Trying to leave gmail because they are evil.
Folks had said protonmail, but it doesn't work with the native IOs mail app, so it's out. I need to sync a bunch of email accounts in one location, so I need to use the iPhone mail app to pull them all together.
Another possibility:
Startmail.com has 1/2 off until Feb. 8th (so about $30/1 year). They're privacy centered and based in the Netherlands.
Don't recall if it has phone # or not, but you can encrypt, create aliases, etc.
http://www.startmail.com/en
‘Why StartMail?’
Wait, I don't think this works with the apple IOs native mail app. Do you know if it does?
no, sorry ... good luck.
[Maybe someone on a tech site like one of Rob Braxman's (The Internet Privacy Guy), might have sent in a similar inquiry...]
I’ll check that out!
Oh, this looks like it's what we are looking for. I think the european privacy standards are higher than the US, so I'd prefer to have their protections.