I write about email, privacy, and the systems that sit underneath everyday digital life. My focus is on calm workflows, sensible defaults, and understanding how communication tools shape trust, identity, and control over time.
Zero-access architecture changes who can read your email by design. This piece explains what it really means, how it differs from standard encryption, and why the trade-offs matter long term.
Email addresses tend to outlive the services behind them. This piece explores why using your own domain for email reduces lock-in, ages better than free inboxes, and gives you long-term control over an identity most people never think to own.
Free email feels effortless, but the real cost often shows up later. This piece explores the hidden trade-offs between free and paid email — from incentives and lock-in to control, privacy, and long-term trust.
Email breaches are inevitable. What matters isn’t whether your provider gets hacked — it’s how much damage is done when it happens.
Why many marketing emails force a binary choice — and how unsubscribe-only design mismatches what subscribers actually want.
DuckDuckGo Email Protection adds a privacy layer to your inbox by forwarding email while blocking trackers and reducing spam — without replacing your existing email provider.
Gmail is testing a long-requested feature that would let users change their email address without starting over — raising bigger questions about email identity and control.
StartMail is what email looks like when you pay for control — prioritising privacy, clear incentives, and deliberate trade-offs over ad-funded convenience.
