News, guides and updates from the Leave Me Alone team.
Email privacy isn't one tool, it's four layers: connection, identity, inbox, storage. Here's the full stack, what each layer stops, and how to build yours.
A VPN encrypts your connection and hides your IP. That's it, and that's plenty. Here's exactly what's covered, what isn't, and when you need one.
Hundreds of newsletter confirmations an hour? Here's the Gmail filter that quarantines the flood without deleting anything, and what to check before you touch it.
We've teamed up with EasyOptOuts, the service that gets your name, address, and phone number taken down from data broker sites. Here's the deal, and why we picked them.
We've teamed up with addy.io, the open source alias service that gives every website its own email address. Here's the deal, and why we picked them.
A VPN encrypts your connection. Spam is sent to your address, and that doesn't change. Here's why the two never meet, and what actually stops spam.
We've teamed up with Ente, the open source, end-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Photos. Here's the deal, and why we picked them.
The full 2026 list of Gmail search operators, including in:spam, in:sent and label:^unsub that Google leaves out of its own reference, plus why body: and has:unsubscribe never worked.
Worried your partner is getting dirty spam emails? Here is the honest, factual reason it happens, why it says nothing about them, and how to help stop it.
Suddenly getting porn or dirty spam emails? Here are the real causes, why it is not personal, and the simple steps that make the adult junk stop.
