i think it might in theory

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    4 months ago

    Exactly, that was my point. That means it is not inherently insecure.

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      4 months ago

      English isn’t my first language so I might be using “inherently” incorrectly, but I thought it means:

      in a way that exists as a natural or basic part of something

      So in its basic and natural form, email is not secure. It wasn’t designed as such. Full E2E encryption was only implemented recently by certain providers within their own domains, and won’t work across the board unless all of them cooperate, which won’t happen.

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        4 months ago

        “Inherently” means essentially “no matter how you do it”. If you use an encrypted email provider to send a message to another user on another encrypted email provider, it’s perfectly secure. Ergo, it’s not “inherent”.

        Full E2E encryption was only implemented recently by certain providers within their own domains

        It definitely works across domains. All you have to do is point your domain at your preferred secure email provider.

        and won’t work across the board

        It doesn’t need to.