I've been using PGP in various forms for the better part of two decades, fondly remembering buying it on a 5 1/4" floppy back when the software was export controlled. I definitely gave him a donation, because I think programmers need to be paid. That being said, I think the idea of PGP in email is hopeless, because it requires both sides to download the software, share keys (even on a server). For email encryption/protection, instead I rely on https://burner.link/ That sucker only requires me to follow the API. The other side gets a dumb link, such that the attachment isn't sent unencrypted from email server to server. A couple of years back, I asked my tax prep people if they had pgp, so I could email them my documents--and their eyes glazed over. This year, they get a email with a link to the file download.
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Re: Re: encryption yet allowed to copy your mail
That being said, I think the idea of PGP in email is hopeless, because it requires both sides to download the software, share keys (even on a server). For email encryption/protection, instead I rely on https://burner.link/ That sucker only requires me to follow the API. The other side gets a dumb link, such that the attachment isn't sent unencrypted from email server to server. A couple of years back, I asked my tax prep people if they had pgp, so I could email them my documents--and their eyes glazed over. This year, they get a email with a link to the file download.
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