And there is a ProtonMail-bridge, app but it is a home-made mother to install and get working. But if you have multiple devices, and usually use them at home………put that resource on a server and let your server handle the load. And in that instance you can just use the app on your tablet or computer that acts as a bridge. You can install ProtonMail-bridge on a server and just connect that account to it. You can download a free bridge client for each OS you are on but that is another program running on your computer using your resources. I can dump it now and keep more stuff together. So I pay $5 a month but I also have another VPN service that costs $5. NOTE: Paying may seem a bit extreme but with a Plus account you also get a secure file storage area (ProtonDrive) and a VPN. But Protonmail has added something called a Bridge (for paying customers) that allows you to see your emails in Outlook, Mac Mail, Thunderbird, etc. Yes you can use Protonmail online and yes that might be the easiest way to do it. You’re simply using another service except this one is more secure. You are used to logging into your Gmail or Yahoo account on a web browser, so don’t let this scare you. ProtonMail is web based, and for most of you that isn’t an issue. There are several secure email services and in this blog I will focus on ProtonMail They use end to end encryption and if you have a ProtonMail account and you email someone that doesn’t…….you can still create an encrypted environment. It was super cool but people just would not take the extra steps to do this. Email encryption is nothing new and in fact I remember the first consumer grade stuff ………Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) in the mid 90’s. If you think Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo are not spying on you there is no hope for you. I won’t get into details beyond that but …….why not encrypt your on-line conversations? No one needs to know what you like and don’t like, and what you stand for or don’t stand for. Most people think they are boring but as the current news feeds amplify, if you dare speak out on a subject you may be a target. Now more than ever in this Social Media day and age I think it is important to encrypt your private communications.
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