ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoEmail is still great for DMs if you only use it for talking to individuals, and not to sign up to thingsmessage-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down17
arrow-up1111arrow-down1message-squareEmail is still great for DMs if you only use it for talking to individuals, and not to sign up to thingsElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·10 hours agoExcept its completely unencrypted
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-29 hours agoSo is regular mail. Should we stop sending physical letters? If it’s that important, write your email in code.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 hours ago So is regular mail. Should we stop sending physical letters? Yeah its a waste of paper If it’s that important, write your email in code. Or simply use a e2e encrypted service that does that infinitely better than u ever could urself.
minus-squareNighed@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours agoI mean, your connection to your email provider is encrypted (I hope!) - probably with TLS Your email provider will communicate with the receivers email server over an encrypted connection (probably TLS again) Your recipient connects to their provider over a secure connection too! Yes, your email companies can read it, but that is the case with lots of IM providers too…
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoWhy would u not use an e2e encrypted im service. Thats the bare minimum.
Except its completely unencrypted
So is regular mail. Should we stop sending physical letters?
If it’s that important, write your email in code.
Yeah its a waste of paper
Or simply use a e2e encrypted service that does that infinitely better than u ever could urself.
I mean, your connection to your email provider is encrypted (I hope!) - probably with TLS
Your email provider will communicate with the receivers email server over an encrypted connection (probably TLS again)
Your recipient connects to their provider over a secure connection too!
Yes, your email companies can read it, but that is the case with lots of IM providers too…
Why would u not use an e2e encrypted im service. Thats the bare minimum.