Google is testing expiring emails in the new Gmail

Re:Google is testing expiring emails in the new Gmail by aylmao on Friday April 13, 2018 @12:07PM (#16831307)

Would be interesting if they built something like SMS/iMessage, where within the ecosystem emails were encrypted but when sent outside they weren't.

Of course, hopefully PGP, and not some custom, private API like iMessage.

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Re:Google is testing expiring emails in the new Gmail by JonathonW on Friday April 13, 2018 @01:22PM (#16831999)

If you're looking for an "open ecosystem" option, Mail on both iOS and Mac (as well as a bunch of clients elsewhere, including Outlook and Thunderbird) supports S/MIME encryption and signing out of the box.

Of course, no one uses it or even realizes it's there because S/MIME is terrible.

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Re:Google is testing expiring emails in the new Gmail by hedora on Friday April 13, 2018 @11:13PM (#16835677)

Actually, with let’s encrypt and friends, maybe it is finally time for s/mime (with cert pinning, web of trust for the paranoid)

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