DuckDuckGo Email Protection: Spam and Tracker Blocking
DuckDuckGo Email Protection adds a privacy layer to your inbox by forwarding email while blocking trackers and reducing spam — without replacing your existing email provider.
Paul O'Brien
Paul O’Brien writes independently about email providers, privacy-first tools, and digital productivity. His work focuses on how communication tools shape everyday workflows, clarity, and control over personal data. He’s often known as The Email Guy
You Might Finally Be Able to Change Your Gmail Address
Gmail is testing a long-requested feature that would let users change their email address without starting over — raising bigger questions about email identity and control.
Email Providers
StartMail Review 2026 — Unlimited Aliases & Strong Privacy
A practical review of StartMail in 2026 — looking at privacy, encryption, aliases, pricing, and how it compares to Proton Mail for everyday private email.
Digital Privacy
Rethinking Digital Trust: The 2026 Privacy Reset
2026 is becoming the year of the privacy reset. Governments and everyday users are rethinking who they trust with their data — and choosing tools that put control back in their hands.
Proton Mail
What Is Proton Sentinel? Advanced Account Security (2025)
A practical guide to Proton Sentinel — Proton’s enhanced account protection that helps detect and respond to higher-risk threats.
Inbox Management
Holiday Inbox Overload: Why It Happens (Spam Watch 2025)
Spam Watch 2025 explains why holiday inboxes are flooded with tracked promos — and the privacy tools and habits that help cut the noise.
Product Updates
Proton Sheets: Encrypted Spreadsheets Inside Proton Drive
Proton Sheets brings end-to-end encrypted spreadsheets to Proton Drive, with collaboration features designed for privacy-first productivity.
Email Features
Proton Mail Newsletters View: Inbox Organisation
Overview of Proton Mail’s Newsletters view — a dedicated place to manage and read subscriptions cleanly, privately, and with easy unsubscribe options.
Product Updates
Proton Pass File Attachments: Secure Encrypted Storage
Proton Pass adds secure file attachments, letting you save documents and files with your stored passwords and sensitive items securely.
Digital Productivity
My Nightly Brain Dump Routine for Clearing Mental Clutter
A simple nightly brain dump routine I use to clear mental clutter, organise my thoughts and end the day calmly.
Email Etiquette
Should You Be Disciplined for an Email Mistake at Work?
Email mistakes happen at work. Here’s when they become serious — and how employers usually respond.
Is Email Here to Stay?
With messaging apps everywhere, email continues to play a central role in how we communicate.