Easy-to-use encrypted email provider. ✉️ Protecting your privacy with state-of-the-art security and technology. https://www.startmail.com/signuphttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3ml26pmvkna2qGoogle has confirmed that "Personal Intelligence", its latest AI upgrade path, will enable Gemini to access all of a users photos, documents, emails, contacts, and more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/04/20/google-starts-scanning-all-your-photos-as-new-update-goes-live/04 May 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml26pmvkna2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkwtupevok2hIs the price of our subscription really worth it? You need only listen to any of our thousands of happy subscribers, and they will tell you. Not only is the peace of mind and ease of use worth it, our unlimited alias feature can help save you money every single time you shop online!03 May 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwtupevok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkuqggbrdd2wAn investigation has revealed that the European Commission declared their new age verification app "technically ready" even as the app's own GitHub repository warned that it was unfit: https://www.sofx.com/eu-declared-age-app-ready-while-github-flagged-it-unfit-then-hackers-bypassed-it-in-2-minutes/02 May 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuqggbrdd2whttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mksjmtynzs2wCybercriminals are bypassing digital safeguards for crypto exchanges and commercial banks with tools that are being bought and sold via Telegram groups: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/15/1135898/cyberscammers-bypassing-bank-telegram/01 May 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksjmtynzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkpqkx7cet2kWhen other email providers advertise end-to-end encryption, they're only talking about messages sent to OTHER people with encrypted email. So what happens when you need to send an encrypted message to someone without a private email account? We have a feature for that!30 Apr 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpqkx7cet2khttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkngs7psn222A Mexican surveillance company has built a billion dollar empire using cameras and AI to monitor the US/Mexico border. Now it's expanding into even more countries, and privacy advocates are worried: https://restofworld.org/2026/mexico-seguritech-government-surveillance-profile/29 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngs7psn222https://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkkq2zuwoh26Did you know that your smart TV is collecting data on you? From what you watch the the devices you connect to it to when you're standing in front of it. Here's how to minimize the data it collects on you and your family: https://www.popsci.com/diy/how-to-stop-your-smart-tv-from-tracking-you/28 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkq2zuwoh26https://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkipnwlwik2kAn independent audit by Webxray has found that tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are still using cookies to track users even when they opt our of tracking: https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit/27 Apr 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkipnwlwik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkfbh37vge2zIt seems like staying private these days is impossible for anyone who isn't a hacker or software engineer. But don't fear! Private email can keep some of your most sensitive data out of the wrong hands, and our alias feature can also keep your main email address hidden entirely! 26 Apr 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfbh37vge2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkd4tahpzv2nApple is reportedly developing their own smart glasses, which will reportedly include cameras, microphones and speakers, and have a multimodal AI built in: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-reportedly-testing-ai-glasses-in-several-frame-styles/25 Apr 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd4tahpzv2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mkawg6veix2qLawmakers in Japan are relaxing regulations that protect users' privacy in order to cement the country's status as the "easiest country to develop AI": https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/japan_privacy_law_changes_ai/24 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkawg6veix2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mk66cuym7g2cThe U.S. Congress is headed for a showdown as it decides whether to renew a controversial surveillance program that allows large amounts of surveillance and data collection without a warrant: https://apnews.com/article/congress-foreign-surveillance-fisa-spy-agencies-3dc3e84c3b9b03f52b84dfb3b01fc77023 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk66cuym7g2chttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mk33rq35s52aThere's a reason we talk about our unlimited email alias feature a lot. Your email address is used to track your accounts and activity, the two go hand in hand! 22 Apr 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk33rq35s52ahttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjzpvxlu222zMore than 70 organizations, including the @aclu.org and @fightfortheftr.bsky.social have sent an open letter to Meta warning that their current plans to add facial recognition to their smart glasses will endanger millions of users worldwide. https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ray-ban-oakley-smart-glasses-no-face-recognition-civil-society/ https://t.co/8VoCfmwL9b21 Apr 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzpvxlu222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjwtnykle42cCitizen Lab has released a report on Webloc, a little known surveillance system that uses data from mobile apps and ad auctions