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The problem now is that they're all a it.

"In only the last three days Google [0], Apple [1], and Microsoft [2] have each been the subject of dispiriting security news stories exposing their deceit and fundamental lack of trustworthiness."

I wrote the above here [3] yesterday in the context of how we approach the problem of not just big-tech monopolies - among whom who we might theoretically decide who to trust more - but a coordinated data trading cartel made up of a network of treacherous entities and "partners".

Staying on-topic, in the current context of email, with all of the big three providers now unashamedly looting though your private correspondence, either at their server or your endpoints, is email effectively dead for business?

Using a more trustworthy provider like Proton or Tuta, or even running your own mail servers only kicks the can down the road, since any messages To: or Cc: recipients at defective providers is a leak.

[0] https://time.com/6962521/google-incognito-lawsuit-data-settl...

[1] https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/keeping-your-data-from-apple-is...

[2] https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/04/surveillance-...

[3] https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/principles

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