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[–] [email protected] 183 points 10 months ago (12 children)

They are no more safe than sending a message like this :). Except you would be the only person it's targeted for. besides the admins of both instances can read them as well.

Which is why I'm the web interface it says it's not safe/e2e encrypted.

Worried about it? Add a matrix handle to your profile and then it enables a "send a secure message" button in the UI. And redirects people to use matrix to send messages to you

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (7 children)

besides the admins of both instances can read them as well.

What?

[–] [email protected] 55 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait until you hear about the people hosting your email

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Haha, love the image. I think everyone feels that way the first time they learn it.

End to end encrypt emails whenever you can too. Now, getting those you communicate with to implement and utilize pgp? That's a whole other battle.

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