If Gmail proved anything, it was that people would, for the most part, accept any terms of service. Or at least not care enough to read the fine-print closely.
It’s not outdated. The chance of a newer electronic communication method being ubiquitous and also relatively open (e.g. not associated directly with a company) is slim. PGP encryption (another “old” technology) solves the privacy nightmare piece. People just have to use it.
Also I recommend selfhosting email. Mailinabox.email is pretty brainless.
its honestly weird that email is still a thing. it is an outdated protocol which is a privacy nightmare even without big tech usurping it.
What’s the alternative that everyone has and you can make a new one without much issue or privacy infringement?
SMSFacebookTelegramWhatsAppSignalSessionXMPPMatrixWe still use email because it’s ubiquitous. Boomer to Zoomer, everyone has at least one email address.
It’s not outdated. The chance of a newer electronic communication method being ubiquitous and also relatively open (e.g. not associated directly with a company) is slim. PGP encryption (another “old” technology) solves the privacy nightmare piece. People just have to use it.
Also I recommend selfhosting email. Mailinabox.email is pretty brainless.
It isn’t surprising that something outdated is still used
It’s the only decentralized communication protocol for personal messages that is widely adopted. And yes, it’s a privacy nightmare.