1 May
2018
1 May
'18
3:57 p.m.
On Tuesday 01 May 2018 04:57:11 dep wrote:
On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 1:57 AM, deloptes
<deloptes(a)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