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> What about an alternate messaging system addressIng these issues ? In case he was talking about unencrypted email, it's obvious: -> Only use encrypted email
by northwest 13y ago
> What about an alternate messaging system addressIng these issues ?
In case he was talking about unencrypted email, it's obvious:
-> Only use encrypted email (with an email client).
In case he was talking about encrypted email, all the "metadata" is still open (sender/receiver address, time/frequency, message subject). Then you can cross-reference that data with other data to get a more precise picture of the users.
-> Only communicate using one of the "darknet" platforms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_%28file_sharing%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_%28file_sharing%29
- johnchristopher 13y ago>>-> Only use encrypted email (with an email client). > >In case he was talking about encrypted email, all the "metadata" is still open (sender/receiver address, time/frequency, message subject). Then you can cross-reference that data with other data to get a more precise picture of the users. But this isn't much different from the technological metadata needed to transport snail mail (the sender of an e-mail is usually, unless messing around, known whereas snail mail only has a return address ; the subject field isn't mandatory). Mail encryption ensures the same level of privacy (regarding the 4th) a user of snail mail could expect.
- ams6110 13y agoSnail mail can be sent anonymously though. It can be dropped in a public mailbox with no return address on the envelope and it will be delivered. It's also much more physically difficult to track. Yes the post office does now optically scan mail for sorting and routing, but that doesn't happen until it gets to regional sorting centers, making the precise origin impossible to discern.