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Today Google announced the alpha release of a Chrome plugin that works with their Gmail service to enable end-to-end encryption for email sent through their system. This will reduce Google's ability to data-mine the content of messages, but it won't stop anyone from tracking senders and recipients. Their plugin is based on OpenPGP and they are publishing the source code.
With a focus on ease-of-use lets hope that this plugin is enough to start a broader movement towards end-to-end encryption for all email, regardless of provider.
Editor's Note: This is an early release of the code and should not be relied upon just yet. Google invites the community to test and evaluate the extension; it is even eligible for their Vulnerability Reward Program.
(Score: 3, Funny) by buswolley on Wednesday June 04 2014, @05:24PM
Download the entire internet
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday June 04 2014, @05:51PM
Not necessary.
Your message is assigned to a random collection of messages and put in a common mailbox that contains your mail as well as a random sample of other encrypted mail. The MTA would know which public keys have their messages stored in which random mailbox. This isn't going to work with IMAP very well.
You really can't eliminate ALL metadata from every part of delivery system. The system has to know, at some point, who a message is TO. As long as you are willing to forego bounces, the FROM could be encrypted.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.