It's not like that at all. Email history is a useful feature. You're at risk of unauthorized access to it in exchange for that useful feature. Anyone could the

It's not like that at all. Email history is a useful feature. You're at risk of unauthorized access to it in exchange for that useful feature. Anyone could theoretically offer a service without that feature, though there might not be demand for it. (then again, see mailinator.com) Everything-history is a compliance feature. You're at risk of unauthorized access to it in exchange for compliance with the law. Offering a service without that feature would be illegal. It's entirely fair to blame the increased risk on the law. The law's benefit might outweigh those costs, but pretending that the costs do not exist serves no one.