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I think the red lock next to the recipient email is more confusing than anything. It's suggesting strongly some kind of end-to-end encryption, like PGP, when t
by hartator 11y ago
I think the red lock next to the recipient email is more confusing than anything.
It's suggesting strongly some kind of end-to-end encryption, like PGP, when there is still nothing. Google still has full access to the plain text versions of these emails as well as the receiving email providers.
It's creating a fake assumption of security that can be more damaging than anything.
- stingraycharles 11y agoI'm not sure if it's far fetched, but instead of creating more security for gmail users, perhaps this is a deliberate attempt for people to start requesting that "lock" next to their email address (especially businesses), and as such create a surge in providers adopting secure communication? Because that's the biggest impact this will have, and as such, will mostly indirectly increase security for google's users.