> This is encryption that accomplishes nearly nothing. I disagree. Encryption, done correctly, maintains the secrecy of the message. > Your email messages the

> This is encryption that accomplishes nearly nothing. I disagree. Encryption, done correctly, maintains the secrecy of the message. > Your email messages themselves may be encrypted but the addresses and other metadata -- who you converse with, when, and how often -- is completely open. Absolutely true, but this is a secondary issue that requires a combination of technical and political solutions. > In addition, email encryption does nothing to protect your text messages, web browsing, ftp transfers, skype calls etc. Right. But there are other solutions to these problems. Security requires a layered approach. There's no way to protect all communications with a single solution, given our current systems.