While the internet has made our lives easier, it has raised one major concern for all of us, and this is of privacy. User data is floating all around the internet and the times call for stricter measures to make the web a safer place for all its users.
In the wake of this urgency, there have been several inventions time and again that aim at making the internet a safe place. One such invention has been GhostMail.
In this article, we discuss what GhostMail is and why it is important to have such products on the internet. We also discuss some popular alternatives for GhostMail. Take a look:
Understand GhostMail as a self-destruct email, such that once the reader of your email reads it, the email vanishes automatically from his/her inbox. Now, GhostMail might not sound like an absolutely useful product for most of the people out there, it becomes of great significance when we address issues like military communications and national security. In fact, GhostMail is used specifically by many militaries around the world, including the US to communicate with each other.
Incidentally, the website offers maximum flexibility on how the sender wants his/her email to behave once read. There are some options that users can select from, which include:
#1. Self-Destruct Emails: Like we discussed above, if you enable this option, the email will self-destruct as soon as someone has read it. This narrows down the gap of a possible breach of privacy, and hence ensures maximum possible security.
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#2. Two Factor Login: This ensures that there is no unauthorized access. If you select this authentication, the reader has to verify his/her credentials twice.
#3. High-Frequency Easing: The Company’s servers delete the emails that are floating around in their servers at a high rate. This way, even if you don’t select any option, you can rest assured that your email will be deleted permanently very soon.
We need to address another important thing while we’re at this conjecture. GhostMail is a relatively new concept, and it is in no way full-proof. There are certain issues that still can arise despite its high standards of security. For instance, the reader of an email can simply take a screenshot of the text and the sender. As there are developments in this particular field, and as more and more people start understanding the need of security in the online sphere, we can expect to witness some groundbreaking revolutions in the coming times.
Alternatives To GhostMail
You would be surprised to know that there are a few apps that you almost use every day that are based on GhostMail’s architecture. The most notable ones are Snapchat and Instagram. Yes! The way you can control what happens to your snaps when a person views them and how you get a notification as soon as someone takes a screenshot of your snaps is reminiscent of several features of GhostMail. In Instagram, you can put stories that self-destruct after 24 hours, and you can manually choose the people who you don’t want to see your stories.
There are several traditional email provers too that are based on GhostMail’s concept. The most popular and reliable ones are ProtonMail, Tuanota, GnuPG, and Enigmail.
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So, there you have it. Have you ever used GhostMail before? Let us know in the comments below.
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