retiolus@lemmy.cat to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoProton is transitioning towards a non-profit structureproton.meexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarefigaro@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoCould you clarify what you mean by snake oil?
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoEmail is insecure by default. These companies play on wishful thinking to make people feel better about using it.
minus-squaresqgl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoMy admin friend told me that email is now secure and encrypted by default. Of course you have to trust whoever is hosting your email though. Don’t trust Gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoFun fact, it isn’t. Not compared to Signal Simplex or any other massager with strong encryption
Could you clarify what you mean by snake oil?
Email is insecure by default. These companies play on wishful thinking to make people feel better about using it.
My admin friend told me that email is now secure and encrypted by default.
Of course you have to trust whoever is hosting your email though. Don’t trust Gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc
Fun fact, it isn’t. Not compared to Signal Simplex or any other massager with strong encryption