Email Encryption: Worth the Trouble?

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If you want to have secure online communications, you need to set up encryption. Problem is, it's easier said than done.

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[HEXiT]

google says you have no right to expect privacy because you send mail through its servers?... wrong... there is no difference between an email and a phone call. in the 80's and 90's you plugged your telephone into a modem and sent your data. the only difference is the technology has matured and switched to digital but is based on the same premis. so is still covered by your governments wire tap laws.

the problem arises because the judges dont understand this basic fact. they may be electronic communication but they are still communication between 2 persons. so should be subject to the same privacy laws as a telephone call on a land line.

another thing... you hand write or type a letter, stick it in an envelope and post it... by googles interpretation they would have the right to open the envelope to read the contents of the letter when it hits there sorting office... no they dont have the right to do that. in fact its a federal in the u.s offense and offense against the crown in the uk. both of which carry hefty sentences. the only difference between an email and a letter is the delivery method. the idea behind it is the same. communication... google may be trying to tell you different but they are in the wrong... basically there hoping if they say it often enough it will be true... dont listen, demand privacy or stop using there services...

 

[TomsUser726]

This quote from the above article is simple bunk!:
' People love the convenience of webmail, but it's just not as secure as a desktop client, and therefore many cryptographers simply don't bother writing browser plugins for email encryption. "It is simply not possible to produce a secure email system that works in the webmail context," Marlinspike told us. "So most people who are interested in working on secure email haven't even bothered, because it's a non-starter." ' There is nothing different about web based email systems regarding message security with PGP or GPG from standalone email clients. What is needed is a standalone PGP or GPG client which encrypts a text message offline into a PGP or GPG encrypted message which can be saved locally as a file, or just copied and pasted into a blank email message, whether that is on a standalone email client or one that exists on a web page, like Gmail, Yahoo mail, or whatever. The message is already encrypted, and is unreadable no matter which email system sends it! Same at the receiving end. The message is encrypted whether on the web page or in Outlook, or Windows Live Mail, or Apple mail, or Gmail, or Yahoo mail, or Eudora, or Pegasus Mail or anything else! The encrypted message then just needs to be copied into a text editor and/or pasted directly into desktop PGP or GPG, where it can be decrypted and read! Voila!!!

 

[techy007]

At least for busineses, we have a product called Ccure Pro (www.ccurepro.com).This products takes care of email and text message encryption as well as allows to safly exchange documents within the team.