kookiburra

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by kookiburra 2y ago
By the way, I wrote this article just last week - https://ownerofhappy.org/encrypted-email-bad I actually agree, and personally I don't love how they advertise such foolproof security. It's dangerous especially wh
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by kookiburra 2y ago
I agree, though self hosting can be too hard for everyday non tech users. I think the fact that Proton exists, regardless of all their issues, is still a good thing and a move in the right direction
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by kookiburra 2y ago
I started out using Proton calendar but ended up discovering the dates are actually not encrypted, which I think is quite an oversight. Haven't found a replacement unfortunately so it might just be the best option for the cloud. For no
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by kookiburra 2y ago
Here's a relevant article - essentially I think Fastmail may actually be the more private option, since E2EE email promises are only at-rest if you don't use PGP. https://ownerofhappy.org/encrypted-email-bad
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Engineering "home-cooked" software(ownerofhappy.org)
54 points by kookiburra 2y ago|31 comments
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by kookiburra 2y ago
Well, these services take a lot of moxie to run
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by kookiburra 2y ago
That is a great distinction to make, though E2EE email providers don't even meet "pseudo E2EE". Unless using PGP, emails are encrypted on the server, making it no more than encryption at rest that can be bypassed without ever
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End-to-end encrypted email is bad for you(ownerofhappy.org)
3 points by kookiburra 2y ago|4 comments
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by kookiburra 2y ago
I absolutely love the landing page. If only there was a web app to try it out without downloading stuff.