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> We do not share, sell, or disclose any personal information or email content to third parties, except as required by law or as necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety.

This policy claims to protect your privacy but allows them to share your data broadly, including with anyone they see fit to protect their own interests, effectively offering no real privacy guarantee.



They’re not going to protect your privacy to their detriment. They’re running a business, they’re not martyrs.


> They're not going to protect your privacy to their detriment. They’re running a business, they’re not martyrs.

Fine, then they shouldn't profess their faith.

- Home page, second line: Privacy friendly

- Second site page: Privacy

Claim: “At Email.ML, we value the privacy of our users and are committed to protecting their personal information.”

If what they mean is security, since they are not committed to protecting privacy, they should just say security. Security can be a fine selling point without the newspeak.

Translated claim in ‘oldspeak’:

“At Email.ML, we claim to value your privacy, but we will share your personal information whenever it suits our interests or legally required.”


Then they can't be said to value it.

And judging by the number of free one year identity theft protection plans I've racked up, they don't.




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