"Secure email" is an oxymoron. Email isn't secure. We should treat it as such. Even if you use the "technically challenging" PGP (i.e. challenging for the laym

"Secure email" is an oxymoron. Email isn't secure. We should treat it as such. Even if you use the "technically challenging" PGP (i.e. challenging for the layman), then the metadata still leaks relationships. We need a replacement that is secure by default and easy to use, so that 'Mom and Pop' can make the easy switch. Get that right and you can replace email. In my opinion, a company like Yahoo is in the perfect position to write, sponsor and open source an new innovative messaging solution, that is secure by default (and cannot be made insecure) and cannot be monitored. External validation of the source code and cryptographic implementation would be paramount. A whole ecosystem of new "secure messaging" servers and clients could spring up. It could be the next paradigm shift on the internet. Yahoo are slowly getting back on their feet. If there ever was a perfect time to release a killer app that would resonate with the majority, it would be this. From trampled and downtrodden to the golden boys (and girls) again. Go on Yahoo. I dare you!