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They're not, but you can't search through them as fast :)
by bserge 5y ago
They're not, but you can't search through them as fast :)
- desine 5y agoActually, they are. By and large, email is sent unencrypted, and can be spied on by a variety of groups, both private and public. Opening USPS mail requires a warrant, and it is a federal agency that protects their jurisdiction and customers. Back when I did drugs, and back when I bought them off the silk road, many US based distributors used USPS overnight mail, because intercepting and opening a package took a court order, whereas FedEx and UPS retain the right to inspect their packages as they see fit (which may include at the request of authorities).
- sam_lowry_ 5y agoEr... Most email is encrypted [1]. But since there is only a handful of big email providers in the world, and they are all in US, your Montenegro / North Corean / Birman governments won't be able to spy on these email providers, but US government will. [1] https://transparencyreport.google.com/safer-email/overview?hl=en https://transparencyreport.google.com/safer-email/overview?h...
- hansel_der 5y agoIndeed, interception and manipulation of electronic communications/elections/transactions scales vastly better than paper-based.