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Re:Poll: Do you encrypt your email? by jmduke on Sunday July 14, 2013 @08:00PM (#6042832)
I don't if its borne more out of cynicism or laziness, but I feel as though if a shadowy government organization has the ability to peer into every major facet of the Internet, me encrypting my email isn't going to do much to stop them from getting whatever they want to know about me.

(Put another way: I'm more embarrassed about the subreddits I browse than the emails I send.)

Re:Poll: Do you encrypt your email? by clicks on Monday July 15, 2013 @02:09AM (#6043978)
> (Put another way: I'm more embarrassed about the subreddits I browse than the emails I send.)

That is probably true for a lot of people. I hope reddit admins shed some light on this: how long are the logs identifying users stored for? What is the chance that they can be stolen, or given up en masse to the authorities? Roughly what number of IP's have been requested by the authorities -- hundreds of them? thousands? Or?

Re:Poll: Do you encrypt your email? by jlgaddis on Monday July 15, 2013 @02:43AM (#6044071)
> encrypting my email isn't going to do much to stop them from getting whatever they want to know about me

Overused analogy: if a burglar wants to break into your {car,house,...} bad enough, they eventually will. Do you make it easier on them by leaving your windows open and doors unlocked?

Re:Poll: Do you encrypt your email? by zobzu on Sunday July 14, 2013 @08:54PM (#6043014)
no worries, everyone has been to gonewild at least once.
Re:Poll: Do you encrypt your email? by trafficlight on Sunday July 14, 2013 @09:24PM (#6043130)
There are much more embarrassing subreddits.
Re:Poll: Do you encrypt your email? by beedogs on Monday July 15, 2013 @01:36AM (#6043893)
Yes, but anyone who's been to shitredditsays ought to be loaded onto the FEMA trains right now.
Re:Poll: Do you encrypt your email? by joshuak on Sunday July 14, 2013 @11:55PM (#6043631)
Perhaps it isn't the government you should be concerned about encrypting your email from.