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Don't a lot of the big providers pass emails between each other encrypted with TLS? And emails internal to Yahoo's email system wouldn't be visible to your ISP
by roywiggins 10y ago
Don't a lot of the big providers pass emails between each other encrypted with TLS? And emails internal to Yahoo's email system wouldn't be visible to your ISP or anyone outside of Yahoo.
https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/ https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/
- morganvachon 10y agoThey might pass the email around via TLS but they store their copy unencrypted on their servers[1]. Even if they do one day decide to encrypt their local copy, they hold the keys, you don't. According to the Ars article on this subject[2], Google has officially said "We haven't been subpoenaed and if we were we'd say 'no'", but that stance could change in the next few years. [1] https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/faq/#what_do_you_mean_by https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/faq/#wh... [2] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/report-fbi-andor-nsa-ordered-yahoo-to-build-secret-e-mail-search-tool/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/report-fbi-andor-...