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On 13/01/15 20:18, peter walker wrote: > > > On 13/01/2015 16:16, Brad Rogers wrote: >> Personally, I'd choose to send all my email encrypted with PGP key. Most people >> have no idea that > emails are about as secure as a postcard. Possibly less secure. > > It's always confused me that banks send us unsigned email warning us > about phishing attacks then ask us to click on a llink to check our > account. Or send us an email telling us to log in to the banking site > and then read a message posted there (which turns out to be an advert > for mortgages). The other strange one is claiming how having your postcode in the body of the email shows that it is genuine. > If the high street banks had got together and agreed that encrypted > email was the way to go then we could all communicate with them securely > without the need for other programs/web pages. As the banks all want > proof of id for everything (often in person) then they would have been > in an ideal situation to kick off some key signing. The obvious problem is that many people use webmail run by foreign companies. Protecting keys (and passphrases) from such entities is a non trivial task.
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