@hbenjamin @floppy It’s impossible to know which ESPs do not do shady things with your data. The only certainty you have is when they admit to doing shady things, or they get caught. So if you rule out Google, MS, Yahoo, & the like, you have danwin1210.me, disroot, onionmail.info, #riseup, cock.li, #counterMail, Hush etc. You should use PGP to secure your payloads but the metadata is still exposed.
@adb See it as you, i use #tutanota more often. #posteo , #mailbox and #countermail also good alternatives.
@lightmeter Do you have an invitation code for #countermail ? :)
@jpaul it depends on the scenario. The best move for expert users doesn't change, which is to use an ESP like danwin or onionmail w/a PGP-capable MUA like mutt or Thunderbird. For novice users it's non-trivial, but generally #tutanota, #hushmail, or #countermail.
Perhaps the best list so far of private #GMail alternatives: 11 options from #ReclaimTheNet including #Kolab #Runbox and #Countermail https://reclaimthenet.org/private-email-providers/ #deGoogle
Private email providers

Use an email provider that's not controlled by a big tech giant and keeps your emails private.

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