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Re:Gmail E2E is as terrible as expected by irq-1 on Sunday April 06, 2025 @06:02PM (#43605329)
> The user's mail agent is deemed untrustworthy (and so is the user)

Bluesky follows this pattern for the benefit of the user. The internet tradition has always been: if you want to control it, you have to host it.

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Re:Gmail E2E is as terrible as expected by Dylan16807 on Sunday April 06, 2025 @06:39PM (#43605574)
> if you want to control it

In the context of sending a secure message, the sender maintaining control goes in the negatives column. At best it's a compromise in exchange for specific security features.

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