to track the detailed movements of millions of users: https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/20 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtnykle42chttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjtohl3jrx2eWe're always proud whenever happy users talk about why they like being StartMail subscribers. But when one of those users also happens to be a YouTube channel that teaches users how to protect their digital privacy, we truly could not be happier to do what we do! 19 Apr 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtohl3jrx2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjrjvjrp7m2cHackers are using fake job postings on GitHub to steal credentials and spread malware: https://www.techspot.com/news/111870-hackers-using-fake-coding-jobs-spread-malware-through.html18 Apr 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrjvjrp7m2chttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjpca6vesn2gAmerican telehealth company Hims and Hers has suffered a data breach via Zendesk that has exposed the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hims-and-hers-warns-of-data-breach-after-zendesk-support-ticket-breach/ 17 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpca6vesn2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjn52oilnc2hYou may know that our company started as a private search engine. But why did we choose to do email from there? Simple, your email address is the nexus of how you communicate with people on the internet, and we're still leading the charge today with features like unlimited aliases!16 Apr 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn52oilnc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjjhtvocyl24As more and more companies, agencies, and entities make use of facial recognition tech, its errors have vast reaching and severe consequences...and there are a lot more errors than you might think: https://spectrum.ieee.org/facial-recognition-gone-wrong15 Apr 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjhtvocyl24https://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjhcrrfb2u24A recent leak of Claude Code's source has experts warning that it can "exercise far more control" and gather more data than previously thought: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/claude_code_source_leak_privacy_nightmare/?utm_medium=share&utm_content=article&utm_source=reddit14 Apr 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhcrrfb2u24https://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjfbdwqat425Apple has revealed to authorities the identity of a user who utilized their "Hide My Email" feature to generate disposable aliases. https://cyberinsider.com/apple-revealed-hide-my-email-user-identity-in-fbi-investigation/13 Apr 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfbdwqat425https://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mjbxykvdl624Your email address is the nexus of how you communicate with people on the internet, whether directly or with the accounts it's attached to! That's why we pioneered private email and why we're still leading the charge today with features like unlimited aliases!12 Apr 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbxykvdl624https://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mj7xuh6f5x2vStudies have found that the number of AI chatbots that are ignoring human instructions, evading safeguards, and destroying emails without permission: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says11 Apr 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7xuh6f5x2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mj5pvddfcl2cDevelopers have found that the White House's newly launched app is allegedly tracking users' exact location every 4.5 minutes: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/white-house-app-gps-tracking-controversy-178897410 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5pvddfcl2chttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mj2x3y3rvn2kA jury in Los Angeles has found Meta and YouTube guilty of deliberately designing their platforms to be addictive in a landmark verdict: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c747x7gz249o09 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2x3y3rvn2khttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mixuaqupre2cNowadays, we hear companies and governments use the "nothing to hide, nothing to fear" argument all the time. But did you know that the phrase predates social media, the internet, or computers? Read all about this slogan's history and how to counter it: startmail.com/nothing-to-hide-nothing-to-fear08 Apr 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixuaqupre2chttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3miwg7dmcca2bDespite promises to empower workers and improve productivity, researchers are finding out that AI agents exhaust and overwhelm workers with a condition called "AI brain fry": https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/business/ai-brain-fry-nightcap07 Apr 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwg7dmcca2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3mitpupbpfd2rThe UK government is spending millions on VPN services while weighing the decision to potentially ban them for citizens under the age of 18: https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/investigation-uk-spends-millions-on-vpns-as-government-weighs-ban-for-children06 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitpupbpfd2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/startmail.bsky.social/post/3miqfw65yhz26It's hard to understand just how much data that non-private search engines and platforms gather on you. Listen to our founder describe the detailed information he found a search engine gathering OVER A DECADE AGO before he decided to champion privacy and start our company! 05 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:wcao7moiwf34heq6jvgo3j42/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqfw65yhz26