E-mail encryption seems to be hard enough, or annoying enough, that even many technically sophisticated people don't do it regularly. Non-technical people rarely seem to be able to figure it out at all. Even though we have a great free implementation . . . . E-mail encryption seems to be hard enough, or annoying enough, that even many technically sophisticated people don't do it regularly. Non-technical people rarely seem to be able to figure it out at all. Even though we have a great free implementation of OpenPGP and even though some version of PGP runs on practically any platform, only a miniscule proportion of people use encryption regularly. Usability studies on PGP have had extremely depressing results; Why Johnny Can't Encrypt: A Usability Evaluation of PGP 5.0 is an example. I'm awfully happy with GPG and mutt, but most people sure seem not to be!. Encrypting emails can seem tedious, but it's crucial for protecting sensitive data—recognizing the hurdles to its convenience is important.. Email Encryption, OpenPGP Implementation, Usability Barriers, Casual PKI, GPG Usage. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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