How do I sign up for an email newsletter safely? We answer

Today we will talk about how to subscribe to independent news if you live in a country where freedom of speech is persecuted.

When traditional independent sources are blocked, it is time for alternative paths. The Internet pampers us with a variety of news sites, bloggers and individual journalists, who often offer non-standard and interesting points of view. The safest way to subscribe to them and stay up to date with news and events is to subscribe to their email newsletters.

Why email?

Email newsletters provide a fairly high level of confidentiality, since the information is sent directly to your inbox, and not transmitted through messengers or social networks, which can be easily checked by the security forces (subscriptions to many independent media in some countries, for example, in Belarus, face criminal liability). The fact is that subscribing to an email newsletter is quite difficult to determine (unlike channels in messengers and pages in social networks).

Need to install a VPN?

Most likely not, but it depends on the mailing. In principle, there is no need install VPNto read any newsletter, but it may be impossible to follow links in it without a VPN if you are in the country where the site you subscribed to is blocked. But some email newsletters are collected in such a way that you do not have to click on links, since all the information will be set out in the received email. Or the mailing may contain links that the authorities have not blocked ("mirror" of the site).

I'm ready to subscribe! What do you need to do for this?

Follow our instructions. Every point in it is important.

❗️Rule 1. Don't use untrusted email services

We strongly recommend that you create a mailbox on a foreign server, for example, on gmail.com or yahoo.com. Remember that mailboxes on Russian or Belarusian servers (Mail.ru, Yandex, Rambler, and others) are unsafe. They cannot be used either for personal or business purposes. There is also every reason to assume that Russian/Belarusian/Ukrainian email services will filter such emails and you will not be able to receive email newsletters.

This is a list of secure and confidential email services. They will provide you with complete privacy, security, and end-to-end encryption of your email:

ProtonMail is considered by many cybersecurity experts to be the best encrypted email service in the world. The source code of the system is open and complies with the GDPR. The company's office is located in Switzerland. There is a free version.

Tutanota is one of the most popular among reliable email providers and is similar to ProtonMail in terms of design and security. The system is GDPR compliant. The servers are located in Germany. Can be used free of charge.

Hushmail is a service for the use of encrypted emails, which has existed since 1999. It guarantees the secrecy, security, and blocking of messages thanks to the latest modern encryption methods.

Mailfence is an email service that focuses on security and provides end-to-end encryption. Public key encryption is enabled in the email address and web interface OpenPGP. Mailfence's servers are located in Belgium. A free version is provided.

❗️Rule 2. Do not use [email protected] crate

So that you cannot be de-anonymized, including by the media employees you subscribe to, in any case Do not use a PO Box with your last name, first name, date of birth, or phone number in the title. For example,[email protected]. This is a simple but very important rule.

❗️Rule 3. Always delete the email you receive

After reading the received mailing, always delete the email from the mailbox!Always! This should become the rule. And don't forget to delete the email from the "Trash" of your mailbox as well.

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