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by jcrites 3836 days ago
Google's also had a positive impact on TLS usage in email: https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/

TLS for email is still in pretty bad shape but it's getting better. (Funny, I just noticed that Google's page says "Safe Browsing" while only "Safer Email".) I know you're not a fan of DNSSEC, but something like Secure SMTP via DANE is probably needed for meaningful improvement: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-dane-smtp-01 (though it won't help with the chicken-and-egg problem of domain ownership validation by email)