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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31726182#31726417
Seems like I found a perfect material for my previous blog post.
> Thunderbird on desktop is unusable for me on privacy grounds; it phones home in the same manner as Firefox. I hope this behavior does not infect K-9 Mail.
> > What is your threat model?
> > > I don't need a threat model to wish to preserve my privacy from second parties. What is the threat model for not putting public cameras in your shower?
> > > I want a mail client that connects to my mail server and nothing else. Any functionality that involves connecting to anyone or anything beyond that is unwanted.
> > > You'll note that client IP is coarse location. Any service that has persistent identifiers and is contacted daily gets your travel history.