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Is confidential mode actually trying to sell itself as an encrypted email service? Google's articles about confidential mode doesn't mention encryption [1], so
by Steven_Vellon 7y ago
Is confidential mode actually trying to sell itself as an encrypted email service? Google's articles about confidential mode doesn't mention encryption [1], so I'm not sure why tutanota is focusing so much on the lack of encryption. It seems to me that confidential mode is more about providing proof of receipt via SMS, and making it slightly harder for employees to forward emails to people not meant to receive it.
If wanted to send an encrypted email, I'd do my encryption and decryption client side in my own terminal. Don't ever let the service's email client get access to the plaintext.
1. https://support.google.com/a/answer/7684332?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/answer/7684332?hl=en
- rndgermandude 7y agoGoogle advertises this stuff as "confidential". You don't get "confidential" without encryption. This is like a company advertising "our product will make your car use less fuel", and all they give you is a sticker that says "less fuel!" to attach to your car. But that's OK because they didn't say "our product uses 'technology'"?