1530 sats \ 3 replies \ @final 24 Jun 2023 \ parent \ on: What encrypted email service do you use? bitcoin
Encrypted email is essentially harm-reductive. This is why when choosing a provider I just consider what the provider would do with my information rather than concerns about the email system itself. I have a big issue with Proton's marketing because of that, the way they explain it makes it appear like a perfect system when in fact you need to read in the lines or on privacy policies / support articles.
These posts, while focused on PGP (another annoying system I wish I could use less), It makes a lot of the points and problems 'encrypted' email providers have.
https://latacora.micro.blog/2020/02/19/stop-using-encrypted.html
https://latacora.micro.blog/2019/07/16/the-pgp-problem.html
LARP security
lol, but well said. "Encrypted mail services" give a false sense of security.
I think everyone using these mail services (and even paying for them) should read these articles
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I like to believe LARP security also boils down to having security that only exists to be shown off rather than having any major benefit. Kind of like Proton's entire "THE SECURE EMAIL™ BASED IN SWITZERLAND™" marketing shtick, and with PGP users showing off their keys everywhere.
As a customer, they're better as an alternative or ethical service - It's the closest bridge to mainstream email service that isn't completely piled on Google or Microsoft.
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Thanks for the articles!
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