I hope the author realizes that it opens thing up further for phishing. As well, it presumes the security/privacy of the email account. There's no guarantee tha

I hope the author realizes that it opens thing up further for phishing. As well, it presumes the security/privacy of the email account. There's no guarantee that the email is securely delivered, stored, and not snooped by a 3rd party. After all, most people don't use GPG.