Proton Mail gives you encrypted email, but more importantly, it puts you in the driver’s seat of your inbox.

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I never intended to switch away from Gmail. Like most people, I set up a free email ages ago with Google that I’ve carried through countless mailing lists and account sign-ups. My inbox is a mess, my online privacy is completely shot, and untangling my Gmail from my online life seemed impossible. But I went ahead and set up an account with Proton Mail anyway, and I haven’t opened Gmail since.

Proton Mail was founded by Proton Technologies, a privacy-focused company based in Switzerland, and it makes WIRED’s favorite VPN, Proton VPN, as well as a top-rated password manager. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that Proton Mail is equally excellent, though not for the reasons ...