That would have been my recommendation as well. It also diversifies the setup a bit.

However, I can also appreciate Proton as a convenient gateway drug that leads people away from Google.

As others have pointed out, having so many Proton apps might be an issue. However, that line of thought only works if you’re really concerned about having a single point of failure. Most people value convenience much more than that.

The way I see it, this setup is somewhat noob-friendly, but relying heavily on Proton makes it a lot more convenient for many people. Using a greater variety of providers would make sense, but you can’t expect everyone to be ready for a hassle like that. People seem to expect you to be a hard-core privacy warrior who is willing to make significant sacrifices for philosophical reasons.

Most people aren’t like that. Just switching to DDG is hard enough for them, but at least it’s a step in the right direction.

If you take only 1/10th of this diagram, you get the simplified newbie version. Take all of it, and it’s for a person who is clearly interested in security and privacy. Modify a few things here and there, and you get a version for a serious security enthusiast. Different versions for different audiences.

Well, you gotta draw the line somewhere. Quitting now is still better than sticking around even longer.

In the titles, obviously.

✅ here’s why it works
Emojis aren’t just pictures, they are a revolution. They bring joy, excitement and curiosity. Without them, text becomes dry — almost lifeless.

Just add a “here’s why it works” chapter at the end, sprinkle in a few em dashes and some unnecessary intense phrases, and you’ll tick all the boxes for me.

The terminology is a bit confusing, so let’s clarify. What you really have is just one mailbox, not many. It acts as a catch-all mailbox for all mail sent to any addresses under your domain. You just need to set up folders and sorting rules to keep things tidy.

So let’s say you bought cool.tech and you made a single mailbox like inbox@cool.tech. Nobody sends mail there specifically, but that’s where it all goes because it’s a catch-all address. All the other addresses mail is sent to were never explicitly created, but they can receive anyway.

Instead, you get mail to addresses like ScammyAppName@cool.tech and iJustWantedToDownloadThisOneFile@cool.tech, etc. Anything sent to those addresses gets sorted into two separate folders within the only mailbox you’ll ever need. If you want the same email to appear in two folders, you would need to make a copy of it.

Post it on peertube, and you’ll reach the viewers who don’t even use google adware. Post it on YT, and suddenly you’ll have an audience that realistically could implement the advice.

Never needed to mess around with that, so I don’t have any advice.

As far as maps in general are concerned, I’m currently experimenting with OSM based maps. If you’re on iOS, you can easily get away from google by using apple maps. Not gonna get away from big tech that way, but still…

Tuta.con

If you like, get your very own domain as well, and make infinite aliases.

Step 2) Get a proper email where you aren’t the product.

LLMs always write with a very dramatic tone. I really hate that high impact language now.

Apparently respecting highest privacy standards doesn’t have anything to do with cybersecurity standards.

A shiny new bucket doesn’t leak, but the lid can’t be locked so anyone with two hands should be able to open it up and see what’s inside. Sure, it’s private, but not secure.