[wmf]

1. "In any group of people exchanging encrypted emails, someone will eventually manage to reply in plaintext, usually with a quoted copy of the entire chain of email attached. ... it’s an irrevocable disaster. ... the Internet email system ... cannot enforce encryption. "

2. "The email “envelope” that includes the sender, the recipient, and timestamps – is unencrypted and always will be. Court cases (and lists of arrest targets) have been won or lost on little more than this."

3. "One of the fundamental features of modern email is search, which is implemented by having the service provider keep a plaintext archive of email messages. ... In reality, any email I send is likely to be archived forever."

https://latacora.micro.blog/2020/02/19/stop-using-encrypted....

[qwtel]

This is been an interesting read and certainly cleared things up. Thanks!