On Tuesday 01 May 2018 04:57:11 dep wrote:
On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 1:57 AM, deloptes deloptes@gmail.com wrote:
William Morder wrote:
Everybody talks about encryption, but not many actually use it. And you
can see why here: because encrypting all alone is like having sex all alone. Unless you do it together with others, it's just wanking.
I think it is more or less about trust
in my case the catalyst was reducing the data harvesting my isp can do from my outgoing and incoming email. there is, as various here have noted, little way to prevent this entirely, but it can at least be made a little more inconvenient. thus, when my email leaves here it is encrypted, as it is when it arrives. on the other end it might not be, between the server and those with whom i am corresponding, but that goes into analytics as the mail from-to some guy in switzerland. i've added encrypted dns requests. the goal is like putting locks on the door of your house: it doesn't provide absolute protection, but it makes it mor profitable for the bad guys to look someplace else.
dep
Look into using email over a secure shell. I had that running a few years ago, but since then I have gone through some changes, and it was too much trouble. However, I do know that it is possible. Of course, your email provider will still have access to some information; otherwise you couldn't use their service.
Bill