"If you aren't paying for the product, you are the product." George Greve +Georg Greve
Your email account is the most direct link to your state of digital security. All that stands between your messages and the eyes of a stranger is the snap judgment of an algorithm.
As security guru Bruce Schneier says, the metadata that rides along with your email today includes enough information about you to be classified as surveillance. Do you want your personal information to leak, day in and day out, to some of society's most unseemly characters?
Wikipedia on Metadata
@schneierblog Metadata = Surveillance
Here Are 4 Reasons for Establishing and Operating Your Own Email Accounts
- The security, identification and privacy of my friends, family and colleagues, is important to me.
- There is a new digital environment that is emerging, and I want to be prepared for my family and business.
- I want to enjoy technology and know that I am safe, secure and in control of my information.
- I want to know I am using the last email account I will ever need.
Take ownership of your email account and never worry about email security again.
