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Re:Time to Encrypt the Cloud by ymse on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @01:29AM (#13693738)
Not the parent, but tech-savvy consumers are willing to pay more for a better service. If there was an email provider better than gmail, with no spying, total transparency etc, many here would switch in a heartbeat even if it costs $5/month.

Not sure why GP assumed this must be free of charge; tech-savvy consumers also tend to have money.

If there was a cloud provider with solid infrastructure, full transparency and insight to the network down to server cams, all based on free software, would you have paid extra for it?

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Re:Time to Encrypt the Cloud by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @01:41AM (#13693768)
This is, in fact, what I did when I switched to Fastmail. Others looking for absolute security over convenience have gravitated towards ProtonMail. I also discovered other perks to having a paid email service... like getting customer support.
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