Unfortunately, you might be using Gmail and not even know it. ProtonMail is easy to use, and it also uses end-to-end encryption for maximum privacy. The basic service is free, and the paid version is cheap. It takes only a few seconds to sign up, because the company doesn’t ask anything about you (imagine that!). It’s based in Switzerland and subject to strict Swiss privacy laws. All Gmail emails, both incoming and outgoing - even the angry draft emails you decided not to send - are analyzed and stored permanently by Google LLC, with every snippet of information the company can extract from your emails added to the massive profile it has compiled about you - and to the profiles of every person you mention in your emails.

If you care about your privacy or the privacy of your children - or even if you’re just sick of being bombarded by ads for diet pills seconds after you send an email to a friend complaining that your pants are too tight - here are seven simple steps you can take to make your online presence more private: I haven’t received a targeted ad on my computer or mobile phone since 2014.

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