There is a difference between the ability of network providers (or, in very few cases, compromised network equipment) to read parts of a message and the ability of a local attacker with no such skills/access to read everything.
Lots of people leave their 2nd and 3rd story windows open, too, but that doesn't mean front doors are extraneous and silly. 2009/6/2 Cédric Berger <[email protected]>: > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 15:06, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You think that email is encrypted between different smtp servers? It >> isn't. Email is blasted in plain text all around the world. This makes >> gmail's use of encryption moot. The only way to safeguard your email >> is to encrypt the message, i.e., write your message, encrypt it with >> the recipient's public key, paste that into your email client, hit >> send. Some email clients support this, but I don't know of ANYBODY who >> uses that feature. >> > > You're right ! > (But this does not include for example "Draft" folder which I use to store > some info. > Or my personal Calendar.) > I avoid sending too sensitive data via mail. > But there is for example all these websites sending your account password > via mail... > Also, it is not because my mails sometimes went through a not so secure > connection that I want to expose all my mail archive (several years) to yet > another more insecure network. (and an open wifi is likely more easily > exposed to -or even owned by- pirates). > My house (physical) mailbox is not really secure either (and the postman > have easy access to my correspondance). But that is not a reason for me to > store all my letters (including bank info, password...) with open access to > anyone.... > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
