption (E2EE). This means your email provider cannot see your email or calendar data, only you can. And the best ones encrypt everything, even the email subject line.
The following services all have E2EE:
| App name | Open Source | Structure; Business model | Features | Country of origin | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proton Mail | Yes | Private company owned by a non-profit; Free and paid plans | 10, 15 or 30 alias email addresses; Part of Proton ecosystem; Strips out tracking links too | Switzerland | Proton.me |
| Tuta Mail | Yes | Private company; Free and paid plans | 15 or 30 alias email addresses; Integrates with your phone's contacts app; Multiple calendars included (e.g. family) | Germany | Tuta.com |
RTA's choice
We use Proton and Tuta for email.
Changing to an encrypted email service is really easy. You still keep your Gmail or Outlook email (e.g. for identity), but stop using it for anything new. You gradually phase out the old email and use the new one.