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The problem is that most of my emails will end up on Gmail, Yahoo! or Hotmail. Since nearly no one uses PGP, the emails sit on a google, apple, yahoo, microsoft
by atmosx 11y ago
The problem is that most of my emails will end up on Gmail, Yahoo! or Hotmail. Since nearly no one uses PGP, the emails sit on a google, apple, yahoo, microsoft server in plain text for any ads or 'gov' company to see and analyze in bulk.
Until we 'solve' THIS problem, there's no point in discussing what happens in between IMHO.
- Tepix 11y agoEven if you run your own mailserver, you're not in control unless it's a dedicated server. On a VPS you may be spied upon by your ISP without standing a chance of noticing it. Luckily there are now ISPs that let you rent a dedicated server for 6€ a month (or just host it at home on something like the Raspberry Pi 2 and use a minimal VPS just to tunnel the traffic to it from its non-dialup IP address so email actually works).
- bitJericho 11y agoI was able to solve this problem by setting up a relay on a remote and international vps, and then requiring an encrypted connection between that server to my home network. If the link was active, the mail would go through. If the link was inactive, it would queue up. That way I didn't need as reliable of a home network and could rely on the datacenter to maintain uptime. For a couple more dollars you could get a second VPS for even better uptime.
- cm2187 11y agoIt doesn't solve it but it does reduce it. If smtp is encrypted only the US can read your correspondance. If smtp is unencrypted any country and telco operator through which your data transit can read your correspondance.
- thrownaway2424 11y agoDo you think that mail just sits around on "the gmail server" in plain text?
- wolf550e 11y agoRogue Google employee can read your mail (a fireable offense, but possible). US Government can compel Google to share your mail.
- atmosx 11y agoIn plain text for any interested party, be it Google, China, the NSA, etc[1]. [1] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-...
- xvilka 11y agoProjects like a MailPile [1] could help here. [1] https://www.mailpile.is/ https://www.mailpile.is/
- atmosx 11y agoYes, I have high hopes for mailpile! :-)