The Email Provider Google Doesn't Want You to Know About (Fastmail Interview)
Published: November 19, 2025
Duration: 1:48:56
Ricardo Signes, Chief Engineer at Fastmail, explains why Gmail's email experience has become increasingly fragmented, and what it would take to actually fix the decades-old IMAP protocol that powers most of the internet. We dive deep into JMAP (the modern replacement Gmail won't adopt), privacy-by-design vs. encryption theater, and the hidden trade-offs between convenience and security that no one talks about. If you've noticed your email client feeling broken, this interview reveals why.
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Fastmail: https://fastmail.com
• Fastmail Values Statement: https://fastmail.com/about/values
• Cyrus IMAP/JMAP...