Robert Peters wrote:
Thanks for all the replies - there are several things to try out. I want to get away from relying so much on Google, and that will probably include getting a non-Gmail address, and maybe using local mail storage such as Kmail... Robert
Same here - my private mail address is on a server controlled by a friend, hosted in Europe. No need of local storage, because the mail server is the important part. Anyway - mail is a grey area, because you do not know who else reads the mails on the way, before they reach you. IMO it is irrelevant - best to use is PGP/GPG, but only few really use it.
But yes, we do not have to agree or let someone tracking us and making money out of this.
regards