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The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search


Thanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options to get you started.

Based in Switzerland, Proton started with a privacy-focused email service and has built out a series of apps, including cloud storage, docs, and a VPN to rival Google. (Despite Switzerland’s strong privacy laws, the government has recently announced it may require encrypted services to keep user’s data, something that Proton has pushed back on). Tuta, which used to be called Tutanota and is based in Germany, says it encrypts email content, subject lines, calendars, address books, and other data in your inbox.

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