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by joeyo 5616 days ago

  > And quite a large number of people used encryption, even
  > if they weren't technically inclined.
I agree with your broader point that expectations and perceptions can change fast, but I don't ever remember a time when "quite a large number" of people used email encryption. Perhaps a larger group of users then than now had a desire for email encryption.