Elle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoEmail is still great for DMs if you only use it for talking to individuals, and not to sign up to thingsmessage-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down17
arrow-up1132arrow-down1message-squareEmail is still great for DMs if you only use it for talking to individuals, and not to sign up to thingsElle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareNighed@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month 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-down2·1 month agoWhy would u not use an e2e encrypted im service. Thats the bare minimum.
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.