---
title: "Away from Gmail"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/away-from-gmail-v2hliwo40
source_url: https://giuliomagnifico.blog/post/2025-08-18-leaving-gmail/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2025-08-22T21:44:31.213Z
updated: 2025-08-22T21:44:55.474Z
tags: ["privacy", "self-hosting"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 53
comments: 11
language: en
---

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# Away from Gmail

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 8 min read · 53 upvotes · 11 comments

## Summary

A developer shares their experience migrating from Gmail to Mailbox.org for privacy reasons. The post covers the decision-making process between privacy-focused email providers, the technical migration using imapsync tool, and setting up PGP encryption. The author chose Mailbox.org over Proton Mail and Tutanota to maintain compatibility with Apple Mail while gaining better privacy protection for €2.50/month.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@ezee** · 5 upvotes

> At this point, it should just be embarrassing if you still haven't switched away from google - not writing articles about it. The privacy move was 10+ years ago.

**@alexandr\_sedeke** · 3 upvotes

> Proton is more privacy-absolute (stronger encryption model + Swiss jurisdiction).
> While mailbox.org is more feature-rich and interoperable, but operates in a jurisdiction where lawful interception can be enforced.

**@rujorgensen** · 0 upvotes

> I always felt that statements like "I had to draw the line and stop giving Google my data for free" was dishonest and frankly a bit greedy 🫤.
>
> We all know that you don't give it to them "for free"--right? We all get one or more services in return, and developing and maintaining them is expensive.
>
> Whether or not you are willing to make that transaction or not is another story. I am, for now, but I'm not happy with it, and I'm always on the lookout for an alternative.

**@lynnfredricks** · 0 upvotes

> Weird, I thought Digg died face down years ago - at least twice.

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