If you want an email account that’s actually private, one solution is to run your own email server from your house. This way, if governments want to secretly ask your email provider for a copy of your inbox, they’ll have to ask you. Until Helm, this wasn’t possible for most people.

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Avoid Surveillance with Helm, a Home Server Anyone Can Use to Keep Emails Truly Private

Helm is a well thought out product that's as easy to set up as a smartphone. It's $500 and $100/year.