Born Private: Reserve your child's first email address with Proton
6 hours ago
- #children privacy
- #digital identity
- #email security
- Children often need an email address early for school and apps, but many use services like Gmail that prioritize data collection over privacy.
- A Proton survey found 43% of children under 18 have their own email, which can become a lifelong digital identity tied to tracking and surveillance.
- Proton Mail's Born Private campaign allows parents to reserve a private, encrypted email address for children, offering stronger privacy protections than mainstream Big Tech services.
- Proton Mail uses end-to-end encryption, open-source code, and Swiss privacy laws to prevent data scanning, marketing profiling, and warrantless surveillance.
- Reserving an email involves a small donation, locks the address for up to 15 years, and provides a secure activation voucher, ensuring a clean, untouched inbox for when the child is ready.