Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email
by mvanbaak on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:02PM
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This has been solved for a very long time already.
It's called PGP.
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Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email
by dredmorbius on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @01:35PM
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PGP and friends are, in practice, mutually exclusive.
Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email
by akoncius on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @02:52PM
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if you want to let friends know what is going on you just simply send email/IM/SMS
Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email
by arp242 on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @04:35AM
(#22052902)
To paraphrase jwz: "Some people, when confronted with a
problem, think 'I know, I'll use PGP.' Now they have two problems."
More seriously, PGP is really hard. I think it has some potential for signing emails from your bank, Amazon, etc. but other than that ... it's just a pain. I'm not a crypto expert but a reasonably skilled IT professional, and even I struggle with it.
Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email
by andy_ppp on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @04:02AM
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Yes, the message is encrypted with a key, you only get access to this key by decrypting it with your private key. Everyone on the email has the key for the message encrypted with their public key. Hence the privacy is not perfect but pretty good.