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Shank 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Workspace Updates: Send Gmail end-to-end en...

This is just Google going after those proprietary “end to end encrypted” email services healthcare and other places use. Technically speaking they don’t accomplish anything but from a compliance perspective they seem to satisfy regulators.

theshrike79 9 months ago [–]

Over here "encrypted email" is actually them just sending you a link and a password to a web form in separate mails.

There you enter the password and unlock the content.

"secure mail" my ass.

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