Yes, I am concerned about privacy and security in my email. I would be willing to pay a premium of "a few 10s of dollars per year" for properly-implemented secure emails.
However, the problem is that I also value other things. I value performance, UI, access via several different media (web, mobile app, etc). Most of all, I value the email provider being reliable... someone who will stay in business for many years.
And that's why I use Google's gmail. The data is quite private except from Google themselves and (presumably) the NSA (except that they do not support encrypted emails). The fact that their service is free is actually a slight negative: I like not spending money, but I regret not being the customer and I would rather pay. But I haven't encountered any other provider that I can count on being there 10 years from now.
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Yes, I am concerned about privacy and security in my email. I would be willing to pay a premium of "a few 10s of dollars per year" for properly-implemented secure emails.
However, the problem is that I also value other things. I value performance, UI, access via several different media (web, mobile app, etc). Most of all, I value the email provider being reliable... someone who will stay in business for many years.
And that's why I use Google's gmail. The data is quite private except from Google themselves and (presumably) the NSA (except that they do not support encrypted emails). The fact that their service is free is actually a slight negative: I like not spending money, but I regret not being the customer and I would rather pay. But I haven't encountered any other provider that I can count on being there 10 years from now.