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I don't think you need to be convinced. When 99% of people look at the choice between (a) Thunderbird+Enigmail and (b) TextSecure, they know which one is easier
by redthrow 12y ago
I don't think you need to be convinced. When 99% of people look at the choice between (a) Thunderbird+Enigmail and (b) TextSecure, they know which one is easier to use (your Mom probably knows more than you do in this regard), not to mention OTR has properties that PGP/GPG lacks such as PFS.
- e12e 12y agoTextsecure is nice, but it's not really an alternative to encrypted email. It doesn't support off-line use, it's inconvenient for sharing large documents. But most importantly, the point you seem to ignore, it's not secure if you don't verify keys. I'd say most people don't verify keys with OTR -- hence they're not using it in a manner that's actually secure. I do agree that it's a lot better than people using Snapchat.