# Which mainstream email provider is the best for privacy and security?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/which-mainstream-email-provider-is-the-best-for-privacy-and-security/14382
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2023-10-11T12:12:02Z
**Posts:** 13

## Post 1 by @anon28734771 — 2023-10-11T12:12:02Z

I encountered a game that only allows account creation with these domains:

- [gmail.com](http://gmail.com)
- [outlook.com](http://outlook.com)
- [hotmail.com](http://hotmail.com)
- [icloud.com](http://icloud.com)
- [yahoo.com](http://yahoo.com)
- [myyahoo.com](http://myyahoo.com)
- [aol.com](http://aol.com)
- [naver.com](http://naver.com)
- [yandex.com](http://yandex.com)

I really want to play this game, so I have no other choice but to create a new email address for just this use case and maybe similar use cases in the future.

Which one of these providers should I pick from a privacy and security perspective?

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## Post 2 by @coldbrew — 2023-10-11T12:48:35Z

I would guess iCloud… It’s at least the one I’m using, because for me I’m ruling out anything Microsoft, Google, or Russian. I don’t know about Yahoo, though. Security, I would just pick gmail because it’s easy to get one and create with random information. But if it’s got to stay alive I’m going to prefer iCloud because I have Apple Data Protection turned on for iCloud.

I use iCloud email to generate aliases, create an account, then I can delete the alias if need be.

Super stupid the game only lets those domains. It’s like Chime (banking) wouldn’t let me use [protonmail.com](http://protonmail.com) or [pm.me](http://pm.me) because it’s an “anonymous email” lol.

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## Post 3 by @Regime6045 — 2023-10-12T10:18:24Z

Anything that doesn’t require a phone number is good enough, I guess. Just give them fake data and treat it as a throwaway email for just that one game.

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## Post 4 by @anon39565454 — 2023-10-12T15:40:22Z

Wouldn’t use gmail as they sometimes lock you out of your account and asks for a phone number. And sometimes does 2fa even when you explicitly disabled it (locking me out of my acc for quite a while)

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## Post 5 by @Ouros — 2023-10-12T16:10:51Z

Maybe Outlook is a good alternative, I don’t remember asking me for a two-step check.

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## Post 6 by @Regime6045 — 2023-10-12T16:33:34Z

I can confirm this works. I have a throwaway Outlook account without any personal data or phone number. They did ask me to add 2FA after a couple of weeks, but TOTP was supported so I don’t mind.

For comparison, Google also will demand 2FA after a while, but only lets you add TOTP _after_ you have given them a phone number, for mysterious ( :wink: ) reasons.

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## Post 7 by @xe3 — 2023-10-12T17:25:28Z

My guess would be:

1. iCloud
2. Outlook

iCloud Hide My Email (Apple’s E-mail aliasing service) will also give you @icloud.com domains so that’s an option. But its a paid option, so probably not the best option just to buy a game.

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## Post 8 by @anon39565454 — 2023-10-13T02:56:45Z

I would also add that iCloud requires a phone number and uses it for login, so it can’t be used as something permanent if you do use a burner

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## Post 9 by @alonewolf — 2023-10-13T06:11:01Z

if you don’t mind, what game is that which straight up blocks email domains which are not even aliases? I know of lichess which blocks aliases but not proton or tuta accounts.

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## Post 10 by @anon39565454 — 2023-10-13T08:53:03Z

My guess is probably Town of Salem

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## Post 11 by @Bhaelros — 2023-10-14T18:37:37Z

Why not an alias provider like SimpleLogin and use your own domain with it?

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## Post 12 by @xe3 — 2023-10-15T05:42:00Z

> [@Bhaelros](#):
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> Why not an alias provider like SimpleLogin and use your own domain

Reread the OP:

> I encountered a game that only allows account creation with these domains: [list of domains]

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## Post 13 by @Bhaelros — 2023-10-15T10:41:07Z

Oh, my bad.

Then iCloud with Hide my email option, or Outlook with additional alias email. Outlook has also Passwordless login feature which is a nice thing to have.