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I send them instructions how to SFTP files to me if it's important enough they will do it. I've managed to get lawyers to use SFTP albeit with a GUI [0a]. If

I send them instructions how to SFTP files to me if it's important enough they will do it. I've managed to get lawyers to use SFTP albeit with a GUI [0a]. If anyone wants to test it out, put "ohblog.net" in the host field, then something like mysql [0b] in the username, leave the password blank and upload silly things into the /pub in the directory. AdminHands is a decent SFTP app for cell phones. If that isn't an option they can mail them to me. If they are important and time sensitive then FedEx have door-to-door courier options. Nowadays it is super simple to use GPG with email using Thunderbird, barely an inconvenience. [1] In my opinion everyone should set this up even if they do not plan to use it in the event something sensitive needs to be discussed and one does not trust platforms like Signal or WhatsApp which I do not. GPG is email provider agnostic. Mozilla are working on Thunderbird for phones. [2] [0a] - https://winscp.net/ https://winscp.net/ [0b] - https://ohblog.net/sftp_accounts_with_null_passwords.txt https://ohblog.net/sftp_accounts_with_null_passwords.txt [1] - https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-encrypt-email-in-thunderbird-and-why-you-should/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-encrypt-email-in-thunde... [2] - https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/faq-thunderbird-mobile-and-k-9-mail/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/faq-thunderbird-mobile-...

bobbylarrybobby 3y ago
If it's important enough they will do it Notably, this also requires that you are important enough. To some people, like the hypothetical client, you are not.
- LinuxBender 3y ago
  I agree. For me personally that is a signal to cut ties with a business or organization. It's a red flag when orgs use crappy web portals that demand illogical or ill conceived compliance. I find those "turn key" solutions or platforms like Facebook to be full of dystopian and incompetent practices that are best to distance ones self from. Some may not find that an option but I can only hope that more people push back aggressively on malevolent patterns.

bobbylarrybobby 3y ago

If it's important enough they will do it Notably, this also requires that you are important enough. To some people, like the hypothetical client, you are not.

LinuxBender 3y ago
I agree. For me personally that is a signal to cut ties with a business or organization. It's a red flag when orgs use crappy web portals that demand illogical or ill conceived compliance. I find those "turn key" solutions or platforms like Facebook to be full of dystopian and incompetent practices that are best to distance ones self from. Some may not find that an option but I can only hope that more people push back aggressively on malevolent patterns.