I don't see any benefit, since fb will only encrypt messages from fb to me.

Robert  (away from home)



On Jun 1, 2015, 12:23, at 12:23, Ian Mann <an...@neomailbox.ch> wrote:
>On 02/06/15 00:30, Robert J. Hansen wrote:
>> Facebook has just this morning announced limited support for OpenPGP.
>> At present, it's limited to allowing users to upload an OpenPGP
>> certificate, and Facebook using that certificate to encrypt all email
>> communications between Facebook and the user.
>> 
>> It's a small step forwards, but an exceptionally welcome one.
>> 
>> Also, thanks to the individual in Facebook's security team[*] who
>tipped
>> me off to this minutes after the release was official.  I had no
>advance
>> notice of it, but the very instant it got rolled out FB made contact
>--
>> with the expectation, I think, that I would spread the word, although
>no
>> one asked me to do anything.
>> 
>> Thanks, Facebook.  We really appreciate not just the new feature, but
>> your reaching out to make sure the people who would most love this
>new
>> feature know about it.  :)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> [*] This individual has requested his affiliation with Facebook not
>be
>> published, lest he start getting 50,000 emails a day from people
>asking
>> him to reset their passwords.  If you know or have figured out who he
>> is, please honor his request.  They've done us a favor: the least we
>can
>> do is return it.
>
>added my P{ublic Key, thanks for the alert - Ian
>
>
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