On Wed, 3 Oct 2012 23:45, expires2...@rocketmail.com said: > >> > Routinely encrypting *all* communications would transform the "chore" >> > into an habitual routine that requires little-to-no intellectual >> > effort in respect of each individual message sent or file stored. The >> > value of the encryption would then greatly exceed the effort. >> You can encrypt all of your comms and most of your traffic, however.. if the other side isn't on the same page, intellectually (understanding why it is employed, what it protects against (and what it doesn't) , what the risks are) as well as technically (signatures, encryption, decryption, public keys, private keys,etc) then you will be sending wierd garbled messages , either signed or encrypted, whether it is inline and signed (and they can make out parts of the message), or.. you choose to encrypt it to them, and they see a wierd garbled message, (I wager that very few would go to the length to learn about PKI and then gpg just to decrypt your msg without a compelling curiosity/self-interest. ) Furthermore, on my iphone, gpg is not exactly supported. Sure, there are other apps, that let me encrypt to a public key, and a few allow one to load a private key, but they are not gnupg (and so I personally don't trust those apps). Encrypting *all* traffic is thus infeasible in the manner that you speak, unless you want to carry a system with you (or a flashdrive with a private key on there, assuming you can trust it).. Either way. Or, if you were in contact with someone who you usually encrypt traffic to, but they were on an untrusted computer, or on their phone, would you lower your "standard" and send it in the plaintext for them? Or maintain your standard, and send them something that you know that they cannot access until later? Just a few questions to toss your way MPFA . I recall Mr. Tobias mentioning something about an "encrypt-everything lobby" which your words, put you firmly in. :-)
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