Email Privacy
page 1 of 2Articles, reviews, and technical breakdowns evaluating email provider privacy policies, tracking protections, and data security standards.
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Paul O'Brien Proton Mail Free Plan (2026): What You Get and Where It Stops Proton Mail’s free plan is one of the few free inboxes that isn’t paid for with your data. It is also tightly capped. Here is exactly what you get, the limits you will hit first, and when it is worth paying. Email Providers12 min read 
Paul O'Brien Proton Mail vs Fastmail 2026: Privacy or Productivity? Proton is built so your mail is unreadable to the host, and Fastmail so email is fast and dependable. Here is how they compare on encryption, custom domains, price, support and jurisdiction, and who should pick which. Email Privacy10 min read 
Paul O'Brien Why Masked Email Beats Disposable Email for Most People Masked email does the same job as a disposable address but forwards to your real inbox, so you keep password resets and can switch it off. This guide compares the two, explains why sites block disposable addresses and weighs the main services. Email Privacy11 min read 
Paul O'Brien QuickInbox.app Privacy Review: Claims vs the Code QuickInbox.app promises anonymous, tracking-free disposable email. When I checked in October 2026, it loaded PostHog session replay, published no privacy policy or contact details, and tied paid plans to a bank card. Email Privacy7 min read 
Paul O'Brien Nostr Mail (Nmail) Review: Decentralised Email Tested Nostr Mail (Nmail) is an open-source webmail client that carries email over the Nostr protocol, so your identity is a key pair rather than an account. It’s fast and genuinely encrypted between Nostr users, but it leaks some metadata and the bridge to ordinary email weakens the story. Nostr7 min read 
Paul O'Brien Is Proton Mail Anonymous? What It Does and Doesn’t Hide Proton Mail is excellent at keeping message contents private, but it doesn’t make you anonymous. This guide covers what it protects, what it can’t hide, what Swiss law means in practice and the safer setup for high-risk use. Email Providers8 min read 
Paul O'Brien Swiss vs German Email Privacy: Which Jurisdiction Is Safer? Neither Switzerland nor Germany is a clear winner for email privacy. Germany has the stricter rulebook against profiling, Switzerland sits outside the EU and Fourteen Eyes, and both can order IP logging for a specific account while debating new retention powers. Email Privacy6 min read 
Paul O'Brien Mail.co.uk Review: Adverts Galore & Privacy Reality I set out to review Mail.co.uk’s free email and found a webmail wrapped in display ads. Here is what the terms, privacy statement and PlusMail plan actually say. Email Providers7 min read 
Paul O'Brien Email Tracking Pixels: What They Collect and How to Block Email tracking pixels tell senders when you opened a message, where you were and what device you used. Here is what they collect, what UK guidance says, and how to block them. Email Privacy8 min read 
Paul O'Brien Fastmail Security and Privacy in 2026: Where Your Data Lives A look at Fastmail the company rather than the app: who owns it, where your email is stored, how it handles legal requests, its new EU data region, what it does and doesn't encrypt, and why it keeps AI out of the inbox. Email Providers14 min read 
Paul O'Brien Why Real Emails Go to Spam and How to Fix It (2026) Filters are better than ever, yet invoices, password resets and client replies still land in spam. Here’s why real email gets caught, how to rescue it, and what senders need to fix. Email Security6 min read 
Paul O'Brien Mailfence Review (2026): Plans, IMAP Access & Encryption Mailfence is a Belgian email provider built around OpenPGP and a paid-first model. Here is what each plan really includes (IMAP needs Entry, not Base), how its encryption works in practice, and who it suits compared with Proton Mail and Fastmail. Email Providers11 min read 