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PGP AFAIK is simply encrypting the content of an email with the public key of the person you're going to send it to. The address is public. PGP is a bit of a
by awt 12y ago
PGP AFAIK is simply encrypting the content of an email with the public key of the person you're going to send it to. The address is public. PGP is a bit of a hassle in terms of exchanging public keys and integrating with legacy email clients/web clients.
Bitmessage has additional features, such as the ability to broadcast messages from a public address to all subscribers.
Especially with this client, Bitmessage is actually much more user friendly and powerful.
To simplify,
PGP hides: content
Bitmessage hides: content, recipient, sender.
- danesparza 12y agoPGP isn't just for email. "PGP is a bit of a hassle in terms of exchanging public keys" this is true, but it's a bit of a necessary evil. How do you accomplish this in a secure and transparent way?