I think the fact that plain-text was used actually helps this story. The guy was writing about how the Apple-FBI case would affect normal, everyday people. The

I think the fact that plain-text was used actually helps this story. The guy was writing about how the Apple-FBI case would affect normal, everyday people. The people who don't even know there can be anything insecure about email. For all we know, GoGo had blocked certain ports that forced the email client to downgrade an SMTP connection for compatibility reasons. Hackers are going to use any foothold they can find to get at your data, including any mandated backdoor or compatibility required by the government.