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by teekert 2654 days ago
Huh? Can't print this email? Let me forward to my non-secure other address.

Huh, message is going to expire? Better make a screenshot that syncs who knows where.

If they were serious, they'd create a mode that mirrors Protonmail, where they can't even read your stuff. And make it easy to use PGP.

As suggested below/above, the fact that our company Office365 Android env stops me from copy pasting text to other apps does one thing: It makes me forward certain mails to my home address.

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I'm curious how they prevent printing.. is it a custom chrome configuration, and they only allow viewing in chrome? Even then... Copy/Paste, F12, copy/paste, etc.

Agreed on the forward thing. Though, fortunately I'm not currently as locked down as your android config, it would seem.

It's a relatively nifty feature for users emailing from/to gmail only and then likely just to match a couple of feature people have come to expect when using Outlook/Exchange(or office 365). But definitely oversold on security.

I think it would be easy with standard CSS: @media print * { display: none } Yes, it's circumventable, but they're going for accidental leaks, not intentional.
In real life, most of the corporate leaks are accidental. Disappearing messages, and sharing/printing restrictions can perfectly augment employee training, reminding them that some things require more careful touch, and reduce the chance of making thoughtless mistake. Sure, making email e2e-encrypted is a good thing, but completely different one.