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Re: [LUG] OT: P2P crypto mail

 

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013, Simon Waters wrote:
I think the point is it is very simply to create such software, but none has taken off at this point.

Exactly.

Post-PRISM every man and his dog seems to be designing a secure replacement for email. Usually without performing any kind of threat analysis.

Email is long overdue an overhaul

I've long argued against this. Spam, which many see as proof that email is broken, isn't a good argument for such an overhaul. Mass-surveillance may be, though I'm still not convinced.

Martijn.

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