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Re:Now I understand why almost no one uses encrypted email by NikolaeVarius on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:03PM (#22894023)
This is like complaining that you need to sign up for the internet using personal info to get onto the net.
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Re:Now I understand why almost no one uses encrypted email by vpEfljFL on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:34PM (#22894269)
Unless if ISP positions itself as rigid security service devoted to provide you security features and some famous people recommend using it in order to transfer sensitive documents.
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Re:Now I understand why almost no one uses encrypted email by llukas on Thursday April 16, 2020 @07:29PM (#22894648)
They do not promise anonymous transfers. They promise encrypted transfers.
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Re:Now I understand why almost no one uses encrypted email by zokier on Thursday April 16, 2020 @07:30PM (#22894651)
Public internet access, both in the form of hotspots and computers, are perfectly usable (if not terribly secure). But you cannot use Signal with a payphone.
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Re:Now I understand why almost no one uses encrypted email by couchand on Thursday April 16, 2020 @09:45PM (#22895465)
Such access is FAR LESS secure for most real humans' threat models.
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